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Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ..................................................................................................1-1 Overview.................................................................................................................................. 1-2 Package Checklist .................................................................................................................... 1-2 Product Features .....................................................................
Appendix A Firmware Upgrade Procedure....................................................................
1 Chapter 1 Introduction Microsoft® Windows® CE 6.0 is an open, scalable, 32-bit operating system (OS) that allows you to build a wide range of innovative, small footprint devices. A typical Windows® CE-based device is designed for a specific use, and often runs disconnected from other computers, or distributed as a front-end to a centralized host.
V460 Series WinCE User’s Manual Introduction Overview The V460 series of x86 ready-to-run embedded computers is designed around the AMD LX800 and Geode chipset, which exhibits low power consumption and high reliability. In addition to the usual computer peripherals, the V460 integrates dual or quad LAN ports, 4 USB 2.0 hosts, and 4 serial ports, making the V460 into an ideal industrial embedded computer for handling not only communication tasks, but also applications that require advanced computing power.
V460 Series WinCE User’s Manual Introduction V462-T-XPE x86 Ready-to-Run Embedded Computer with AMD LX 800, VGA, Dual LANs, 4 Serial Ports, CompactFlash, PCMCIA, USB, Audio, WinXP embedded, Wide Temperature. V464-XPE x86 Ready-to-Run Embedded Computer with AMD LX 800, VGA, Quad LANs, 4 Serial Ports, CompactFlash, USB, Audio, WinXP embedded V464-T-XPE x86 Ready-to-Run Embedded Computer with AMD LX 800, VGA, Quad LANs, 4 Serial Ports, CompactFlash, USB, Audio, WinXP embedded, Wide Temperature.
V460 Series WinCE User’s Manual Introduction Product Features y AMD Geode LX 800@0.
V460 Series WinCE User’s Manual Introduction y Microsoft® .NET Compact Framework 2.0 with service pack 2 - It offers a choice of languages, initially Microsoft® Visual Basic® and Microsoft® Visual C#, and eliminates the common problems faced with language interoperability.
V460 Series WinCE User’s Manual Introduction Graphics and Multimedia Tools The V460 embeds high-performance multimedia technologies found on desktop computers. These technologies provide the V460 series with a friendly graphical user interface, and support waveform audio playback and capture. y Graphics Device Interface (GDI) - Provides information about the fundamental graphics architecture for Windows CE.
V460 Series WinCE User’s Manual Introduction Learning Firmware Build Versions There are two ways to determine the firmware version of the V460 embedded computer. This information is important for identifying which features are supported. y y Examine the welcome message after you logon the computer. Log on to the web-based management system (described in a later chapter) to view system information.
V460 Series WinCE User’s Manual Introduction Inserting a CompactFlash Card The V460 has a type II CompactFlash slot that supports cards of both types I and II. A mass storage card is considered to be secondary storage for the computer. When a mass storage card is inserted, the V460 creates a directory named “HardDisk” under the root directory, and the newly created directory serves as a link to the storage space. Before installing the CF card, please make sure that the system power is off.
V460 Series WinCE User’s Manual Introduction PCMCIA (V462 Only) The PCMCIA slot supports the CardBus (Card-32) Card standard and 16-bit (PCMCIA 2.1/JEIDA 4.2) Card standard. It supports +3.3V, +5V, and +12V at a working voltage of 120 mA. Wireless LAN card expansion is optional. Unmanaged Switch Ports (V466 Only) The V466 has an 8-port Ethernet switch with one Ethernet port for CPU tunnel.
2 Chapter 2 Getting Started In this chapter, we explain how to operate a V460 computer from a PC. For clarity, the PC will be referred to as a “development workstation,” and the V460 embedded computer will be called a “target computer.” In addition, we give steps for facilitating operations such as system time adjustment, troubleshooting network connectivity, etc.
V460 Series WinCE User’s Manual Getting Start Starting your V460 Computer Connect the CRT monitor or LCD monitor to the target computer, and then power it on by connecting it to the power adaptor. It takes about 15 to 20 seconds for the system to boot up. During the boot process, you will see the following startup screen with a progress bar. Once the system is ready, the Windows CE desktop window will appear.
V460 Series WinCE User’s Manual Step1: Getting Start Scan Disk (Automatically) The system will scan the disk automatically when you start the reset procedure. Step2: Reset to Default? (Y/N) After the disk scan is complete, the system will ask you to confirm that you want to reset to defaults. Press Y to reset to defaults. This will revert all settings to the factory default values. Step3: Clean all files and directories? (Y/N) You will be asked whether you want to delete all files and directories.
V460 Series WinCE User’s Manual Getting Start 2. Right-Click the LAN interface that you would like to configure and then click [property]. A configuration window will pop up. 3. Input the new IP address and netmask and then click OK. Using the Command Line to Configure Network Settings Use the netconfig utility to change network settings. Note that you can type netconfig -h to display the system’s help content for this utility.
V460 Series WinCE User’s Manual Ethernet Adapter Getting Start [PCI\RTL81392]: IP Address: 192.168.4.127 SubNet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Operating Your V460 Computer via Telnet Client Before operating your V460 computer from a Telnet client, we suggest that you change the network settings of the computer (see the previous section) so that at least one of the two network ports are on the same LAN as your development workstation.
V460 Series WinCE User’s Manual Getting Start User/Group Management User Group: You should assign specific services, such as ftp and telnet, to define user groups such that these services are accessible only by the users within the permissible user group. Three user groups, namely “ftpd,” “telnetd,” and “httpd,” were created by default for your convenience. Adding a Group: Use the command useradd –g to create a user group. \> useradd –g yyyy group yyyy has been added.
V460 Series WinCE User’s Manual Getting Start Adjusting Time Zone Setting the System Time Manually: Use the date, and time commands to query the current system date/time or to set a new system date/time. The system time is save in RTC. Stopping the system won’t affect the system time.
V460 Series WinCE User’s Manual Getting Start Adapter Index: 2 Address: 80 86 33 33 34 12 DHCP Enabled: NO Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: IP Address: 192.168.14.202 Subnet Mask: 255.255.248.0 Default Gateway: 192.168.15.254 Adapter Name: PCI\RTCENIC1 Description: PCI\RTCENIC1 Adapter Index: 3 Address: 78 56 34 91 cc dd DHCP Enabled: NO Host name: V460 Domain Name: DNS Servers: 192.168.1.
V460 Series WinCE User’s Manual Getting Start Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) SNMP is the Internet Standard protocol for network management and part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. SNMP was developed to monitor and manage networks. It uses a distributed architecture that consists of agents and managers: SNMP agent The SNMP agent is an SNMP application that monitors network traffic and responds to queries from SNMP manager applications.
3 Chapter 3 Management Tools The V460 of ready-to-run embedded computers are network-centric platforms designed to serve as front-end computers for data acquisition and industrial control. Due to the distributed characteristics of the devices that these computers control, they are often located near the devices in harsh environments, and are usually far away from system administrators.
V460 Series WinCE User’s Manual Management Tools System Information The first page displays the system information of the V460 computer, including the firmware version of the computer, .Net CF version, the system time, and system resources including main memory and file system usage. Serial Port Configuration The V460 contains 2 high-performance 3 in 1 serial ports and 2 RS-232 generic serial ports.
V460 Series WinCE User’s Manual Management Tools Process (Thread) Monitoring/Control At runtime, the V460 computer manages up to 32k applications. You can use the management system to monitor and control them. To view current processes, please click the Processes item on the tab bar. The running processes are then displayed. You can kill a process by clicking the kill button next to the process name.
V460 Series WinCE User’s Manual Management Tools You can also adjust the time automatically by using SNTP. Click on the check box to enable the service and click the button to activate. Some listed services cannot be stopped in order to maintain normal operation of the computer. Such services do not have a check box next to them. Automatic Launch We often put the executable file that we developed into the file system, and then we launch it by File Explorer.
V460 Series WinCE User’s Manual Management Tools Display The V460 VGA output works through a CRT connector to display the Windows CE desktop on an LCD monitor or CRT monitor. The default setting is 800x600, 16-bit, and 60 Hz. For general purposes, you should tune the setting to match your LCD or CRT specifications. In the Display setting window you can adjust the setting and then press Apply to save the settings. You must restart (reboot) the V460 computer so that settings will take effect.
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V460 Series WinCE User’s Manual Management Tools Auto Launch Configuration You can specify programs to execute automatically after booting up. Click the Add button to add the program and restart the V460 to execute these programs. Web Server Configuration You will need Windows 2000 or Windows XP for Web administration. Try to open an IE window and then navigate to http://192.168.3.127/WebAdmin (e.g,. the V460 network IP address is 192.168.3.127).
V460 Series WinCE User’s Manual Management Tools On this administration page, you can create a new web site or create a virtual web path for your web application.
4 Chapter 4 System Recovery The V460 series of ready-to-run embedded computers are Windows CE 6.0 OS platforms, and the internal file systems support FAT. Although it happens rarely, you may find on occasion that operating system files become damaged. In this chapter, we explain how to revert to the original OS configuration.
V460 Series WinCE User’s Manual System Recovery Recovery Environment The environment includes the hardware and recovery programs for conducting preliminary tests. Hardware The hardware used for system recovery includes a V460 computer and a bootable USB disk that contains the recovery programs. V460 series computer Bootable USB DISK (Recovery programs included) USB Port Recovery Programs We have created programs to recover system image files and executable files.
V460 Series WinCE User’s Manual System Recovery 2. Bios setup on the V460. a. Insert the USB disk into the V460 computer. b. Power on and press DEL to enter the bios setup menu. c. Select [Advanced] Æ [hard Disk Boot Priority] and then press Enter. d. In the setup menu, use ↑ or ↓ to select the USB device. e. Press + to move the device to the top, and then press ESC to exit the setup menu. f. Make sure the first boot device is “Hard Disk.” If not, press Enter to change it. g.
V460 Series WinCE User’s Manual System Recovery 3. System recovery a. If the bios setup is correct, the computer will restart and boot from the USB disk. b. Under command prompt, type cd ceboot c. In the c:\ directory type mkdisk to initiate the recovery procedure. d. When the execution is completed, power off and remove the USB disk. e. Power on the computer to activate the operating system.
A Appendix A Firmware Upgrade Procedure To upgrade the V460 firmware, you must download the firmware upgrade installation file. This firmware installation file is on the software CD. You may also download the latest file from the Moxa Download Center. The URL link of Moxa Download Center: http://web4.moxa.com/support/download_center.asp Use the following step-by-step procedure to update the firmware: 1. You will need the firmware file (e.g., V460_V1.0.07070311.exe). 2.
V460 Series WinCE User’s Manual Firmware Upgrade Procedure 6. Please allow at least one minute to complete the upgrade process. After the firmware has been upgraded successfully, press Y to keep the current network settings. Press N to reset to factory default values. 7. Press Y to reboot the target computer.
