Windows 10 IoT Core Insider Preview for Raspberry Pi 2

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Post by tomh- » Thu, Apr 30, 2015, 7:23 AM UTC

Windows 10 IoT Core Insider Preview for Raspberry Pi 2
ms-iot.github.io

Re: Windows 10 IoT Core Insider Preview for Raspberry Pi 2

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Post by higherpurpose » Thu, Apr 30, 2015, 8:15 AM UTC

Is this going to be another repeat of the Windows XP ATM mess?

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Post by ubercow » Thu, Apr 30, 2015, 8:27 AM UTC

I wonder what the story will be for devices that Microsoft hasn't "blessed". Will there be some way to create our own images with drivers needed for different SoCs? There's a whole bunch of awesome ARM dev boards out there and it would be a shame to limit it to the popular ones.

Re: Windows 10 IoT Core Insider Preview for Raspberry Pi 2

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Post by matmann2001 » Thu, Apr 30, 2015, 8:46 AM UTC

The demo they show is how to write a LED blinker program. I don't need an operating system (especially Windows) to do that. I could do that with a 555 timer and save $40.

I thought this partnership was going to enable running Windows software on a Pi.

Re: Windows 10 IoT Core Insider Preview for Raspberry Pi 2

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Post by mohamedattahri » Thu, Apr 30, 2015, 8:56 AM UTC

matmann2001 wrote: post #4

The demo they show is how to write a LED blinker program. I don't need an operating system (especially Windows) to do that. I could do that with a 555 timer and save $40. I thought this partnership was going to enable running Windows software on a Pi.

I don't see demos. I only see samples. And I think it does exactly what you're asking for. It lets you run Windows software on a Pi. If you were thinking full scale Windows application, then Windows IoT Core is not what you're looking for.

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Post by stinos » Thu, Apr 30, 2015, 9:43 AM UTC

matmann2001 wrote: post #4

The demo they show is how to write a LED blinker program. I don't need an operating system (especially Windows) to do that. I could do that with a 555 timer and save $40. I thought this partnership was going to enable running Windows software on a Pi.

Erm, isn't LED Blinking like the Hello World of talking to digital outputs on any type of hardware? By your logic you can get rid of a lot of the rPi/ARM dev board/basically aything with GPIO/... samples all together, and no-one except people with experience would be able to get LEDs blinking. Which especialy in case of the rPi defeats it's purpose as a learning tool.

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Post by asdfaoeu » Thu, Apr 30, 2015, 9:51 AM UTC

mohamedattahri wrote: post #5

matmann2001 wrote: post #4

The demo they show is how to write a LED blinker program. I don't need an operating system (especially Windows) to do that. I could do that with a 555 timer and save $40. I thought this partnership was going to enable running Windows software on a Pi.

I don't see demos. I only see samples. And I think it does exactly what you're asking for. It lets you run Windows software on a Pi. If you were thinking full scale Windows application, then Windows IoT Core is not what you're looking for.

One of the earlier press releases[1] about this didn't mention anything about IoT Core. I think many people expected this would be something like the existing Windows RT.

[1]: https://dev.windows.com/en-US/iot/RaspberryPi2Support

Re: Windows 10 IoT Core Insider Preview for Raspberry Pi 2

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Post by MikusR » Thu, Apr 30, 2015, 9:58 AM UTC

asdfaoeu wrote: post #7

mohamedattahri wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't see demos. I only see samples. And I think it does exactly what you're asking for. It lets you run Windows software on a Pi. If you were thinking full scale Windows application, then Windows IoT Core is not what you're looking for.

One of the earlier press releases[1] about this didn't mention anything about IoT Core. I think many people expected this would be something like the existing Windows RT. [1]: https://dev.windows.com/en-US/iot/RaspberryPi2Support

There are 7 (seven) mentions of IoT on that site. Eight if you include URL.

Re: Windows 10 IoT Core Insider Preview for Raspberry Pi 2

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Post by slipstream- » Thu, Apr 30, 2015, 10:23 AM UTC

Fun fact: after downloading it and looking around, this is definitely based on Windows Phone.

Re: Windows 10 IoT Core Insider Preview for Raspberry Pi 2

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Post by NeutronBoy » Thu, Apr 30, 2015, 10:27 AM UTC

matmann2001 wrote: post #4

The demo they show is how to write a LED blinker program. I don't need an operating system (especially Windows) to do that. I could do that with a 555 timer and save $40. I thought this partnership was going to enable running Windows software on a Pi.

> I thought this partnership was going to enable running Windows software on a Pi.

That's how the tech sites (mis)reported it. It was never about running full Windows, it was about embedded devices and IoT