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Board Support Packages for Windows Embedded CE

Board Support Packages for Windows Embedded CE
To ease the transition to Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3, you’ll find the extensive portfolio of Board Support Packages (BSPs) currently available for Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 to be fully compatible with this new release. Microsoft works closely with silicon vendors to offer BSPs for a wide range of microprocessors and other hardware components.

Our goal is to simplify your search for compatible BSPs that will let you rapidly:

  • Evaluate Windows Embedded CE operating system features on your platform
  • Bring up the operating system on your custom hardware
  • Reduce the delivery time of your devices
To fully leverage the new Silverlight and browser render plug-in capabilities included with Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3, a few Silicon Vendors have been engaged pre-release to boost performance for existing BSPs. The following Silicon Vendors will offer BSPs enhanced to specifically support the Silverlight and browser render plug-in features for their platforms:

In addition, there are updated Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 BSPs available for the Freescale i.MX 31, Marvell PXA310, and Samsung SMDK6410. These BSPs resulted from close development collaboration with Windows Embedded Business.

For more information about BSP availability and features, search BSPs now.

What is a BSP?
A BSP is a source or binary software package used to rapidly build an embedded operating system on a particular hardware platform. In Windows Embedded CE, a BSP is a collection of drivers and OEM Adaptation Layers (OALs), hardware abstraction layers (HALs), and BIOS files that are needed to allow an operating system to boot and make the peripherals function on a board. Customers can choose to configure a BSP in order to select desired peripherals, operating system features, file systems, and memory types by editing an included file or similar build.

For example, an OEM might want to create a BSP to support a specific hardware configuration. This option allows the OEM to specify a collection of components that, as a package, offer a default level of functionality for that hardware configuration.

Supported BSPs

Microsoft works closely with silicon vendors and independent hardware vendors to offer you an extensive list of Board Support Packages (BSPs) supported on Windows Embedded CE. For a complete, searchable list visit:
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