Add Installation Commands to a Custom Module using Module Designer (Standard 8)

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7/8/2014

Learn how to add installation commands 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.

Prerequisites

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

To add installation commands to a custom module

  1. In Module Designer (MOD), open an existing custom module file or create a new module, then select Install Commands in the navigation pane.

  2. On the Installation Commands page, click Add Custom Command to add a row to the installation commands pane, then select that row in the installation commands pane and enter the command to be executed during the installation of your module.

    or

    On the Installation Commands page, click the Add Payload Command button, then select the file added to the module you wish to reference. Click OK to add a row to the installations command pane, select that row in the installations command pane and edit the command as desired.

  3. Reorder the commands as needed by selecting the command in the installation commands pane and clicking the up or down arrow to move that command up or down in the order of execution.

  4. Click Next to proceed to the Dependencies page

    or

    Select 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 Files to a Custom Module using Module Designer
Add Dependencies to a Custom Module using Module Designer

Other Resources

Create Custom Modules