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1.4 Boot process
The standard steps of the boot process are described in this chapter.
Once the device has been switched on (not "resume after suspend"), a boot screen will appear
on the display. ACD can provide information on how to create and display a customised boot screen.
1.4.1 Startup screen
The boot screen is then replaced by a startup screen. The startup screen displays by default the ACD logo
but can be customised to display an image provided in a compatible format by the customer
Format
bmp, uncompressed
Resolution
native display format
Colour depth
8 bit/pixel
Storage location \flashdisk\ACDBitmapOnTop.bmp
Several visible startup actions are hidden by the startup screen until it is replaced by the startup
visualization.
1.4.2 Startup visualisation
The following initialisation process is displayed as a graphic. A bar is used to show the progress of
initialisation, the text line notifies the user of the current process step. The startup visualisation is replaced by
a customer application that launches automatically; the startup process is thus protected against
unauthorized intervention.
The logo above the progress bar can be adapted. To do this, create a bmp file with the following properties:
Format
bmp, uncompressed
Resolution
220 x 90 pixels
Colour depth
8 bit/pixel
Storage location \flashdisk\System\logo.bmp
1.4.3 Launching customer programs at startup
When booting Windows CE devices for field application, it is necessary to automatically launch the services
required for operation as well as the customer's applications. An interface is available for this purpose as a
\flashdisk\autoapp.bat file which launches the startup processes for the customer's specific applications. The
customer is responsible for maintaining this file. This file is available as a template under
\Flashdisk\System\sysprep\custom.
The StartConfig program (see Chapter 1.4.5) can be used to automatically launch the file (active by default).
