I second what Alex said about the locked-down nature. If you're migrating from Windows IoT Core, Windows 11 IoT Enterprise is a significant step up, offering more features and flexibility, but also requiring more careful configuration. For instance, managing drivers and peripherals can be more complex.
One thing to watch out for is the licensing. Understand the SKU you need and the terms associated with it, especially for commercial deployments. It's different from standard Windows licensing.
For quick prototyping, a MinnowBoard or an Intel NUC can be good starting points that offer more robustness than a Raspberry Pi for certain use cases.
Here's a snippet of how you might set up a background service using C# and .NET on an IoT device:
using System;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
public class IoTService
{
private Timer _timer;
public void Start()
{
Console.WriteLine("IoT Service Starting...");
_timer = new Timer(DoWork, null, TimeSpan.Zero, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30));
}
private void DoWork(object state)
{
Console.WriteLine($"Service performing work at: {DateTime.UtcNow}");
// Add your actual IoT-related logic here
}
public void Stop()
{
Console.WriteLine("IoT Service Stopping...");
_timer?.Dispose();
}
}
// Example usage:
// var service = new IoTService();
// service.Start();
// Thread.Sleep(Timeout.Infinite); // Keep service running