Can I emulate PPC 2002 on my desktop

mialutz · 01-23-03, 05:42 AM

Is it possible to emulate PPC2002 so I can try out some software until my dell gets here?

I have been able to turn up nothing on how this can be done. I know there are palm emu's so I assume there is one for PPC software too.

JakeRich · 01-23-03, 09:54 AM

The only emulator is in the Microsoft SDK. You might check with them. When I last looked the SDK was about 600 Meg in size.

HItchHiker · 02-13-03, 02:23 PM

Ok, I've installed the SDK from microsoft and got the Emulator up and running.
Thing is, it only emulates 16Mg memory and also won't install anygames like pocket Everquest.

Any ideas?

HH.

mialutz · 02-13-03, 06:39 PM

BTW this is an old post it was clarified in another... here is the long and short of it...

You can set memory to whatever you want its an option...

Here is how u need to install games....

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.

Built on Friday, December 21, 2001

HItchHiker · 02-13-03, 07:07 PM

Mialutz, I had found your post before but I could not find how to change memory options.
I am running Embedded VC++ and then running the tool - spy something or other (can't remember exactly, I'm at work now).
This starts up the emulator but there is no way to set the memory parameter. I must be doing something wrong, any guidence appreciated.

Cheers,

HH.

Therigwin · 02-13-03, 08:10 PM

ok, look for a file called - Readme.htm
It is located in the Windows CE Tools\wce300\Pocket PC 2002 directory.

You have to change a registry key or something to increase the memory, do it at your own risk.

I have done it (on my other computer that has the emulator installed on it) and it works great. Now I just need to find my loopback plug or a null cable so I can use Active Sync.