Verifying the Small Footprint Device Run-Time Image (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)

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1/5/2010

After you build a run-time image based on the Small Footprint Device design template, you can verify that the run-time image is intact and accessible from the Target Control window.

To verify that the run-time image based on the Small Footprint Device design template built successfully

  1. From Platform Builder, verify that the CEPC is selected as a target device:

    1. From the Target menu, choose Connectivity Options.
    2. In the Target Connectivity Options dialog box, choose the Kernel Service Map tab, and then choose Ethernet for the Download option.
    3. Choose Settings for the Download option, and then select the CEPC from the Active Devices list. You must restart the CEPC because the run-time image does not download until it receives a BOOTME message from the CEPC. The CEPC sends BOOTME messages for only a short period of time.
    4. Choose OK and verify the same information for the Transport option.
    5. Choose OK.

  2. From the Target menu, select Attach Device.

    The Download Runtime Image to CE Device dialog box appears. Perform one of the following tasks:

    • If the image downloads, UI appears on the CEPC. Proceed with the next step.
    • If the status bar in this dialog box does not show download progress within a few minutes, restart the CEPC. After the image is downloaded, UI appears on the CEPC.

  3. Once the run-time image boots successfully, from the Target menu, choose Target Control. The Windows CE Command Prompt window appears and displays the following information:

    Windows CE Command Prompt
    <command>: Shell commands ('?' for shell help)
    '.<command>': Debugger commands ('.?' for help)
    '!<command>': Debugger extension commands
    Ctrl-Q: Abort pending command
    Ctrl-L: Clear all
    Ctrl-A: Select all
    Ctrl-F: Find (F4: Search forward, Shift-F4: Search backwards)
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  4. Type gi proc at the command line. The gi proc command instructs the CE Shell to display information about the processes currently running on the shell.

    If CE Shell displays information for NK.exe, Filesys.exe, and Shell.exe, the shell booted successfully and you are ready to add Catalog items to the OS design.

See Also

Concepts

Debugging and Testing a Run-Time Image

Other Resources

Design Template Selection
Small Footprint Device Design Template
Additional Networking and Communications Catalog Items