2. Günther Fischer
Systems Engineer
Microsoft OEM Embedded Devices

3. Typical Windows Embedded Devices

4. What is Windows Embedded?
A specialized product portfolio
With an adapted licensing
Long Term Availability (15 Years)
No Need for Activation
Ability to Remove Microsoft Branding
Supported by a specialized ecosystem
Distributors
System Integrators (SI’s)
Independent Software Vendors (ISV’s)
Independent Hardware Vendors (IHV’s)
The Embedded Device is defined as
Single purposed, dedicated
Hardware + Operating System + Application

5. Windows Embedded Products
32-bit, real-time, multitasking OS
Runs on x86, ARM, XScale, MIPS and SH4
32/64 bit, componentized version of Windows XP Pro/Win7, x86/x64 only
Embedded license use of Windows XP Pro, Windows Vista, Windows 7 desktop OS
Built on Windows Embedded Standard for the POS market
Embedded license use of Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008

6. Windows Embedded Compact

7. What is Windows Embedded CE?
Embedded Operating System
… designed for “small” devices
Virtual Memory, Multithreaded
Completely 32 bit Multitasking OS
Hard Real-time
Enable battery powered products by including optimized power management.
Uses a subset of the Win32 API
Win32 defined by Windows XP
Legacy APIs removed
Less of a subset every version
Over 2,000 functions
Componentized
OEMs define what parts of the OS to use
Over 500 components available
OS images from ~ 300 KB
Regular updates from Microsoft

8. What is Windows Embedded CE?
Multiple CPU architectures supported
x86, SH4, MIPS, ARM
OS is CPU agnostic
Not dependent on x86 compatible PCs
Not dependent on PC memory map
Not dependent on specific PC hardware
RAM based file system
Retains state across warm boot
Compresses files in RAM automatically
Supports multiple boot options
Flash, ROM, RAM
Strong built in communications support
WinSock, RAS – Remote Access Service, TAPI 2.0, WinINet, TCP/IP
Written for international markets
Entire OS is Unicode
Built in support for many languages
MUI – Multi user interface support

9. CE 6.0 Kernel BSP Downloads: IHV Support for up to 32K processes
2 GB per process
Kernel Tracker
Kernel Profiling
Shared Source Access
BSP Downloads: IHV

10. Cross Development Windows Desktop Windows Embedded Development System
Network
Display
Keyboard
Windows Desktop
Development System
Windows Embedded
CE Device

11. Windows Embedded CE Image Sizes
X86
RISC
WebPad
19.7 MB
25.7 MB
Mobile Handheld
9.5 MB
11.7 MB
Mobile Phone
13.7 MB
17.7 MB
Set Top Box
12.5 MB
19.1 MB
Thin Client
6.0 MB
7.6 MB
Residential Gateway
4.0 MB
5.4 MB
Minimum
300 KB
400 KB

12. Introducing… Rich User Experience Connected Experience
Solid Foundation
Silverlight ® for Windows Embedded
Touch and Gestures Input
Internet Explorer ® Embedded
Adobe ® Flash Lite ® 3.1.0
Connection Manager
Office ® & PDF Viewers
QQ Messenger Client
Windows Embedded CE 6 BSPs
Visual Studio 2005 & CE6 Platform Builder

13. Silverlight for Windows Embedded
Expression Blend
Silverlight for Windows Embedded is a new application framework that allows OEMs to create innovative user experiences
Empowers OEMs to easily differentiate their device using the Expression Design Suite while working in a native C++ environment
XAML
OEMs can now leverage the huge design community of Web and desktop developers
Web App
Device UX
Desktop App

14. Silverlight for Windows Embedded
Silverlight® for Embedded Devices!
Native C++ application model
H/W acceleration
Subset of Silverlight 2.0
Shells and Application UIs

15. Gesture Support
Touch and gesture input enables natural interaction with devices and applications
OS support and physics engine offers consistent experience
Gestures Available
Flick vertically through a long list
Flick horizontally across parallel lists
Pan to reposition images and text
Custom gestures created by OEM

16. High Fidelity Internet
Enhanced Internet Explorer 6.0 optimized for devices
Panning and Zooming for full page like experience on device screens
Integrated with touch and gestures engine
Fully customizable XAML UI for consistent UX
Adobe FlashLite enables rich media browsing
FlashLite browser plug in
Licensed for in browser use with Windows Embedded CE license
Adobe Flash 9 equivalent
Video codecs: H.263, VP6
Supports with or without DDRAW

17. Connected Experiences
Connection Manager
Single API to request network connection
XML driven provisioning
Application doesn’t have to understand how these connections are established.
Office & PDF Viewers
Word and 2007 (.doc and .docx)
Excel and 2007 (.xls and .xlsx)
PowerPoint and 2007 (.ppt and .pptx)
Adobe PDF (version 1.3 equivalent to Acrobat 4 and later)
(Tencent) QQ Messenger
Popular Chinese messaging service

18. Introducing .......... Windows Embedded Standard 2011
Code Named “Quebec”

19. Windows Embedded Standard 2011

20. Windows Embedded 2011 / “Quebec”
Hardware and BIOS support
32 and 64 bit (Windows 7 based)
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) support
Drivers for latest embedded platforms
Design goals
Minimal image size for 1GB flash
512 MB of RAM
Available for embedded x86 and x64 processors

21. Embedded Core Collection of functionality needed for
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Embedded Core
Collection of functionality needed for
Booting
Kernel
Boot-critical drivers
Win Logon, Net Logon, LSA
File system (NTFS, UDF)
Command shell
Servicing stack
Networking
RPC
Minimal platform for application and driver testing
Language neutral
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22. “Quebec” ArchitectureIE IE
Mail
Mail
Wireless
Networking
Wireless
Networking …
Embedded Core:
Kernel, Win32, TCP/IP, RDP, Servicing etc.
(~500MB)

23. Embedded Enabling Features
Read-only devices
Enhanced Write Filter, File-Based WF, HORM, Registry filter
Boot from removable media
SD, USB, CD, DVD
Custom shell support
Notifications and UAC control
Light-weight management
Device update agent

24. Feature Sets And Packages
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Feature Sets And Packages
Feature set is an operating system functionality area
Windows Media Player
Internet Explorer
Network security
Feature set is composed of 1 or more packages
Additional plug-ins to browser (hotmail, feeds, rating, administration kit)
Internet Explorer Accessories Package
Advanced rendering, graphics and multimedia
Internet Explorer Engine Package
The basic browser application
Internet Explorer Basic Package
Internet Explorer 8
Feature set
MSHTML rendering and editing
Windows Internet API
Internet Explorer Core Package
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25. Quebec Image Building Concepts
EEF Package
Feature Packages
Update Package
Embedded Core
(Bootable)
File Based
Write Filter
Internet
Explorer
Language Packs/
Driver Packs
3rd Party
Software
Installer
Operating System Updates
Image Assembly and Configuration on the device
Embedded Operating System

26. Wizard Experience Build an image interactively
WIM
Sysprep, ImageX
Bootable media with
Windows pre-installation environment (WinPE 2.1)
Image Builder Wizard
Quebec Ecore and feature sets
Boot device in WinPE
Run IBW
Select drivers, features, languages
Logon
Install custom software
Generalize master image using Sysprep
Capture image into WIM using ImageX
Deploy WIM 1 2 3

27. Advanced Experience Build an image with ICE
Image Configuration Editor (ICE)
WIM
unattend.xml
Features
Drivers
Languages
OS updates
Custom SW
SMI settings
Sysprep, ImageX
Generalize master image using Sysprep
Capture image into WIM using ImageX
Deploy WIM
Using ICE
create image
configuration in
unattend.xml
Create bootable Media with:
Winpe, IBW,
Quebec wims,
Unattend.Xml
Master device
Boot device using WinPE
Run setup with unattend.Xml 1 2 3 4

28. Windows 7 Features
Useful for Embedded Use cases

29. VHD Boot What is VHD boot? What is it used for? Main Benefits
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VHD Boot
What is VHD boot?
Boot Windows 7 from a VHD File
Multiple VHDs on one drive possible
What is it used for?
One device - Many OS configurations – Same Data
Easy deployment of rotating configurations
Main Benefits
Use one device for multiple purposes
Deploying new OS configuration during runtime
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30. AppLocker What is AppLocker? What is it used for? Main Benefits
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AppLocker
What is AppLocker?
Block unwanted application from execution
Only run approved applications
What is it used for?
Protect Device from unauthorized applications
Audits application usage on devices
Main Benefits
Higher Reliability by reduction of attach surface
Better certify-ability of devices
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31. Windows Touch What is Windows Touch? What is it used for?
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Windows Touch
What is Windows Touch?
New touch and gesture input methods
New API support for 3rd party applications
What is it used for?
Fast and intuitive user interface design
Replacement for mouse and keyboard
Main Benefits
Easy to learn and operate
Device BOM cost reduction (no mouse/keyboard)
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32. Sensor and Location Platform
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Sensor and Location Platform
What is the Sensor & Location Platform?
Unified driver model for all types of sensors
Central management location for sensors
What is it used for?
Environment sensitive User Interface
Industry specific peripherals
Main Benefits
Improved ergonomic Application Settings
Puts user in control of information disclosure
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33. Linus Torvalds likes Windows 7

34. Windows Embedded Roadmap – FY10
Developer Update
Windows Embedded
Standard 2011
Windows Embedded
Enterprise
Intelligent Device Management
Windows Embedded
CE 6.0 R3
Windows Embedded
Compact “Chelan”
MSDN Embedded Q3 Q1 Q2 Q4
CY2009
CY2010

35. What is Windows Embedded all about?
DEDICATED DEVICES
It’s all about the complete solution.
CUSTOMIZABLE
Built your own solution specific OS runtime.
ADAPTED LICENSING
long life cycle and ease of deployment.
PARTNERS

36. Next steps
Product information:
Upcoming webinars and other news:
Download the Windows Embedded Standard 2011 CTP:
Download Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3:
Product trials: )

37. Windows Embedded Standard 2009 Basics
Stas Pavlov
Quarta Technology, CIO
Microsoft Regional Director
Microsoft Embedded MVP

38. Thank you for your attention!
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Thank you for your attention!
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