How to Install and Use WEC2013 SDK for VS2008

This article describe the setup for application development on WEC2013 SDK with Visual Studio 2008.

Setup

1. Download SDK from here.
2. Unzip "Toradex_CE8_SDK.msi"
3. On the command line, extract the contents of the .msi file: msiexec /a <PathToMSIFile> /qb TARGETDIR=<DirectoryToExtractTo>
4. Copy <DirectoryToExtractTo>\Toradex_CE800\ to C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows CE Tools\Toradex_CE800\
5. In the target directory C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows CE Tools\Toradex_CE800\Sdk\Lib\ARMV7\retail\ copy msvcrt.lib and paste as corelibc.lib
6. Edit the file C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\vcpackages\WCE.VCPlatform.config
   6.1 Add an additional Platform

   <?xml version="1.0"?>
   <Platform Name="VCProjectWCEPlatform.dll"
            Identifier="{48443B3B-C1E3-449F-9988-4BFB510951D2}">
      <Directories Include="C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows CE Tools\Toradex_CE800\Sdk\inc;
                            C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows CE Tools\Toradex_CE800\Sdk\atlmfc\include;
                            C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows CE Tools\Toradex_CE800\Sdk\crt\include;"
                   Library="C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows CE Tools\Toradex_CE800\Sdk\lib\ARMV7\retail;
                            C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows CE Tools\Toradex_CE800\Sdk\atlmfc\lib\ARM;
                            C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows CE Tools\Toradex_CE800\Sdk\crt\lib\ARM;"
                   Path="C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows CE Tools\Toradex_CE800\Sdk\bin\i386\Arm;
                         C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows CE Tools\Toradex_CE800\Sdk\bin\i386;$(PATH);"
                   Reference=""
                   Source="C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows CE Tools\Toradex_CE800\Sdk\atlmfc\src\atl\;
                           C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows CE Tools\Toradex_CE800\Sdk\atlmfc\src\mfc\;
                           C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows CE Tools\Toradex_CE800\Sdk\crt\src\"/>
      <PlatformData>
          <PlatformName>Toradex_CE800 (ARMV7)</PlatformName>
          <SupportsDCOM>0</SupportsDCOM>
          <OSMajorVersion>8</OSMajorVersion>
          <OSMinorVersion>00</OSMinorVersion>
          <UISymbol>STANDARDSHELL_UI_MODEL</UISymbol>
          <Macros>
              <Macro Name="CEVER"
                     Value="0x800"/>
              <Macro Name="ARCHFAM"
                     Value="ARM"/>
              <Macro Name="_ARCHFAM_"
                     Value="_ARM_"/>
              <Macro Name="INSTRUCTIONSET"
                     Value="ARMV7"/>
              <Macro Name="BINDIR"
                     Value="$(VCInstallDir)ce\dll"/>
              <Macro Name="SDK_DEFS"
                     Value="_WIN32_WCE=$(CEVER);UNDER_CE=$(CEVER)"/>
          </Macros>
      </PlatformData>
   </Platform>
   

   6.2 If you have chosen a different path to copy the files to, then adjust the XML Tags to the correct paths (if it is not correct: <Directories Include= Library= Path= Source= />)

Note :
- Library linking order should be same as shown above.
- If application fails to build, please try Check Entries for all the Toradex_CE800 SDK entries. It will be in Visual studio 2008 --> tools --> options --> Projects and Solutions --> VC++ Directories.

Modify a VS2008 Project File

1. Open The project file "*.vcproj" in a text editor

2. In <VisualStudioProject><Platforms> add a new XML tag <VisualStudioProject><Platforms> <Platform Name="Toradex_CE800 (ARMV7)" />

3. Copy two Configurations <VisualStudioProject><Platforms><Configurations> <Configuration Name="Debug|Toradex_CE500"> ... </Configuration> and <VisualStudioProject><Platforms><Configurations> <Configuration Name="Release|Toradex_CE500"> ... </Configuration>

4. Change the name of the copied configurations to: <Configuration Name="Debug|Toradex_CE800 (ARMV7)"> and <Configuration Name="Release|Toradex_CE800 (ARMV7">

5. In each of the two copied configurations, adjust the "subsystem" parameter: <VisualStudioProject><Platforms><Configurations><Configuration Name="Debug|Toradex_CE800 (ARMV7)"> <Tool Name="VCLinkerTool" AdditionalOptions="/subsystem:$(CESubsystem) /MACHINE:THUMB" /> to <VisualStudioProject><Platforms><Configurations><Configuration Name="Debug|Toradex_CE800 (ARMV7)"> <Tool Name="VCLinkerTool" AdditionalOptions="/subsystem:WINDOWSCE,8.00" />

6. In each of the two copied configurations, remove the text: RandomizedBaseAddress="1" <VisualStudioProject><Platforms><Configurations><Configuration Name="Debug|Toradex_CE800 (ARMV7"> <Tool Name="VCLinkerTool" RandomizedBaseAddress="1"
7. In each of the two copied configurations, additionally define _CRT_NON_CONFORMING_SWPRINTFS <VisualStudioProject><Platforms><Configurations><Configuration Name="Debug|Toradex_CE800 (ARMV7"> <Tool Name="VCCLCompilerTool" PreprocessorDefinitions="_CRT_NON_CONFORMING_SWPRINTFS"