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Real-Time Clock Hardware Considerations (Windows CE 5.0)

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For information about developing device drivers for a specific type of device, see Windows CE Drivers.

The real-time clock hardware manages the date and time. For informational purposes, the user interface displays the date and time.

The real-time clock must have an alarm and a backup battery. When appropriate, the alarm generates events to wake the system from stand-by.

Certificate validation and key validation rely on the real-time clock to verify whether they have expired.

For more information about real-time clocks, see Real-Time Clock.

See Also

Hardware Architecture Diagram for Networked Media Devices | Core OS Services | Developing a Board Support Package | Developing a Device Driver | Developing an OEM Adaptation Layer | CETK Tests

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