Share via


HWOpen (Windows CE 5.0)

Send Feedback

This function opens a serial device. It is called by the upper layer.

BOOL HWOpen(PVOID pContext);

Parameters

  • pContext
    [in] Pointer to a context structure returned by the HWInit function that contains implementation-specific data describing the device.

Return Values

TRUE indicates success. FALSE indicates failure.

Remarks

This function applies power to the serial hardware.

This function supports the implementation of the lower layers of serial port drivers.

Requirements

OS Versions: Windows CE 1.0 and later.
Header: Serhw.h.

See Also

HWInit

Send Feedback on this topic to the authors

Feedback FAQs

© 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.