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There are some interesting case studies on the Windows/Embedded web site - Devices include medical, industrial control, robotics, crane safety devices, and other cool devices.
- Chaveriat Robotique: Robot Manufacturer Wins Market Share Thanks to New Programming Interface
- Radio Shack: RadioShack Saves Millions of Dollars by Choosing Windows over Linux
- CoroWare: Systems Integrator Builds Affordable, Flexible Mobile Robot
- Greer Company: Ensures Safe, Productive Operation of 90-Ton Construction Cranes
- Zoe Medical: Embedded System Helps Bring Real-Time, Intelligent Healthcare to the Home
What do these devices tell you about the family of Windows Embedded operating systems (Windows CE, Windows XP Embedded, Windows Embedded for Point of Service) ? - There is a message behind the case studies that talks about reliability, real-time performance, time to market, cost savings, interop with other systems, and more.
What are your reasons for not evaluating/using Windows CE, Windows XP Embedded or Windows Embedded for Point of Service in your devices ?
- Mike
Comments
- Anonymous
January 17, 2006
Mike,
I don't think the hurdle is so much the OS as the hardware. I have personally struggled to find an appropriate hardware platform that is geared to what is needed. This is also why I have been watching the WE-DIG group and the work they are doing with the GUMSTIX / DRUMSTIC project. There are plenty of uses for the OS, but finding hardware platforms of "different flavors" that can be tailored to a specific use without laying out thousnads of dollars for a prototype design is VERY difficult.
Regards,
Chris - Anonymous
January 17, 2006
Hi Chris,
Can you describe what you're building ?
- Mike - Anonymous
January 17, 2006
Not in this public forum, but I would take it "offline". You can send me an email at chris.cyvasATgmail.com if you are interested.
Chris - Anonymous
January 17, 2006
I downloaded the Trial, and all the files are all over the place, and there is no single installion setup. Eg: double click setup.exe and it does the rest. Instead I constantly asked to put in 'Disk 1'. Obviously this blue wiindow set up thing is looking in the CD-Rom drive and nowhere else. Am I expected to make CDs from the downloaded files first?
Also, the SQL Part won't load because of some password error.
This convoluted setup method is my excuse. - Anonymous
January 23, 2006
I am quite convinced with Windows CE. But few of my clients are not. I want to convince them on following part...
Windows CE interrupt mechanism works on ISR->IST->process and so on. The competitor RTOS gives them interrupt latency of one digit(less than 10) microsec. How should I convince them.