Posts Categorized: Windows CE

Posted Martin Welford & filed under Opal, Windows CE.

Update – Windows Embedded Compact 7 on Opal

GuruCE have released an update to the WEC 7 BSP for the Opal i.MX53 CPU Module.  You can get details and download the latest version here.

The update includes bug fixes, performance tweaks and a couple of new features:

1. Fully re-written SPI driver for the i.MX53
2. Update feature allowing eboot and nk updates from within Windows CE.

Please contact us if you want to know more about this update, or think Opal might be a good solution for your new product design.

You may have also noticed the product section of our web site has had an update, and something new has appeared…  watch out for some more information on the blog and mailing list in the coming weeks as we get the hardware finished up.

Posted Martin Welford & filed under Opal, Windows CE.

Using Silverlight with the Opal Development Kit

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We have a new sample app for the Opal Development Kit.

This is a Windows Embedded Compact 7 application and uses the Silverlight tools for the user interface. The goal is to demonstrate how to access the extra features we have on the Opal Development Kit including the I/O, accelerometer and GPS.

You can download the source and a pre-built binary here.

Posted Martin Welford & filed under Topaz, Windows CE.

Customer Story | B-cycle

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We have customers making some really interesting products which have Topaz as a component, and we are excited to share this one with you. 

If you are in North America you may have B-cycle in your city.  B-cycle is a bike sharing system that tracks your ride and records distance, duration, calories burned and carbon offset.  Topaz enables the data gathering and transfer at the kiosks from the bike to the B-cycle servers. 

Read more about B-cycle here, and vote to get them in your city – if they are not already!  This page has more details about the development of the bike computer and how Topaz was used.

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Posted Martin Welford & filed under Opal, Windows CE.

Windows Embedded Compact 2013 on Opal

GuruCE have been hard at work porting the latest version of Windows Embedded Compact to the Opal i.MX53 module and development kit.

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Contact GuruCE for more information on the i.MX53 port and us (Device Solutions) for information on Opal.

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We also want to congratulate Erwin Zwart from GuruCE on his Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award!  This award recognizes technical excellence in Windows Embedded, and Erwin joins Michel Verhagen (APAC branch) who also has the MVP award.

GuruCE provide Windows CE and Windows Embedded Compact BSPs for our Topaz, Opal and Quartz products.

Posted Martin Welford & filed under .NET Micro Framework, Linux, Topaz, Windows CE.

Announcing the Topaz i.MX25 CPU Module and Development Kit

We are very pleased to announce the Topaz i.MX25 CPU Module and Development Kit.  Topaz is a new CPU module designed for portable, industrial and automotive applications.

Topaz i.MX25 CPU ModuleThe Topaz module includes a Freescale i.MX25 (400MHz ARM926), 64MBytes mobile DDR, 128MBytes NAND flash, Freescale Power Management IC and Ethernet PHY.  Like Meridian, Topaz is a surface mount module.  This is easy to mount on new hardware and scales well in volume production.

Topaz i.MX25 CPU Module Topaz includes 10/100 Ethernet (just add a MagJack), USB Host and High-Speed OTG ports, LCD controller, Touch-controller, ADC, SD card, CAN, 5x serial ports, PWM, One-Wire, SPI, I2C, Security and more.  Check out the product page and data sheet for all the technical details.

For Topaz, we worked with partners to support Windows CE and Linux, as well as the .NET Micro Framework.  We are shipping today with Windows CE 6.0 R3 in conjunction with GuruCE.  The .NET Micro Framework and Linux are in development.

Topaz is ideal for portable applications as it uses low-power memory and can be powered from a LiIon cell.  For HMI applications, the built-in LCD and touch-screen controllers make it simple to connect a variety of display types.   For automotive applications, Freescale supply specific variants of the i.MX25 and these are supported by the Topaz module.

Topaz Development Kit

The Development Kit is great for evaluating the Topaz CPU module and development devices.

It includes 10/100 Ethernet, Serial, USB host and OTG ports, SD card and audio out.  All other signals are available on 0.1” interface headers for easy connection.

You have a choice of LCDs for use with the kit:

4.3inclLcd 4.3” 480×272 TFT LCD with touch-screen.

7inchRunningNoCable-small 7” 800×480 TFT LCD with touch-screen.

The development kit is priced at US$299 and the LCD kits are US$199 for the 4.3” option and US$299 for the 7” option.  These are available from our web shop now, and will be with distributors in the next 2-3 weeks.

Posted marco & filed under Topaz, Windows CE.

New Windows CE release for Topaz

GuruCE have released an update for their Windows CE support on Topaz.

The new update includes a fully configurable GPIO driver and updated SDK libraries.  There is also access to CAN, SPI and GPT drivers from your application.

The update page includes an image you can flash into your Topaz (using the Topaz Flasher application), a getting started guide, and a binary Board Support Package (BSP) which you can use to create a custom Windows CE image.  GuruCE can also support the BSP in source form along with custom development services and support.  Pricing for these options is on the GuruCE Topaz web page.

Posted marco & filed under Topaz, Windows CE.

Topaz Windows CE update from GuruCE

GuruCE have released an update to the Topaz BSP for Windows CE 6.0.  The best new feature is support for a splash screen on boot.  This is very simple to use – just pick an image and download using the updated Topaz Flasher.

The release also includes updates to the FlexCAN driver and serveral other features and fixes.

You can download the binary BSP and pre-built Topaz i.MX25 Development Kit image here.