CE Runtime Foundation

Thirty years of Windows CE. Emulated now.

A long-awaited Windows CE emulator. Handhelds, PDAs, phones, media players and industrial panels - from Windows CE 1.0 to Windows CE 7.

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20boards

14SoCs

17+guest OSes

ARM + MIPSguest CPUs

CERF is a pre-alpha emulator - expect issues.

The devices

Philips Velo 1Windows CE 1.0

Jornada 820Handheld PC 3.0 Professional

Jornada 720Handheld PC 2000

Siemens SIMpad SL4Handheld PC 2000, CE .NET

OMAP 3530 EVMWindows CE 7

Philips Nino 300Palm-size PC

Compaq iPAQ H3600Pocket PC 2000/2002

Zune 30Windows CE 5

MS Device EmulatorWindows Mobile, Windows CE

Features

Guest AdditionsCustom resolutions and live resize, host mouse and keyboard, shared folders, accelerated drawing, a task manager.

PC Cards & Serial PortsAttach CF cards, NE2000, forward serial or go online via dial-up.

Save and restoreSnapshot a running machine to a file and bring it back exactly where it was.

Articles

Running CERF from the command lineThe CLI, the log channels, and the files a bug report needs.

Getting the guest onlinePut a network card in the slot and browse the web from Windows CE.

Connecting to ActiveSyncConnect a guest handheld to a desktop ActiveSync and move files both ways.