TAPI Catalog Items and Sysgen Variables (Compact 2013)

3/26/2014

In Windows Embedded Compact, you can implement the Telephony APIs (TAPI) for your device to enable making telephone connections with your device.

Windows Embedded Compact also provides a Telephony Service Provider (TSP) for connecting through a modem. To create a custom TSP, see Telephony Service Provider API.

For more information, see TAPI Reference.

For more information about how to add or remove catalog items, see Create Your First OS.

Hardware and Software Requirements

Catalog Items and Sysgen Variables

The following table describes the catalog items and associated SYGEN variables you can use to add support for TAPI 2.0 to your OS.

Catalog item

SYSGEN variable

Description

Dependencies

Telephony API (TAPI 2.0)

SYSGEN_TAPI

Provides an API that supports making telephone calls by using a Windows Embedded Compact powered device.

None.

TAPI Service Provider - Generic Modem Support

SYSGEN_UNIMODEM

Provides a TSP that supports AT command-based modems. For more information, see Unimodem Catalog Items and Sysgen Variables.

Requires TAPI 2.0 (SYSGEN_TAPI).

See Also

Other Resources

Telephony API
Telephony Service Provider API