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Creating a Configuration Based on a Design Template

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A design template is a macro component that includes all of the basic resources necessary to build a particular target device such as a gaming console or a retail point-of-sale terminal. Design templates are provided with the development tools and are ready to use.

To create a configuration based on a design template

  1. Use Target Analyzer to identify the hardware information on your device and add the resulting PMQ file to your configuration. For more information, see Running Target Analyzer.
  2. Create a configuration in Target Designer.
  3. In the component browser, expand the Design Templates node.
  4. Double-click the appropriate design template. It appears in the configuration editor.
  5. In the configuration editor, expand the node for the design template and choose Settings. The components included in this design template are displayed with check boxes in the details pane.
  6. Select the check boxes for the components that are required for your target device. Clear the check boxes for the components that you are certain you do not want included in your run-time image.
  7. Add all of the other components required to support your target device.
  8. Check dependencies.
  9. To minimize the run-time image footprint, test which design template components are necessary by disabling questionable components, checking dependencies, building and testing the run-time image, and then re-enabling those components that are necessary.

See Also

Design a Run-Time Image | Design Templates | Macro Components | How to Create a Bootable CD-ROM | First Boot Agent

Last updated on Wednesday, October 18, 2006

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