Hello WESC teams,

Microsoft has just released a USB Webcam Driver for Windows CE under a Shared Source license. You may want to use this webcam driver in your designs. The driver supports the USB Video Standard and was developed for the Logitech QuickCam Pro 5000. It can capture still images in 320x240 and video stream over 10fps.

To access the source code for this driver, you will need to join the GotDotNet workspace at: http://www.gotdotnet.com/workspaces/workspace.aspx?id=0eb87e35-13e4-4fa3-9fde-71e9136f47de

If you post your questions on the message board, you will get first hand answers from the workspace manager, Doug Boling, the author of Programming Windows CE.

To see what Mike Hall has to say about this webcam driver, visit his blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/mikehall/archive/2006/03/01/541495.aspx.

You can also learn more about the other Windows CE Shared Source programs at: http://msdn.microsoft.com/embedded/usewinemb/ce/sharedsrccode/default.aspx

Additionally, Mike Hall has also blogged about a serial Digital I/O board from OOPic that you may want to check out: http://blogs.msdn.com/mikehall/archive/2006/03/01/541645.aspx

Finally, don't forget to bookmark and visit the new forum/blog site regularly for competition updates and news: http://windowschallenge.learningce.com/.

Have a great day! Regards,

Liz Halverson

Windows Embedded Student ChallengE

http://www.windowschallenge.com