Device Emulator V2 is Live
We just posted Device Emulator 2.0 up on Download Center. Start using it and experiencing better perf., if you haven't already! For those of you that have Windows Embedded CE 6.0 and Windows Mobile 6 SDK, you should already have V2 on your machine.
You will need this V2 emulator for doing device development on Windows Vista. To be compatible with the new Windows Mobile Device Center in Windows Vista (known as ActiveSync on Windows XP), we have taken a redesign of our DMA plugin (SerDMAASPlugin.dll). Before you cradle your emulator on Vista, you will need to install the Windows Mobile Device Center application (select the 32-bit or 64-bit version, as appropriate).
The main features in DE V2 are:
- Higher JIT performance (emulator is 40% faster at virtually everything)
- Windows Vista Support
- Extended peripheral support and updated Config UI
- Battery
- Headset
- Speakerphone
- Carkit
- Change more emulator options on the fly
- NE 2000 card binding to a host network adapter
- Funckey value
- Open and close the serial port console window
- Customer Experience Improvement Program: Opt-in method of providing anonymous customer feedback
Note for installation on Vista: You will need to run the installation in "elevated" mode. It is recommended that you save the vs_emulator.exe installer to your machine, select it (right-click) and the choose "run as administrator".
Visual Studio users on Windows Vista: The Visual Studio SP1 Update for Windows Vista, does not automatically update Device Emulator. You will need to separately download the V2 emulator from Microsoft Download Center.
Installation on Windows Vista:
We have also noticed some users facing an issue while installing DE V2 on Windows Vista, where a dilaog appears with the message:
"Windows-Mobile 2003 based device connectivity (Process)" is running. The following application should be closed before continuing with setup.
Click "ignore" on this dialog and proceed with the installation. It will install DE V2 just fine.
64-bit Windows Vista Systems: We will soon be releasing a patch to update SerDMAASPlugin.dll for x64 systems. This patch will update this DLL with the 64-bit version and register it.
Use the emulator and give us your feedback.
Anand