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BSP Development (Compact 2013)

3/26/2014

A board support package (BSP) includes all of the customized OS abstraction code, device-drivers, and configuration files that Windows Embedded Compact needs to run on a particular hardware board. With a BSP, you insulate your customers from hardware-level variations and let them develop their features by using generic OS-level APIs. Also, because it already encompasses all of your hardware-specific software, a BSP can help protect your intellectual property by limiting the amount of technical information you need to publish for customers.

This developer guide contains the following sections:

Section

Description

Intended audience

BSP Components and Code Organization

Provides an overview of the components and code organization used by Compact 2013 BSPs

Developers who are new to BSPs or with Windows Embedded Compact

Create or Modify a BSP

Provides instructions for cloning a sample BSP and modifying it for specific hardware

BSP developers who are familiar with BSP concepts

Port a BSP from Compact 7 to Compact 2013

This section explains the differences between Compact 7 and Compact 2013 that will have the most impact on BSP developers and discusses issues specific to BSPs based on x86 and ARM architectures

Compact 7 BSP developers who want to migrate their BSPs to Compact 2013

Snapshot Boot Development

Describes the snapshot boot process and how to implement it on your device. Snapshot boot enables you to reduce boot time by saving the state of your device to persistent storage and then restore that state when the device reboots

BSP developers who have devices with restrictive cold boot performance requirements

BSP Boot Loader Frameworks

Describes the two different boot loader frameworks available in Windows Embedded Compact and how they work

BSP developers who want a deeper understanding of boot loader frameworks

See Also

Concepts

Developer Guides

Other Resources

Board Support Package (BSP)