Device and Named Connection Objects (Windows CE 5.0)
A device object stores information associated with establishing an application-level connection between the development workstation and a target device. A device object consists of a transport, a startup server, and the necessary configuration properties. The IPMRemoteDevice interface exposes the functionality of a device. For more information about devices, transports, and startup servers, see Application Connectivity.
A named connection object, also known as a bootable device, stores information associated with establishing a kernel-level connection between the development workstation and a target device. A named connection object consists of a download service, a kernel transport, and the necessary configuration properties. The IPMBootableDevice interface exposes the functionality of a named connection. For more information about named connections, download services, and kernel transports, see Core Kernel Connectivity.
Note Core Connectivity replaces Platform Manager and provides a connectivity infrastructure that is similar to the infrastructure that Platform Manager provides. Use the Core Connectivity API. In Windows CE 5.0, do not use the Platform Manager API except in code that does not need to be compatible with future releases of Windows CE. For more information about Core Connectivity, see Core Connectivity Infrastructure.
See Also
Platform Manager Object Model | Remote Tool Connectivity | Platform Manager API
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