Help to choose the tool to develop for WinCE

[brownb77]

Hello, I needsome hints: I heard about two MS tools that can be used to develop for WinCe: VC++ embedded and .Net Compact Framework.
I need to develop a Soft Real Time application, which reads data from a Bluetooth serial port running at baudrate 115.200: this because I developed a PalmOS application before which is working well with a Bluetooth device I built, and now I'm going to rewrite it for WinCE.

I'd like to use .Net, so that I can use the same Development Environment for PC and paltop, but I guess VC++ embedded compiled code is faster and smaller than compiled .Net executable, but I'm not shure.

Another thing is this: I have platform builder for an embedded system: are there restrictions/problems about using .Net to develop for a custom WinCe version? Or should I just use VC++ embedded in this case? I guess I must find the way to include in my version the .Net Compact Framework, right? Is this possible?

Thank you for any suggestion,
BrownB

 

[Hammadi]

To reuse your work in C++ in .Net envirenment, I suggest to store them in a DLLs built for smart device and call them from your device application. Else you can't recall this C++ embedded in device application.

for the tools you can check this link

http://www.cam.com/windowsce.html

Regards