Power Management Catalog Items and Sysgen Variables (Compact 2013)
3/26/2014
In Windows Embedded Compact, you can support using power states in your OS in order to manage the state of components when the system transitions to different power states.
With support for Power Management, components on the device can receive notifications when the power state changes.
For more information, see Power Management.
For more information about how to add or remove catalog items, see Create Your First OS.
Hardware and Software Requirements
- Requires hardware support for a battery or AC power supply.
Catalog Items and Sysgen Variables
This table describes the power management catalog items and associated SYSGEN variables that you can use to support power management in your OS.
Catalog item |
SYSGEN variable |
Description |
Dependencies |
|---|---|---|---|
Power Management (Full) |
SYSGEN_PM |
Provides the full power manager which interacts with drivers to manage power in the system. |
None. |
Power Management (Minimal) |
SYSGEN_PMSTUBS |
Provides the power manager APIs but does not enable power management settings. Use this when you wish to implement a custom power management that is different from the power management provided by SYSGEN_PM. |
None. |