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4.1 Introduction

The mission of Advantech Embedded Software Services is to "Enhance quality of life

with Advantech platforms and Microsoft® Windows® embedded technology." We

enable Windows® Embedded software products on Advantech platforms to more

effectively support the embedded computing community. Customers are freed from

the hassle of dealing with multiple vendors (hardware suppliers, system integrators,

embedded OS distributors) for projects. Our goal is to make Windows® Embedded

Software solutions easily and widely available to the embedded computing commu-

nity.

4.2 Value-Added Software Services

Software API: An interface that defines the ways by which an application program

may request services from libraries and/or operating systems. Provides not only the

underlying drivers required but also a rich set of user-friendly, intelligent and inte-

grated interfaces, which speeds development, enhances security and offers add-on

value for Advantech platforms. It plays the role of catalyst between developer and

solution, and makes Advantech embedded platforms easier and simpler to adopt and

operate with customer applications.

4.2.1 Software API

4.2.1.1 Control

GPIO

General Purpose Input/Output is a flexible parallel interface

that allows a variety of custom connections. It allows users to

monitor the level of signal input or set the output status to

switch on/off the device. Our API also provide Programmable

GPIO, which allows developers to dynamically set the GPIO

input or output status.

SMBus

SMBus is the System Management Bus defined by Intel Cor-

poration in 1995. It is used in personal computers and serv-

ers for low-speed system management communications. The

SMBus API allows a developer to interface a embedded sys-

tem environment and transfer serial messages using the

SMBus protocols, allowing multiple simultaneous device

control.

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