WinCE5.0 system time delay while updating minutes from rtc.

Question

In WinCE5.0 , PXA270 processor board , the minutes of system time getting updated after some seconds delay RTC, how can i rectify this issue? how can i make it change simultaneously???

 

PLZ reply it ASAP!!! PLZ do the needful , thanx in advance.

 

thawheed.

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thawheed

Answer 1

I answered to your previous thread http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winembplatdev/thread/5d49608f-66cc-49b5-9cf5-2af3722ad87b.

The taskbar is in charge of updating the clock at the lower right of the screen (because it's part of the taskbar) and it's updating every 30'' - which is reasonable since the clock does not display seconds but only hour and minutes.

If you want to change the update period you have to clone the explorer shell (the taskbar component actually) and change the

#define ADMIN_TIMER_PERIOD   30*1000

to a smaller value.

As a starting point about cloning see Bruce Eitman's blog: http://geekswithblogs.net/BruceEitman/archive/2008/07/02/platform-builder-clone-public-code.aspx

About cloning the explorer shell there's a previous thread here: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winembplatdev/thread/5df40987-9bca-4b18-9595-0901e2ea392a/

 

 

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Answer 2

hi luca ,

         after made modification in taskbar.cpp, we need to give sysgen?? or Build sysgen?

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thawheed

Answer 3

*Do not modify the public code* in  %_WINCEROOT%\PUBLIC\SHELL\OAK\HPC\EXPLORER\TASKBAR\taskbar.cpp , clone it then modify it.

In your BSP SRC\APP create a folder named EXPLORER with this structure (folder are uppercase):

EXE

TASKBAR

dirs

The EXE folder must include a standard makefile and a source file with the following content:

TARGETNAME=explorer

TARGETTYPE=PROGRAM
RELEASETYPE=PLATFORM
SYNCHRONIZE_DRAIN=1

EXEENTRY=WinMainCRTStartup

SOURCELIBS=

TARGETLIBS=\
  $(_SYSGENSDKROOT)\lib\$(_CPUINDPATH)\coredll.lib \
  $(_PUBLICROOT)\shell\oak\lib\$(_CPUINDPATH)\explorer.lib \
  $(_PUBLICROOT)\shell\oak\lib\$(_CPUINDPATH)\explorer.res \
  $(_PUBLICROOT)\shell\oak\lib\$(_CPUINDPATH)\explorer_ie.lib \
  $(_SYSGENSDKROOT)\lib\$(_CPUINDPATH)\uuid.lib \
  $(_SYSGENSDKROOT)\lib\$(_CPUINDPATH)\ole32.lib \
  $(_SYSGENSDKROOT)\lib\$(_CPUINDPATH)\oleaut32.lib \
  $(_SYSGENSDKROOT)\lib\$(_CPUINDPATH)\commctrl.lib \
  $(_SYSGENSDKROOT)\lib\$(_CPUINDPATH)\ceshell.lib \
  $(_SYSGENOAKROOT)\lib\$(_CPUINDPATH)\shcore.lib \
  $(_PUBLICROOT)\shell\oak\lib\$(_CPUINDPATH)\aygutils.lib \
  $(_PUBLICROOT)\shell\oak\lib\$(_CPUINDPATH)\favorites.lib \
  $(_TARGETPLATROOT)\lib\$(_CPUINDPATH)\taskbar.lib \
  $(_SYSGENOAKROOT)\lib\$(_CPUINDPATH)\ieceext.lib \
  $(_PUBLICROOT)\shell\oak\lib\$(_CPUINDPATH)\shellaygfuncs.lib \
  $(_PUBLICROOT)\shell\oak\lib\$(_CPUINDPATH)\shellpslayg.lib

SOURCES=

The TASKBAR folder must include all the files from %_WINCEROOT%\PUBLIC\SHELL\OAK\HPC\EXPLORER\TASKBAR. Change the sources file with the following:

TARGETNAME=taskbar
TARGETTYPE=LIBRARY
RELEASETYPE=PLATFORM
WINCEOEM=1

INCLUDES=$(INCLUDES); \
	$(_WINCEROOT)\PUBLIC\SHELL\OAK\HPC\EXPLORER\INC;	\
	$(_WINCEROOT)\PUBLIC\SHELL\OAK\HPC\INC;\
	$(_WINCEROOT)\PUBLIC\SHELL\OAK\INC;	\
	$(_WINCEROOT)\PUBLIC\SHELLSDK\SDK\INC; \
	$(_WINCEROOT)\PUBLIC\IE\SDK\INC
	


SOURCES= \
 fsmenu.cpp \
 idlist.cpp \
 inputlang.cpp \
 sip2.cpp \
 stmenu.cpp \
 taskbar.cpp \
 tbdrop.cpp \
 taskmandlg.cpp \
 rundlg.cpp \
 extrasmenu.cpp \
 taskbaritem.cpp \
 taskbarbubble.cpp \
 taskbarnotification.cpp \
 taskbarappbutton.cpp \
 taskbarhelpers.cpp \
 power.cpp \

The dirs file content is:

dirs=taskbar exe

From PB right click the EXPLORER folder and select build: you should see a brand new explorer.exe file in your %_FLATRELEASEDIR%.

Once you're sure that you can rebuild the standard shell, modify the BSP taskbar code as you need, rebuild an simply run a makeimg.

As the final step add the EXPLORER folder to the directories listed in the upper level dirs file so it will build with the rest of the BSP code

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Luca Calligaris lucaDOTcalligarisATeurotechDOTcom www.eurotech.com Check my blog: http://lcalligaris.wordpress.com

Answer 4

hi luca,

         Thanx for ur concern, after i changed #define ADMIN_TIMER_PERIOD , the system time getting updated without any delay.

 

JST

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thawheed