CM-X300: WinCE: Getting Started

Preparation steps

Windows CE may be installed on CM-X300 using either a USB flash drive or a network connection. USB flash drive installation is the preferred method

• Obtain a PC workstation with a serial communication port.
• For networked installation, install a TFTP server on the host PC. For Windows machines we recommend using TFTPD32.
• Download the Windows CE Demo package for CM-X300 from CompuLab website. Unzip the package to a directory on the host PC.
• All image files mentioned below can be found in the ImageFiles folder.
• Copy the contents of folder corresponding to the CM-X300 hardware configuration to a USB flash drive or to the folder exported by the TFTP server.
  • CPU stepping is identified according to the CM-X300 part number:

  - C624 corresponds to PXA300

  - C624M corresponds to PXA310

Image installation

Do not reset or power off the CM-X300 during the installation process! Doing so may result in a disabled module!

• Connect the host PC to the CM-X300 via the serial cable supplied with the evaluation kit.
• Start a terminal emulation software on the host PC. Refer to Setting up a console for settings.
• Turn on the CM-X300 system. The U-Boot (initial boot-loader) will start with a command prompt.

If the boot settings of the CM-X300 are different from default, press and hold ^C while turning on the CM-X300 in order to get command prompt.

Installation with a USB flash drive

• Ensure that the files wince_updater.nb0, update.img, nk.bin, eboot.nb0 and, optionally, script.xml are present in the root directory of the USB flash drive.
• Connect the USB flash drive to USB2 (host/slave) port of the CM-X300 platform.
• Use the following U-Boot command to boot the Windows CE installer:

> run ce_setup

• Continue to Burning the image to NAND section

Installation with TFTP

• Connect CM-X300 Ethernet port to the local Ethernet network
• Ensure that the files wince_updater.nb0, update.img, nk.bin, eboot.nb0 and, optionally, script.xml are accessible by the TFTP server.

- TFTPD32 users: copy the files mentioned above to a folder and point the TFTP server to that folder.

• Use U-Boot dhcp command to obtain an IP address or manually set the ipaddr environment variable:

> setenv ipaddr <CM-X300 ip address>

• Set the serverip environment variable and save the new environment to NAND flash:

> setenv serverip <host ip address>
> saveenv

• Use the following U-Boot command to boot the Windows CE installer:

> tftp 80400000 update.img && autoscr 80400000

• Continue to Burning the image to NAND section

Burning the image to NAND

• CM-X300 Updater application will be started automatically after Windows CE installer boot is complete. The following screen will be displayed:

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• The CM-X300 Updater will point to the \Hard Disk\NK.bin file, located on a USB flash disk.
• Uncheck the Quick Format check box to request a full low-level format of the CM-X300 NAND Flash.

  - A full low level format of the NAND Flash takes several minutes

• Press the Start button
• The update process takes several minutes.

• After the update is completed, the CM-X300 Updater will display the following notification.

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• Press OK.

Post Installation

• Windows CE boots automatically when the CM-X300 is power cycled or reset.
• The following screen appears when the CM-X300 is up and running:

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See also

• Configuring Eboot
• Windows CE Application Development for CM-X300 modules
• CM-X300: WinCE: Demo Image
• Windows CE OSDesign Development
• U-Boot for CM-X300