How to Add a Device Driver to the Catalog
You can add a device driver to the Catalog using Platform Builder as a part of the larger process of creating a device driver for use with Windows CE. You should add your device driver to the Catalog after you have created and built a driver that correctly interacts with both your hardware and the Windows CE operating system (OS).
Hardware and Software Assumptions
- You are familiar with creating and building drivers. For more information, see Driver Development.
- You are familiar with editing Catalog feature (.cec) files. For more information, see Catalog Feature Files.
The following table shows the steps to add a device driver to the Catalog. To track your progress, you can select the check box next to each step.
| Step | Topic | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. If you do not have an existing driver selected, create a driver.
For example, you can use the existing Power Management sample driver, located at %_WINCEROOT%\Public\Common\Oak\Drivers\PM\Test\Devsample. |
How to Create a Device Driver | |
| 2. Create and customize a .cec file for your driver. | Creating a .cec File for a Driver | |
3. Use the CEC Editor to import the .cec file into the Catalog.
Note If the driver does not appear in the Catalog when you import it, you may have to use Manage Catalog Features to remove the file and then re-import it. This action adds your driver to the Catalog. |
Adding a Device Driver to the Catalog | |
| 4. In the Catalog, navigate to Third Party\New Feature to verify that your driver has been added to the Catalog.
If the application that you have selected does not appear in the Catalog, right-click in the Catalog window, and select Refresh Catalog. |
Not applicable. |
See Also
Creating a .cec File for a Driver | Adding a Device Driver to the Catalog | Modifying an Existing .cec File for a Driver | Catalog Feature Files | Driver Development | Tutorial: Creating a Feature and Adding It to a Platform
Last updated on Friday, October 08, 2004
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