Windows Embedded 8 Handheld

Catalin Gheorghiu I Computer Solutions

Agenda

• Why?• What?• When?• How?• How 2?

Why?

• Handheld?1. Business critical 2. Rugged (What does rugged mean? From a

user perspective, rugged is really just the computer's ability to keep operating under all exposed working conditions.) (see 1)

3. Expensive (see 2)4. Long replacement cycles 6+ years (see 3)5. Customized and customizable6. Tightly integrated in business processed and

infrastructure

What?

• Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5• Based on Windows CE• Almost 100% of the market• Does not support newer hardware

especially new mobile processors

Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5

What?

• Stop gap Window Phone 8• Big installation, yet still consumer

• Windows Embedded 8 Handheld• Based on Windows Phone 8• Much more in line with embedded

handheld requirements

When?

• Windows Embedded 8 Handheld• 14 December 2013 SDK Available • 14 January National Retail Federation

announcement• Panasonic also on board• At Build we heard of Windows

Embedded 8.1 Handheld

How?

• SDK from where?• Install it• Development• Windows.Devices.PointOfService• PosTestNativeUtils

How 2?

• RFID ?

Overview of Some Wireless Technologies (*)

WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY OPERATING FREQUENCY DATA RATE OPERATING RANGE

UMTS 900, 1800, 1900 MHz 2 Mbps Wide rangeEDGE 900, 1800, 1900 MHz 160 Kbps Wide rangeGPRS 900, 1800, 1900 MHz 160 Kbps Wide range802.16 WiMAX 10–66 GHz 134 Mbps 1–3 miles802.11b/g WiFi 2.4 GHz 54 Mbps 100 m802.11a WiFi 5 GHz 54 Mbps 100 m802.15.1 Bluetooth

2.0 2.4 GHz 3 Mbps 10 m

802.15.4 ZigBee 2.4 GHz 250 Kbps 70 mNFC 13.56 MHz 106, 212, 424 Kbps 0–4 cmRFID 125–134 kHz (LF)

13.56 MHz (HF)400–930 MHz (UF)2.5 GHz and 5 GHz(microwave)

1–200 Kbps 20 cm for passive400 cm for active

(*)Wrox book Professional NFC application development for Android

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