Useful Links

Vista

• Windows Vista Driver Development
• Driver Verifier in Windows Vista
• HD Photo Device Porting Kit Download
• Timeout Detection and Recovery of GPUs through WDDM
• Windows Rally Development Kit
• Smart Card Minidriver Specification
• Windows Imaging Component Codec Guidelines for RAW Image Formats
• An Introduction to How to Build, Install, Test, and Debug KMDF Drivers

WHDC

• Windows Hardware Developer Central
• Software Licensing Guidance for Products that Use Process Patching and Hooking
• Uninstalling Drivers and Devices on Windows Vista
• Kernel-Mode Code Signing Walkthrough
• Removable Storage Devices and Windows Vista Support
• Designing RAID Adapters to Work with Windows
• I/O Prioritization in Windows Vista

WHQL, Winqual, and the Windows Logo Program

• WHQL Testing and Winqual Services - Overview
• Test: Getting Started
• Windows Logo Program Requirements V. 2.2
• Device Testing: Overview
• System and Server Testing: Overview
• Windows Logo Program Requirements Suite, Version 3.08
• Windows Vista LogoFests
• DTM Database Options and Maintenance Best Practices
• Testing Printing and Imaging Devices with DTM
• WER: Getting Started with Windows Error Reporting
• WHQL Policies
• Inf2cat FAQ - Transferring INFs to .CAT Format

Industry Standards

PCI-SIG (Peripheral Component Interconnect Special Interest Group)
PCI Conventional

• I/O Virtualization
• PCI Express
• PCI-X 2.0

USB Implementers Forum, Inc.
1394 Trade Association (1394TA)
SCSI Trade Association (SCSITA)
Wi-Fi Alliance
WiMedia Alliance
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA)  
Bluetooth SIG

Windows Embedded

Microsoft Windows Embedded Developer Center

• Windows CE
• Windows XP Embedded

Linux

Linux Weekly
Free Software - Writing device drivers in Linux: A brief tutorial

 

 

NEWS...NEWS...NEWS

FirmLogix recently completed third party Windows 7® WHQL testing using Microsoft® Driver Test Manager (DTM) in support of TASER’s successful product launch of the TASER(r) X3(tm).

The X3, which is capable of firing three cartridges without reloading, is the first new handheld ECD by TASER International since the introduction of the TASER(r) X26(tm) ECD in 2003.

The X3 uses a revolutionary Pulse Calibration System(tm) to constantly monitor and calibrate electrical output to provide more consistent effects on the target and to provide enhanced safety over the current proven and widely accepted TASER(r) technology.

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FirmLogix has recently completed development of a custom CP210x USB to UART Bridge Virtual COM Port (VCP) MacOS X and Linux device driver for Silicon Laboratories, an industry leader in 8-bit mixed-signal microcontrollers.

These CP210x USB to UART VCP device drivers enable device operation as a Virtual COM Port to facilitate host communication with CP210x products. A Windows CE version is currently underway.

Visit us again soon for an update on another successful project!