Installation

When  "MS ActiveSync" (for Windows XP) or "Windows Mobile Device Center" (for Windows 10/8/7 systems) is present, the "MovXCESetup" folder will be automatically created in the Movicon installation folder.  Within this "MovXCESetup" folder ".cab" files will be copied installing Movicn, ADO and the SQL Server Mobile on WinCE devices along with the Communication Driver  ".dll" files.  In addition, a "Start-All Programs-Movicon11.3-MovCE" connection group will allow you to install Movicon with all the components necessary in WinCE Devices.

The "MS ActiveSync" tool is only available for Windows XP and not for Windows 10/8/7 in which you will find pre-installed in Windows 10/8/7 Business the "Sync Center" as a replacement. However this replacement, "Sync Center" is not sufficient enough for the Movicon setup functions and therefore you will need to also install the "Windows Mobile Device Center" (last 6.1 version) available on the Movicon DVD for the following versions:

 

 

In cases in where "MS ActiveSync" or "Windows Mobile Device Center" are not already present when Movicon is installed, the standard setup will not create the "MovCESetup" folder. Therefore you will have to choose "Custom" mode to carry out the setup if for the first time or if Movicon is already installed you will have to redo the set selecting "Modify" mode and enable the "Movicon-Movicon Development-MovCE Setup" item, including the sub features, until the "MovCESetup" folder is created containing the ".cab" files for installing Movicon and the relevant components for WinCE. Using this method however will not create the links in the Windows Start menu and will need you to copy and execute the right ".cab" files to the CE device/s desired to complete the installation.

 

When uploading a project to a WinCE device while connect with the "MS ActiveSync" plugin, a check will be made to see if the Movicin CE runtime engine and its components exists. If not you will be asked to install them.

 

The Movicon installer identifies which type of processor is being used by the device before automatically installing the Movicon CE executable most suitable.

 

You can, nevertheless, install the Movicon CE RunTime engine on the device manually by following the procedures explained below:

 

 

Installing Movicon CE using MS ActiveSync or Windows Mobile Device Center

In order to install the runtime module automatically and with simplicity on the WinCE device you will need to have the "MovCE" connection group ready for use in the Windows "Start" menu, as described above, as well as an pre-established connection between the WinCE (target) device and the PC (desktop), using "MS ActiveSync" or "Windows Mobile Device Center".

At this point from the "Start-All Programs-Movicon11.3-MovCE" menu you can continue with installing the components desired. In this case "MS ActiveSync" or "Windows Mobile Device Center" will automatically acknowledge the processor type aboard the "target" and upload the ".cab" file needed to perform the installation correctly. Once the ".cab" file has been uploaded it will be immediately executed to provide the MoviconCE RunTime modal setup or the selected components.

All the operations are done in automatic but the user is given the possibility to decide where the packet is to be installed: in the default folder for applications or in any other folder. It is advised not to use the default folder in SSDK devices as its contents will be lost when turned off because it does not store this memory.

You can select the Movicon CE installation with a  "full" or "min" setup:

 

 

The Communication Drivers must be inserted in the "Drivers" folder inside the Movicon CE installation folder. In cases where the Driver Setups should  create different folders all together in the device, you will need to manually copy the driver's dll to the "Drivers" folder (if it does not exist you will have to create it):

 

..\MovCE\Drivers\

 

The library of the ADOCE and SQL Server Mobile components must be copied to the Movicon CE installation folder. By doing this, these files will be copied automatically to the "Windows" folder at the Movicon Startup, being a necessary condition in order for them to work correctly. When installing components with create a different folder, you will have to manually copy the files of these components to the Movicon CE folder.

 

Communication Driver installation

The Communication Drivers do not need any particular installation procedures.  Simply copy the ".dll" files desired to the WinCE device in the Movicon CE "Drivers" folder.  These files are on the PC desktop in subfolders in the "MovXCESetup" folder:

 

When using the  Upload/Download  function to upload  projects to CE devices, the TCP plugins and MSActiveSync  will verify which drivers are used in the project and will transfer them to the WinCE device if not already there.

 

 

Installing the Movicon CE RunTime module manually

If 'ActiveSync  has not been implemented on the "target" device by its builders, or the  "MS ActiveSync" or "Windows Mobile Device Center" has not been implemented on the "desktop" PC, it will not be possible to connect to the device through the ActiveSync. Therefore you will have to manually upload the ".cab" files to the device by following these procedures:

 

  1. Establish a connection between the "target" and the "desktop".  This connection can be either network or serial type

  2. Determine processor type aboard the "target"

  3. On the desktop select the file with the ".CAB" extension specified for that processor from the Movicon CE installation directory, ("Programmi\Progea\Movicon11.3\MovCESetup") and copy it to the "target"

  4. Double click on the CAB file on the "target" to run it. If an error arised opthe a DOS session and digit the  "\>WCELOAD FileName.CAB" command

  5. The Movicon CE Runtime module installation should then start. The CAB file will be cancelled automatically when the installation procedure has terminated

  6. The same above described procedure will also be used for ADOCE library and SQL Server Mobile".cab"  files when necessary.  Therefore you should copy the ADOCE and SQL Server Mobile file to the Movicon CE installation folder as a precaution.  

 

The SSDK devices (Touch Panel or similar) do not have all their memory buffered but only a few folders. The information which is recorded in volatile memory is therefore lost when shut off. It is recommended to execute the "RegSave" command after Movicon CE has been installed, otherwise the runtime module may not work correctly.

 

 

Uninstalling the Movicon CE RunTime Module

Windows 2000/NT and WinCE have a 'Add/Install and remove programs...' icon on their Control Panel which can be used to remove Movicon CE. However, as the WinXCE installation is customized by its makers, it is sometimes not possible to remove the programs from the Control Panel. In cases such as this, a file dedicated for removing programs called "unload.exe" in the device's Windows directory can be used. To remove Movicon CE use this command to open a DOS window and write the command:

 

\>unload Progea Automation MovCE

 

This will uninstall Movicon CE.