Microsoft® Platform Builder is the platform development tool used by embedded developers to design, create, build, test, and debug a Windows® CE operating system image. It is an integrated development environment (IDE) designed specifically for building customized embedded platforms for small-footprint devices based on Windows CE.

Rapid development features include a New Platform Wizard and 12 pre-configured platforms, plus an emulator that allows you to develop and test platforms and applications on a development workstation without additional hardware investment.

This comprehensive toolset also includes kernel and application debuggers, a device driver test kit, and automated dependency-checking to ensure that all features required to support a platform configuration are included in the operating system image.

Microsoft Windows CE includes Microsoft eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0, a powerful development tool that offers considerable benefits to companies building native code applications for the next generation of Windows CE-based devices. This stand-alone integrated development environment (IDE) brings a new level of productivity to Windows CE development without compromising flexibility, performance, or control.

Platform Builder also provides the ability to generate custom Software Development Kits (SDKs) which install into embedded Visual C++ providing application developers the ability to target a custom device.

The key features in Platform Builder for Windows CE include:

New Start Page

New Platform Wizard

Emulator

BSP Wizard

Windows CE Test Kit (CETK)

Kernel Debugger

Application Debugger

Automated Dependency Checking

Export Wizard

Export SDK Wizard

Remote Tools