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board for reference. The carrier board design guide provides pin definitions of the COM connector
with limitations and recommendations for carrier board design, so customers can have a clear
guideline to follow during their carrier board development. Regarding different form factors,
Advantech offers a complete pin-out check list for different form factors such as Q7, ULP and
RTX2.0, so that customers can examine the carrier board signals and layout design accordingly.
In addition, our team is able to assist customers to review the placement/layout and schematics
to ensure the carrier board design meets their full requirements. For software development,
Advantech RISC software team can assist customers to establish an environment for software
development and evaluate the amount of time and resources needed. If customers outsource
software development to a 3rd party, Advantech can also cooperate with the 3rd party and
provide proficient consulting services. With Advantech's professional support, the design
process becomes much easier and product quality will be improved to meet their targets.
Integration stage
This phase comprises HW/SW integration, application development, and peripheral module
implementation. Due to the lack of knowledge and experience on platforms, customers need to
spend a certain amount of time on analyzing integration problems. In addition, peripheral module
implementation has a lot to do with driver designs on carrier boards, RISC platforms usually have
less support for ready-made drivers on the carrier board, therefore the customer has to learn from
trial and error and finally get the best solution with the least effort. Advantech's team has years of
experience in customer support and HW/SW development knowledge. Consequently, we can
support customers with professional advice and information as well as shortening development
time and enabling more effective product integration.
Validation stage
After customer's ES sample is completed, the next step is a series of verification steps. In
addition to verifying a product's functionality, the related test of the product's efficiency is also an
important part at this stage especially for RISC platforms.
As a supportive role, Advantech primarily helps customers solve their problems in the testing
process and will give suggestions and tips as well. Through an efficient verification process backed
by our technical support, customers are able to optimize their applications with less fuss.
Furthermore, Advantech's team can provide professional consulting services about further testing
and equipment usage, so customers can find the right tools to efficiently identify and solve
problems to further enhance their products quality and performance.
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