Device Driver Development Overview (Windows CE 5.0)
This section contains links to content describing the source code for device drivers, how to use the Platform Builder IDE with device drivers, and where to obtain and certify third party device drivers and board support packages (BSPs).
In This Section
- Device Driver Source Code
Explains the source code for device drivers and where the source code is located. - Driver Development Tools
Explains Platform Builder as a driver development environment. - Device Drivers and the Platform Builder IDE
Shows the operations you can perform on your device driver within the Platform Builder Catalog. - Hardware Compatibility and Third-party Device Drivers
Shows you where to find information about third-party device drivers, driver validation, and board support package (BSP) certification.
Related Sections
- Bringing Up a Hardware Platform
Describes how to use BSPs to bring up a hardware platform. - Catalog Item Management
Explains how to manipulate device drivers and other Catalog items in the Platform Builder integrated development environment (IDE). - Debugging and Testing
Provides information on debugging and testing. - Device Driver Development Concepts
Explains the basic development concepts for device drivers. - Device Driver Libraries
Explains the source code for device drivers and where the source code is located. - Message Queue Point-to-Point Reference
Describes the message queue point-to-point reference. - Migrating a Board Support Package
Explains how to migrate a BSP from a previous version of Windows CE. - Migrating from an Earlier Version of Windows CE
Provides links to information about migrating from earlier versions of Windows CE. - Power Management
Describes the power management capabilities provided by the Windows CE operating system. - Windows CE Drivers
Provides links to all the categories of drivers included with Windows CE.
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