VS2008 remotely connect to Win Mobile 6.1 Device

Question

So I've been given to a Windows Mobile 6.1 Classic Device to work with for a project, but I was given a network adapter for it and not a USB cable. So I have to build and test across the network.

So how do I get Visual Studio to connect to the device across the network? I have read the following articles to no avail:

• "How to: Connect to Windows CE Device Without ActiveSync"

and also looked at:

• enter link description here

But neither have helped me, I am not sure what to try next to try and get Visual Studio 08 to connect to this device remotely

I can ping the device, but I can't connect to the device. I know the device is connected to the network because while it is in the cradle it can browse the internet.

What am I missing to get this to work? If it can work in the first place...

Edit: To make it clear, the issue I currently have is not to do with Debugging. It has to do with Visual merely connecting to the device.

Edit 2: If it helps I don't have a Windows Mobile 6.1 Classic Device in my list of Devices to connect to. I have;

• Windows CE Device
• Windows Mobile 6 Professional Device
• Windows Mobile 6 Standard Device

Answer 1

you can use remote deploy and debugging without using an ActiveSync/WMDC connection.

Manual Setup

First you have to copy some files onto your device:

ConmanClient2.exe
CMAccept.exe
eDbgTL.dll
TcpConnectionA.dll

The files can be found here: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\CoreCon\1.0\target\wce400\armv4i. Change wce400 to wce500 for your Windows Mobile 6.x devices.

To allow remote debug connection on device, you have to start ConnmanClient2.exe and then CMAccept.exe on the device.

Visual Studio setup

Open menu Tools-Options and navigate to Device Tools-Devices. Select the platform for your windows mobile device and then a Devices entry. Click on [Copy] to create a new entry for your device and name it, for example, RemoteDebug. Select your new RemoteDebug entry and click [Properties]. Normally all devices use ActiveSync settings. We will switch to a TCP/IP setup. In RemoteDebug's Properties dialog select Transport=TCP Connect Transport. Click [Configure] In Configure TCP/IP Transport Dialog select option "Use specific IP address" and enter the IP address of the device.Then close the VS dialogs by clicking the [OK] buttons.

Now, you can start deployment and debugging from visual studio using the fixed IP address instead of an ActiveSync one.

Notes

Be aware that you have to start deployment and/or debugging within some time frame after you started ConnManClient2 and CMAccept on the device.

Automatic Device side Setup

I can provide an automatic install of the device side files later the day.

Download/Upload files on device

You can copy or download the device side remote debugger files either using a memory card or by providing them (single or as cab) on a web server in your network, that you can browse with the device and download.

Sources, MSDN