phreakstorm

I'm looking for a pocket pc emulator. I am trying to make up my mind if I want to buy an Axim and would like to put a virtual Pocket PC on my desktop to play with for a bit. I downloaded the SDK from MS but can't seem to find that it actually has an emulator in it. I would just like something that I can install Software and try things on to see how I like the setup.

Can anyone offer any help?

Tom61

As far as I know, there's no true Pocket PC emulator. The 'emulator' that comes with the SDK is just for testing the display of apps, and the apps have to be compiled specifiacally for it.

Your best bet for trying out the PPC OS is going to a store such as Staples or Office Depot that have demo units out to play with.

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mialutz

You need to get eMbedded Visual Tools from microsofts site. Its free and it has visual c++ 3.0 including the SDK u need to emulate.

Then you will need a loop through cable to connect to each of your two serial ports so the simulator can sync and load programs. But really it works fine. I was able to chat on MSN messenger with friends and change the settings wallpaper etc...

Great learning tool if you havent used it.

Once you get it all installed goto tool = configure product manager = then load ppc 2002 and your in business.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/device/e...ded/default.asp

That link should help. You can even skin the SDK for an axim if you choose too.

esmiller

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Originally posted by mialutz@Jan 28 2003, 09:50 PM You need to get eMbedded Visual Tools from microsofts site. Its free and it has visual c++ 3.0 including the SDK u need to emulate. Then you will need a loop through cable to connect to each of your two serial ports so the simulator can sync and load programs. But really it works fine. I was able to chat on MSN messenger with friends and change the settings wallpaper etc... Great learning tool if you havent used it. Once you get it all installed goto tool = configure product manager = then load ppc 2002 and your in business. http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/device/e...ded/default.asp That link should help. You can even skin the SDK for an axim if you choose too.

Could you give more information about thr "Loop Through Cable"?

Any chance you know the wiring configuration?

:o

This is the first I have run across the possibility of actually loading programs on the Emulator.. I was under the impression that it was impossible...

mialutz

It was in the help files...I will look for it. Its a standard cable that has both ends same gender. When I find it I will post.

mialutz

Using ActiveSync with the Emulator
Connecting to the emulator through ActiveSync is important for convenience in moving files between the desktop PC and the emulator, as well as for testing and debugging custom ActiveSync Sync Providers. The emulator supports ActiveSync between the host PC (with Microsoft ActiveSync version 3.5 installed) and the emulator image. To use ActiveSync with the emulator, two available serial ports on the development workstation and a serial cable are required. The cable should be a straight-through cable, sometimes called an extension or a null modem cable (Belkin part number F2N209-6 or equivalent).

To capture output from the debugging process, or to use a GSM radio that is connected to the emulator simultaneously with ActiveSync, the development workstation might require additional serial ports. Serial ports COM1 through COM4 are the only usable ports within the emulator. For more information about setting up these options, see Capturing Debug Output from the Emulator and Wireless GSM Telephony in the Emulator.

To configure the development workstation to use ActiveSync

Connect each end of the serial cable to an available serial port (for example, COM1 or COM2).
If a Pocket PC device is connected to the workstation, remove the device from its cradle and disconnect the cradle from the workstation.
In the ActiveSync application, on the File menu, click Connection Settings.
Ensure that the Allow serial cable or infrared connection to this COM port check box is selected.
Set the COM port in the drop-down list box to COM2 (or one of the COM ports to which the serial cable is connected).
Click OK to close the Connection Settings dialog box.
In eMbedded Visual C++, on the Tools menu, click Configure Platform Manager; in eMbedded Visual Basic, on the Tools menu, click Remote Tools, and then click Configure Platform Manager.
In the device list, click Pocket PC 2002 Emulator, and then click Properties.
Click Configure (next to the Startup Server drop-down list box).
In the drop-down list box next to Serial Port 1, click COM1 (or the other COM port to which the serial cable is connected).
Click OK to close the Emulation Configuration Settings dialog box.
Click Test.
When the emulator image is loaded and Platform Manager has completed its test, press and hold CTRL (equivalent to the Action button on the device), and click and hold the clock in the upper right of the title bar. When the shortcut menu appears, click Run.
Note When the emulator image loads, ActiveSync may try to connect to it; however, this connection will be unsuccessful. If a dialog box appears, asking whether to disconnect the port from ActiveSync or retry, click retry.

In the Run dialog box, type repllog and then click OK. The Repllog.exe file is the device-side part of ActiveSync that initiates a connection to the partner computer.
ActiveSync on the desktop side of the development workstation will detect a client that is trying to connect without an established partnership. This detection will cause the New Partnership Wizard to be displayed (the same wizard appears when a new or cold-booted Pocket PC 2002 device is connected to a desktop computer). In this wizard, first choose whether to establish a partnership or connect as a guest.
Note Establishing a guest connection is convenient when the sole purpose of the connection is to transfer files by means of ActiveSync.

Type a name that will be used to identify the partnership and to set the device name of the emulator image.
Select the types of information to be synchronized with the emulator.
When the New Partnership Wizard is complete, ActiveSync will synchronize the selected data to the emulator. After this synchronization, any changes made to the information (either in the emulator or on the desktop) will be synchronized.
Note After a partnership is established, use the Save Emulator State option when exiting the emulator. This option preserves the partnership and data for future use in the emulator. For more information, see Shutting Down the Emulator.

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papajackow

For what is described, you probably wouldn't need the cable. After installing the eVC 3.0 tools and SDK you should be able to download programs and test them using the emulator.

boxerdogsrcool

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Tucker28

Has anyone found a way to get the PPC emulator to communicate with the system without using a serial cable? There should be some virtual port software out there that emulate the ports...
Like fossil drivers from the DOS days :)

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