How to create a Win CE exe file

[Binghamton University]

I used the Application Builder to create an EXE file. However, I can not run this file in Windows CE environment. I want to know if there is a way to create an EXE file for windows CE using LabView 8.0 or 8.2   

Thank you.

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Ohad

[Wiebe@CARYA]

You need the pda toolkit for that ($$). There is also a runtime license for each WinCE exe you deploy ($$). Windows XP Embedded might be cheaper, if your platfrom can handle it.

Regards,

Wiebe.

[SamboNI]

Hi Ohad,

For making Windows CE applications, you can use the PDA Module with LabVIEW 8.0 or the Touch Panel Module starting with LabVIEW 8.20. The major difference is that the PDA module has support for things like phone and sms VIs that most touch panels do not have - and that the PDA module is specifically tailored for Windows Mobile devices.

Also, while XP embedded may run a LabVIEW executable, it is not supported or tested.

Best regards,

[Wiebe@CARYA]

Since the full windows xp embedded is 100% windows XP compatible, LabVIEW is supported and tested for it. Anything that works under XP can work under XP Embedded, if you install the needed options (e.g. tcp/ip will not work if you don't install the tcp/ip stack).


Regards,


Wiebe.

[SamboNI]

These statements are not entirely correct. There are differences between XP and XP Embedded:

 http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/1/2/71252520-2bb9-43c3-891b-bc09bfdde152/DifferencesBetween...

Per the LabVIEW Release notes, https://www.ni.com/pdf/manuals/371778b.pdf , Windows XP is in the list of supported operating systems and XP embedded is not.

While you are welcome to try running LabVIEW development environment on XP Embedded, National Instruments does not test LabVIEW on XP Embedded and does not support this configuration.

Best regards,

Message Edited by SamboNI on 04-27-2007 12:46 PM

[Wiebe@CARYA]

You are right, it's not the same (, it would be silly to give the same product two names..). But it says right there in Microsofts pdf:
"As long as you include the required dependencies in your run-time image, you can maintain the application compatibility that you need to run your applications. "


Anyway, the original question was about WinCE... I was amazed about the run time fee of a WinCE application. For us, a Linux distribution with the LabVIEW Run Time Engine was the cheapest, despite the cost of customisation of the Linux distro.


Regards,


Wiebe.