Rockwell Automation 2711P Software Development Kit User Manual - Manual (Page 30)

Publication 2711P-UM005A-EN-P - March 2007
30 Developing CE Applications
Installing the Application
Once the user has obtained an installation package and it resides on
the user’s desktop PC, he or she may use any of three methods to
install the application on the PanelView Plus CE device.
• Perform a remote installation by running the package on a PC
host that is connected to the PanelView Plus CE device by using
ActiveSync.
• Copy the package from a PC host using ActiveSync or from a
CompactFlash memory card to the \storage card\ folder on the
PanelView Plus CE device and run the package on the
PanelView Plus CE device.
• Run the package directly from an external CompactFlash
memory card on the PanelView Plus CE device.
Remote Installations
The install package can be quite large and decompression can
consume high levels of memory, so remote installation is an attractive
option. ActiveSync will support remote installation using
CeAppMgr.exe on the host PC and WCEload.exe on the
PanelView Plus CE device.
Application Upgrades
The application developer should make appropriate provisions for
issuing application upgrades from the beginning, adopting good
practice for source version control and bug reporting. When upgrades
are required, typically by the desire to add new features or to
implement bug fixes, decisions will have to be made relating to the
notification of users and the distribution of the upgrades.
Considerations for the distribution and installation of application
upgrades are exactly the same as those discussed above for initial
distribution and installation.