Useful Terms and Definitions (Windows Embedded Standard 2009)
4/23/2012
This topic lists some useful terms and their definitions.
- Component
Smallest individually selectable piece of functionality that can be included in or excluded from a run-time image. A component is comprised of properties and resources, such as files, registry entries, and dependency information. It is the most basic element in a configuration.
- Component database
Central database that holds the metadata necessary to define one or more componentized operating systems. Includes platforms, components, repositories, resource types and groups, but not configurations.
- Design template
Set of data that contains all the information necessary to build a Windows Embedded Standard run-time image, including which components to include. A configuration is contained in a file that has the .slx extension.
- Device
Hardware for which you design and on which you deploy your embedded run-time image.
- Repository
Folder that serves as a storage area used as the source for all embedded run-time image files required during the build process. There may be multiple repositories for a single installation.
- .sld file
File that contains component definitions and related data. The file is created and edited by Component Designer and imported into the component database by Component Database Manager.
In This Section
Describes the individual units of functionality that make up a run-time image and the benefits of creating and using them.
Describes the way in which components and other resources are combined and built into run-time images.
Describes the macro components that come with the development tools and provide the basic functionality for certain embedded devices.
Describes the components and other features that are provided specifically to assist with embedded device deployment and management.
Describes the different groups to which components and repositories can belong and the ways in which groups are used.
Describes the platform against which run-time images are authored and the default components associated with it.
Describes the archives that are used as a source of binary files and other files during the construction of a run-time image.
Describes the files, registry keys, and other resources that are added to components and configurations and constitute the functionality of a run-time image.
Describes the versioning scheme used to revise and upgrade components and other objects, to allow different versions of an object to co-exist within the database and ensure that configurations remain consistent and repeatable.