IDE Driver Dependencies (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)
1/6/2010
The IDE driver dependency model is layered on top of the command-line driver dependency model.
To understand the IDE driver dependency model, you must be familiar with the command-line driver dependency model. For information about the command-line dependency model, see Command-Line Driver Dependencies.
An OS design can have more than one board support package (BSP) in it. For most Catalog items, when you add a Catalog item to your OS design, Platform Builder adds the Catalog item to all BSPs in the OS design.
However, Platform Builder only adds drivers to the BSPs that have the same CPU and that support the driver that is being added. This results in the addition of the driver to all platform configurations that use the supported BSPs. This is because drivers are hardware specific.
The IDE indicates whether you can add a specific driver to your BSP by making the item available in the Catalog.