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PC56. Windows Embedded “Quebec”: Developing For Devices. Shabnam Erfani Lead Program Manager Microsoft Corporation. Agenda. Objectives Microsoft windows embedded value for embedded devices Quebec product goals, scenarios, technologies The technical concepts
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PC56 Windows Embedded “Quebec”: Developing For Devices Shabnam Erfani Lead Program Manager Microsoft Corporation
Agenda • Objectives • Microsoft windows embedded value for embedded devices • Quebec product goals, scenarios, technologies • The technical concepts • Windows developer technologies • Embedded operating system building blocks • Image building tools • Building an image • Deployment and servicing
Objectives • Enhanced and new embedded device scenarios enabled by Windows 7 Developer Technologies • Overview of Windows embedded future • Give us feedback!
Windows Embedded Family Windows EmbeddedPOSReady Windows Embedded“Quebec” Windows EmbeddedCompact
Why Windows Embedded “Quebec”? • Custom Windows-based operating system leveraging • Windows 7 features, developer scenarios and ecosystem • Embedded enabling features • Win32 application and driver compatibility • Large developer and partner community • Enterprise server and tools integration • Off-the-shelf hardware and drivers (x86 and x64) • Partner solutions for real-time support, management, monitoring • Sample device types • Kiosks, thin clients, point of service, automation, gaming, medical imaging, DVR, grid computing • Martini mixer
Windows Embedded “Quebec” Scenarios • Developer tools • Multi-developer environments • Configuration management • Install applications • Testing, debugging and troubleshooting • Small OS footprint • Flash support • Boot from removable media • Support read-only devices • Componentized Windows • Build OS Image • Support Device Scenarios • Support image updates • Device management • Support enterprise deployment • Enable factory deployment • Manage and Service Devices • Deploy Devicesand Images
New Technologies Enabling New Embedded Scenarios • Cloud computing • Native web-services integration • Live mesh • Sync-edge – enterprise data sharing • Power management • Browsing with Internet Explorer 8 • Context-aware applications • Sensor development kit • Multi-touch support • Surface SDK • Audio communication improvements • Bluetooth, wireless USB, audio streaming
Windows Embedded Developer Experience • Same development tools as desktop • Visual Studio 2010 • .Net 3.5 • WPF, WCF • Silverlight/Expression Web • Directx, Direct 3D • Porting applications and drivers to Quebec • Sysinternals suite for dependency analysis • Windows embedded toolkit • Support for embedded developer scenarios
Windows Embedded Developer Experience • Embedded device scenarios • Read-only devices • EWF, EWF HORM, FBWF, registry filter • Public APIs • Boot from removable media • USB, CD, DVD • Custom shell support • Light-weight management • Device update agent
Windows Embedded Developer Experience • Hardware and bios support • 64 bit • UEFI support • Drivers for latest embedded platforms • Intel, VIA • Design goals • Minimal image size for 512 M flash • 512 M of RAM • Fit for embedded x86 and x64 processors
Agenda • Objectives • Microsoft windows embedded value for embedded devices • Quebec product goals, scenarios, technologies • The technical concepts • Windows developer technologies • Embedded operating system building blocks • Image building tools • Building an image • Deployment • Servicing
Quebec Image Building Concepts EEF Package Feature Packages Update Package Embedded Core (Bootable) File Based Write Filter Internet Explorer Language Packs/ Driver Packs 3rd Party Software Installer Operating System Updates Image Assembly and Configuration on the device Embedded Operating System
Quebec Operating System Image Building Process • Select hardware platform, peripherals, form factor • Application and driver dependency analysis • Every image is built on the device using • The embedded core • Needed feature packages • Device role • Application dependency requirements • Language packages • Driver packages • Embedded enabling features (e.g., FBWF) • Operating system updates • Third-party software and drivers
Embedded Core • Collection of functionality needed for • Booting • Kernel • Boot-critical drivers except for SCSI adapters) • Win Logon, Net Logon, LSA • File system (NTFS, UDF) • Command shell • Servicing stack • Networking • RPC • Minimal platform for application and driver testing • Language neutral
Feature Sets And Packages • Feature set is an operating system functionality area • Windows Media Player • Internet Explorer • Network security • Feature set is composed of 1 or more packages Additional plug-ins to browser (hotmail, feeds, rating, administration kit) Internet Explorer Accessories Package • Advanced rendering, graphics and multimedia The basic browser application Internet Explorer 8 Feature set Internet Explorer Engine Package Internet Explorer Basic Package MSHTML rendering and editing Windows Internet API • Internet Explorer Core Package
Feature Sets And Packages • Order of 60 feature sets • Few hundred packages • Each package is signed and serviceable by Microsoft • Configurable settings for each package in the feature set • Binaries and resources in the package can not be removed post install • Removed resources can come back through servicing • Feature packages can be installed on the image post-build
Driver And Language Packages • Driver packages are created based on driver INF • Printer drivers are split further based on manufacturer • About 600 packages inbox • Language-neutral • Language packages consist of MUI resources and fonts • Used for localizing operating system image • ENG, JPN, Chin-traditional, Chin-simple, GER, ITL, FRE, SPN • Target is parity with Windows 7 • Language and driver packages can be installed post build
Quebec Embedded Developer Toolkit • Quebec image build tools • Image Builder Wizard (IBW) • Installs Quebec interactively or unattended • Image Configuration Editor (ICE) • GUI tool to create image configuration and distribution shares for image configuration • Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) • Installs M feature sets to an offline or online Quebec image • Windows PE 2.1 • Windows operating system with limited services, used for initial image installation
Quebec Embedded Developer Toolkit • Sysprep • Removes system-specific data from an embedded Windows image • Supports application plug-ins • Windows Deployment Services (WDS) • Used for remote installation of images on devices • Additional tools for managing languages packs, drivers, and servicing
Quebec Image Build Experience • Wizard experience • Interactive build on the device • Suitable for fast prototyping • Product evaluation • Advanced experience • Image configuration on developer machine • Unattended image build on the device • Advanced embedded development scenarios • OEM
Wizard ExperienceBuild an image for a kiosk interactively WIM Sysprep, DISM • Bootable media with • Windows pre-installation environment (WinPE 2.1) • Image Builder Wizard • Quebec Ecore and feature sets • Boot device in WinPE • Run IBW • Select drivers, features, languages • Logon • Install custom software • Generalize master image using Sysprep • Capture image into WIM using DISM • Deploy WIM 1 2 3
Advanced ExperienceBuild an image for a kiosk Image Configuration Editor (ICE) WIM • unattend.xml • Features • Drivers • Languages • OS updates • Custom SW • SMI settings Sysprep, DISM Using ICE create image configuration in unattend.xml Create bootable Media with: Winpe, IBW, Quebec wims, Unattend.Xml • Master device • Boot device using WinPE • Run setup with unattend.Xml • Generalize master image using Sysprep • Capture image into WIM using DISM • Deploy WIM 1 2 3 4
demo Wizard And Advanced Image Build Experiences In Quebec Shabnam Erfani Lead Program Manager Embedded Windows
Deployment • Post installation image can be further customized • Before deployment • Run Sysprep to generalize the image • Run DISM to capture the image into a WIM • Deployment options • Windows Deployment Services (remote installation) • CD/DVD/USB flash/disk image • Remote boot • SCCM OSD • Bare metal
Servicing • OEM servicing • Servicing master image in development or production • Device servicing • Manual servicing (DISM, windows update standalone installer) • WSUS, SCCM 2007, automatic updates • Embedded Windows package scanner • Enables OEM and device servicing • Developer tool servicing • Enable Microsoft update for Windows embedded toolkit • Windows desktop updates and out-of-band features are not directly applicable to Quebec images
Related Sessions • Tracks in • Windows 7 • Live Mesh • Cloud Services • Visual Studio • .NET Framework • WPF • Expression
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