Toys for the boys but it's Windows CE

[TheExcession]

I've got one of these touch screen LCD computers which is running Windows CE - but no docs for it at all.

It's working fine, I can browse PH with it so TCP/IP and associated network services are fine.

Now, I want to download some software to it it - GPS stuff as I'm planning on fitting the device into the car.

But, it won't do any kind of ftp (cmd or IE based) and I can't find a way to file share with any of my other Windoze boxes.

Can the PH massive give me a few pointers in the right direction for installing/downloading software to a CE device? It's all very new to me and once ftp doesn't work I'm kinda struggling.

thanks
Ex

[Matt_T16]

Download Activesync from www.microsoft.co.uk.

Install and off you go.

Matt

[TheExcession]

Thanks Matt,

But grrrrr, this effing sucks

This is the device
www.dsl-ltd.co.uk/products/6047LCDspec.htm

It's running CE.NEt 1.0 - dunno if that's an issue... but can I get Active Sync to see it - well obviously not.

A few problems - I'd like to connect over Ethernet but you can't do that until Active Sync has already established a Serial, USB or IR connection.

Been trying on the various COM Ports that the Device has but no joy - maybe this null modem cable isn't?

Regarding USB - is there such a thing as a crossover cable for USB or do I just get any old USB cable and bang it into the back of the PC?

Normally Embedded PC devices like this come with a cradle etc but this is just a straight PC so I'm a bit unsure what to do and don't wanna fry it or my main box.

Contacted the manufacturers but at the moment they are advising me that I need to purchase a CE development kit from Microsoft - like that's gonna include a cable


Anyone played with anything like this before and got any suggestions -

When I try and set a different PC Connection on the Device it tells me I can have 'Desktop @ 19200' - click change and there is nothing to change it to

As said I've got TCP/IP working and can browse with it - but I've got somesoftware I wanna install and that has to be pushed from a host PC - which means it must have already connected via Active Sync.

please help me - I wanna use this to do a GPS survey of a house site in Ireland and I'm leaving at the end of the week.

cheers
Ex

[sybaseian]

Have you got a USB CDROM?
Have you got a large enough USB microdrive ?

[TheExcession]

sybaseian said:

Have you got a USB CDROM? Have you got a large enough USB microdrive ?

I wish....

Just wanna get it connected to my PC - I've got Microsoft Embedded Visual Tools 3.0 and have a little App Written that will take NMEA output from a GPS board I have and give me all the output I need on the screen.

Just wanna hook this cute little fecker up to my PC.

Tried all sorts of routes, like putting my App on a private web server and down loading it via IE to the Device but no joy.

I'm really wondering if this serial cable is correctly wired - might be time to get the bread board out and hack one together.

best
Ex

[TheExcession]

So I just fired up the old Weller and made a new null modem cable and the fecker still will not respond to Active Sync no matter which of its 4 comm ports I plug into.

Getting a bit sick of this....

[holins]

I thought Active sync needed a client pre-installed in firmware before the handheld would respond?

You could USB network but not just using a cross-over cable (www.wown.com/j_helmig/usbmain.htm)

Obvious question, Have you tried Hyperterminal on your PC to check for a response with the null modem cable?

paul