Add Files to a Custom Module using Module Designer (Standard 8)

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7/8/2014

Learn how to add files to your custom module for Windows Embedded 8 Standard (Standard 8) by using Module Designer (MOD).

A new feature to Windows Embedded 8 Standard (Standard 8), custom modules allow you to easily and automatically deploy custom software and device drivers to your embedded device. Using Module Designer (MOD), you can add files and programs to your module and specify how these files should be installed on your device. After creation, the module can be imported directly into Image Configuration Editor (ICE) or Image Builder Wizard (IBW), so you can incorporate your custom module with the operating system modules that make up your device configuration.

Note

Files and folders copied to a device as the payload of a custom module are marked as hidden in Windows Explorer.

Prerequisites

  • You have installed Windows Embedded 8 Standard Toolkit (Standard 8 Toolkit) on a development computer.

To add files to a custom module

  1. In Module Designer, open an existing custom module file or create a new module, then select Add / Edit Files in the navigation pane.

  2. To add files or drivers to your module, click the Add Payload button, then navigate to the file or folder you want to add and click Open.

  3. To specify the destination path for where the files will be copied to on your embedded device, click the Destination Path box next to the file you want to change, then enter the path.

    Note

    If you select a folder of files to add, only the top level path may be changed.

    Note

    Both of the following common environment variables are supported as part of the destination path:

    • %SystemDrive%
    • %SystemRoot%

  4. Click Next to proceed to the Install Commands page

    or

    Click Save Module in the navigation pane and select the save options you want to use, then click Create.

Next Steps

Once your custom module is complete and ready to use, you can use this module in ICE and IBW to automatically install your software on your embedded device, alongside the rest of Standard 8.

See Also

Tasks

Create a Custom Module using Module Designer
Add Installation Commands to a Custom Module using Module Designer
Add Dependencies to a Custom Module using Module Designer

Other Resources

Create Custom Modules