Core Connectivity Overview (Windows CE 5.0)
Windows Mobile includes a framework called the Core Connectivity infrastructure that supports developers working in Microsoft Platform Builder, Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003, or Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 development system.
The Core Connectivity infrastructure provides:
Support for multiple development environments
The Core Connectivity infrastructure provides overall development environment compatibility with Platform Builder 5.0 and later, Visual Studio 2003, Visual Studio 2005, and with other Visual Studio tools.
Functionality includes downloading run-time images and application files to a target device; launching applications remotely; and accessing resources such as registry settings, files, and processes on a target device
Common datastore
Both Visual Studio and Windows Mobile development environments use the XSL/XML-based Core Connectivity datastore to store and manage connectivity objects.
For more information, see Core Connectivity Datastore.
Service model
The service model encompasses download and transport for both kernel and application development, as well as services for debugging and target device control. In the service model, critical development tools such as debuggers and target device controls run as services. In this way, essential tools are available as services, enabled when you build an run-time image.
For more information, see Connectivity Service Model.
Interfaces for custom applications
A common set of interfaces enables developers to add custom service implementations.
For more information about custom kernel transports, see Creating a Custom Kernel Transport.
For more information about custom download services, see Creating Custom Download Services.
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