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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.

You can download the API in Advantech support website.

4.2.1 Software API

4.2.1.1 Control

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.

4.2.1.2 Monitor

Watchdog

A watchdog timer (WDT) is a device that performs a specific

operation after a certain period of time if something goes

wrong and the system does not recover on its own. A watch

dog timer can be programmed to perform a warm boot

(restarting the system) after a certain number of seconds.

Hardware Monitor

The Hardware Monitor (HWM) API is a system health super-

vision API that inspects certain condition indexes, such as

fan speed, temperature and voltage.

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