Introduction - ICP DAS USA WP-8000-CE7 Series User Manual

1. Introduction

This chapter provides an overview of the WP-8000-CE7 and its components, and introduces the
fundamental concepts for user familiar with the WP-8000-CE7.
The WP-8000-CE7 is the new generation Windows CE 7.0 based PAC (Programmable Automation
Controller) of ICP DAS. Each WP-8000-CE7 is equipped with a Cortex-A8 (1.0 GHz) CPU running a
Windows CE 7.0 operating system, a variant of input/output ports (VGA, USB, Ethernet,
RS-232/485), and 1/4/8 expansion I/O slots that can be used to integrate high performance I-8K
(parallel-type) and I-87K (serial-type) series I/O modules.
Its operating system, Windows CE 7.0, has many advantages, including hard real-time capability,
small core size, fast boot speed, interrupt handling at a deeper level, achievable deterministic
control and low cost. Using Windows CE 7.0 in the WP-8000-CE7 gives it the ability to run PC-based
Control software such as Visual Basic.NET, Visual C#, Visual C++, SCADA software, Soft PLC and etc.
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