Installation Windows CE

This section describes, how you can install the TwinCAT 3 Function TF6310 TCP/IP on a Beckhoff Embedded PC Controller based on Windows CE.

The setup process consists of four steps:

The last paragraph of this section describes the Software upgrade.

Download of the setup file

The CAB installation files for Windows CE are part of the TF6310 TCP/IP setup. Therefore you only need to download one setup file from www.beckhoff.com which contains binaries for Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows CE (x86 and ARM).

The installation procedure of the TF6310 TCP/IP setup is described in the regular installation article (see Installation).

Installation on a host computer

After installation, the install folder contains three directories - each one for a different hardware platform:

CE-ARM: ARM-based Embedded Controllers running Windows CE, e.g. CX8090, CX9020
CE-X86: X86-based Embedded Controllers running Windows CE, e.g. CX50xx. CX20x0
Win32: Embedded Controllers running Windows XP, Windows 7 or Windows Embedded Standard

Installation Windows CE 1:

The CE-ARM and CE-X86 folders contain the TF6310 CAB files for Windows CE corresponding to the hardware platform of your Windows CE device. This file needs to be transferred to the Windows CE device.

Transferring the executable to the Windows CE device

Transfer the corresponding executable to you Windows CE device. This can be done via one of the following ways:

via a Shared Folder
via the integrated FTP-Server
via ActiveSync
via a CF card

For more information, please consult the "Windows CE" section in the Beckhoff Information System.

Software installation

After the file has been transferred via one of the above methods, execute the file and acknowledge the following dialog with Ok. Restart your Windows CE device after the installation has finished.

After the restart has been completed, the executable files of TF6310 are started automatically in the background.

The software is installed in the following directory on the CE device:

\Hard Disk\TwinCAT\Functions\TF6310-TCP-IP

Upgrade instructions

If you have already a version of TF6310 installed on your Windows CE device, you need to perform the following things on the Windows CE device to upgrade to a newer version:

1. Open the CE Explorer by clicking on Start > Run and entering "explorer".

2. Navigate to \Hard Disk\TwinCAT\Functions\TF6310-TCP-IP\Server.

3. Rename TcpIpServer.exe to TcpIpServer.old.

4. Restart the Windows CE device.

5. Transfer the new CAB-File to the CE device.

6. Execute the CAB-File and install the new version.

7. Delete TcpIpServer.old.

8. Restart the Windows CE device.

After the restart is complete, the new version is active.