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Embedded OS Introduction
and Driver Support
Embedded OS Introduction
Advantech's Fanless Box PCs provide an embedded operating system solution offering
a pre-configured image with optimized onboard device drivers. Advantech's Fanless Box
PCs support the three most popular operating systems: Windows CE 6.0 R2 Windows XP
Embedded SP2 Rollup 1.0 and Embedded Linux. These operating system fulfill the toughest
requirements of complete functionality, high reliability, minimized cost and low power
consumption. These Fanless Box PCs quickly prove themselves to be an application-ready
platform that saves time and energy in launching projects.
Real-Time Windows CE Meets Time-critical Demands
Windows CE, published by Microsoft, is a robust, compact and highly efficient “hard” real-
time operating system that quickly satisfies any customized high-performance embedded
applications. It also provides enterprise-scale protection with demanding network security
mechanisms, including Kerberos Security Protocol, Extensible Authentication Protocol,
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and so on. Furthermore, Windows CE supports the latest
stack network standard, IPv6 that provides more IP addresses than the previous standard,
IPv4. Windows CE possesses robust core OS services and complete networking services
to offer users an ideal embedded development platform.
WinXPe Provides Applications Compatible to Windows XP
Windows XP Embedded is a componentized version of Windows XP Professional, which is
based on Windows XP Professional binaries and features the latest multimedia (Windows
Media Player 11, DirectX 9.0c), browsing (Internet Explorer 7.0) technologies, security,
Remote Desktop Protocol 6.0 and File-Based Write Filter (EWF). You can seamlessly
integrate specific applications into Windows XP Embedded with minimum effort.
Open Source Embedded Linux Offers a Cost-effective Alternative
Embedded Linux is a famous, UNIX compatible, open source embedded operating system
which ports the Linux kernel to a specific CPU and board installed into the embedded
device. Advantech offers Embedded Linux installation CD for x86-based products and
supports Fedora Core 4 and RedHat 9.0 kernels. In the Embedded Linux, it features
X Windows, browsing (Dillo), PDF viewer (XPDF), FTP (GFTP), IPv6 and software
management (RedHat Package Manager) in 50MB image size.
Driver Packages Provided for Popular Linux Distributions
Customers can install standard Linux distributions on UNO series Fanless Box PCs, and
Advantech provides drivers for much of the hardware, with supported distributions and
version listed below:
Debian 3.1r0, 4.0
Fedora Core 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Mandrake 10.1
Mandriva 2006, 2008
opensuse 10.3
Redhat 9
RHEL 4, 5
SuSE 9.2, 9.3, 10.1
Ubuntu 6.06, 8.04
If your distribution is not on the list, please contact us for further assistance.
Windows CE Software Support
Applications
and Services
Development
The combined Web and application services of Windows CE provide
unsurpassed opportunities to build smart, mobile, and connected devices
that have access to Windows operating systems, applications, databases,
and the Internet.
Active Template Library (ATL)
C Libraries and Runtimes
Component Services: Component Object Model (COM) and
Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM)
Device Management
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Client
Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ)
Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC)
Object Exchange Protocol (OBEX)
Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) Toolkit
Microsoft .NET Compact Framework
XML
Applications:
End User
Ready-to-use applications perform common tasks based on underlying
services, providing rapid application deployment within specific classes
of devices, such as mobile handheld devices, data collection devices, and
thin clients.
Microsoft ActiveSync
®
CAB File Installer/Uninstaller
Help
Remote Desktop Connection
Core Operating
System Services
Core operating system services contain data on the Windows CE kernel
and other features common to all Windows CE platforms. The core
operating system services enable low-level tasks from process threads to
memory management, and provide some file system functionality.
USB Host Support
Kernel Features
Real-Time Support
Fonts
Communication
Services and
Networking
Windows CE provides networking and communications capabilities that
enable devices to connect and communicate securely with other devices
and people over both wireless and wired networks.
Networking Features: Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol
(PEAP), firewall, Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) 5.1,
utilities, Universal Plug & Play (UPnP), TCP/IP, TCP/IPv6
Local Area Network (LAN): 802.1x, 802.3, 802.5, Wireless Protected
Access
Wide Area Network (WAN): dial-up networking, point-to-point,
telephony API
Servers: File Transfer Protocol (FTP), telnet, Web server, Remote
Access Service (RAS)
File Systems and
Data Stores
File systems and data stores enable devices to compress, store, or read
data from RAM or ROM and have varying responsibilities from filtering
to partitioning.
File System
Registry Storage
Multimedia
and Browsing
Services
The Internet connectivity modules enable you to build sophisticated
Internet access devices. Off-the-shelf protocols are available at various
levels to provide multiple Internet access options. Windows CE includes
the high performance Microsoft DirectX
®
API and Microsoft Windows
Media
®
technologies found on desktop computers, enabling high-
performance audio, video, and streaming media services on Windows
CE–based devices.
Internet Explorer 6.0 for Windows CE
Scripting (Microsoft Jscript
®
5.6, VBScript 5.6)
Security
Security services supported in Windows CE 5.0 help users to connect
securely over networks and between specified devices, enabling better
protection of personal content and data.
Authentication Services
Kerberos
Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
Cryptography Services
CryptoAPI 1.0 with High Encryption Provider
Shell and User
Interface
Ready-to-use, built-in user interfaces (UI) and UI services can save you
considerable time when you want to create the sophisticated, easy-to-use,
graphical devices that users demand.
Graphics, Windowing, and Events
Shell
User Interface (customizable UI, software input panel)
