Most of the features of Rawether for Windows...
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Rawether for Windows CE

Rawether for Windows CE provides a NDIS protocol driver and a 'C' API that is similar to the Win32 NDIS API provided by Rawether for Windows. The Rawether CE product includes several CE MFC applications that are illustrate the use of the Win32 NDIS API. These sample applications can be downloaded in executable form for evaluation. Complete sources to the sample applications and the supporting NDIS protocol driver are provided with the product.

Pocket PC 2003 Sample Application

For Pocket PC 2003 and Windows Mobile 2003 PCAUSA provides an application called NDISTools to illustrate using the Win32 NDIS API on Windows CE. The NDISTools application incorporates much of the functionality found in the OIDScope and WLANTool applications provided to the PCAUSA "Big Windows" product.

NDISTools Overview

The NDISTools main dialog presents buttons that activate various NDIS tools:

OID Scope Dialog

Pressing the OID Scope button brings up a dialog that displays a drop-down list of adapters and a drop-down list of NDIS Object Identifiers (OIDs) that are supported by the selected adapter, as illustrated below left.

You can select an OID from the lost and then press the Make NDIS Query button to make the query. The NDIS query information result is then displayed, as illustrated below right.

WLANTool Dialog

Pressing the WLAN Tool button brings up a dialog that displays selected information about 802.11 adapters that may be installed on the Pocket PC.

The receive signal strength (RSSI) is updated at 5-second intervals.

The dialog also includes buttons that can be pressed to fetch additional 802.11 information. For example, pressing the Scan button displays the adapter's BSSID list, as shown below left.

Pressing the Properties button or double-tapping a BSSID list item displays a list item's properties, as shown below right.

BindView Dialog

Pressing the BindView button brings up a dialog that displays the list of adapters and protocols that are currently loaded

Pocket PC 2002 Sample Application

For Pocket PC 2002 PCAUSA provides two separate applications that illustrate using the Win32 NDIS API: OIDScope and WLANTool. These are predecessors to the more sophisticated NDISTools application provided for Pocket PC 2003. Although the Pocket PC 2002 sample applications are simpler than those provided for Pocket PC 2003, they both use the same Win32 NDIS API.

Download Sample Executables

You can download the Rawether for Windows CE sample executables from this link:

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Download Additional Documentation

If you have additional questions about Rawether for Windows CE you can download the documentation that is provided with the product.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What development tools are used to build Rawether CE applications?

Rebuilding the NDIS protocol driver is also done using the eMbedded Visual C++ environment. However, some header files from the appropriate Platform Builder must be available.

What Windows CE platforms are supported by Rawether for Windows CE?

Rawether for Windows CE has been built and tested by PCAUSA on the following platforms:

Rawether for Windows CE 3.0

The Rawether for Windows CE 3.0 components have been tested on the following platforms:

Rawether for Windows CE 4.2

The Rawether for Windows CE 4.2 components have been tested on the following platforms:

In addition, Rawether for Windows CE includes complete source code to the supporting NDIS protocol driver and native support DLL. PCAUSA customers have been successful in building Rawether for Windows CE for additional platforms not specifically listed above.
 

Is the Rawether CE WinDis 32 API the same as used on "Big Windows"?

The Windows CE I/O architecture differs from that of other Windows platforms in ways that prevent using exactly the same API. However, if you already use Rawether for Windows then you should be able to adopt the WinDis CE API without too much difficulty.

Can I use the same binary application on Pocket PC 2002 and Pocket PC 2003?

If your application does not access any Pocket PC 2003-specific features then the binary application built under eMbedded Visual C++ 3.0 for Pocket PC 2002 should run on Pocket PC 2003. Only the PCANDIS4.DLL NDIS driver is platform-specific.

On the other hand, PCAUSA recommends that you build your application using the version of eMbedded Visual C++ that supports your specific target platforms. This is the safest approach.

What is the difference between "Rawether for Windows CE" and "Rawether .NET for Windows CE"?

Is the Rawether for Windows CE included in the "Big Windows" version of Rawether?

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Pricing and Ordering Information

Rawether for Windows CE can be ordered from the PCAUSA website.

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