EM-T3530: WinCE: Getting Started

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Connecting the module

The following picture shows the recommended evaluation kit setup

EM-T35 Properly Connected.jpg

Creating a bootable SD card

Admolition note.png The TI SDCard boot utility does not work well on computers running Windows 7, use Windows XP (WinXP mode in Windows 7 works fine too.)
  • Download the latest WinCE 6.0 runtime image for EM-T3530 and unzip the file.
  • Use the TI_SDCard_boot_utility to create a disk with partition table geometry compatible with the OMAP3 boot ROM.
Follow the steps below:
  1. Insert the SD card into an SD-Reader attached to a desktop computer (an SD-card is supplied with the EM-T3530 evaluation kit).
  2. Launch the TI_SDCard_boot utility (located in the Utils folder).
  3. Choose the drive letter of the SD reader.
    Format SD card step 1.jpg
  4. Select the MLO file from the LiveDisk folder.
    Format SD card step 2.jpg
  5. Select the rest of the files in the LiveDisk folder.
    Format SD card step 3.jpg
  6. Select the FAT 32 filesystem and 4096 bytes allocation unit size in the Format Removable Disk pop-up and start the SD card format process.
    Format SD card step 4.jpg
  7. After the formatting is complete press "Close", the utility automatically starts to copy the files to the SD card.
  8. Wait for the "Copying files done" message to appear in the debug output box.
    Format SD card step 5.jpg
  9. Your SD card is now ready to boot the EM-T3530.

Installing the demo runtime image

  • Insert the bootable SD card into the SD socket (connector P11 on the EM-T3530).
  • Power on the device by pressing SW1. The synthetic splash-screen (4 colored squares) will appear on LCD display within a few seconds.
  • An Updater image (dedicated WinCE image) is loaded from the SD-Card. The updater image boot time is approximately 50 seconds.
  • The Updater utility starts automatically. The utility installs the runtime image onto the EM-T3530 NAND flash.
CM T35 Updater Running.jpg
  • The following message box informs you that the process is complete.
CM T35 Updater Complete.jpg
  • Remove the SD card. Otherwise, the installation process will be repeated the next time you boot the device.
  • Use the reset button (SW2) to reboot the device.
  • CompuLab WinCE demo image is loaded from the NAND flash.


Admolition note.png Please refer to CM-T3530 Updater Guide for the technical installation process details

See also