Advantech AIMB-212 User Manual page 67

4.2.1.2 Display
Brightness Control
Backlight
4.2.1.3 Monitor
Watchdog
Hardware Monitor
4.2.1.4 Power Saving
CPU Speed
System Throttling
The Brightness Control API allows a developer to interface
Embedded device to easily control brightness.
The Backlight API allows a developer to control the backlight
(screen) on/off in Embedded Device.
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.
The Hardware Monitor (HWM) API is a system health super-
vision API that inspects certain condition indexes, such as
fan speed, temperature and voltage.
Make use of Intel SpeedStep technology to save the power
consumption. The system will automatically adjust the CPU
Speed depend on the system loading.
Refers to a series of methods for reducing power consump-
tion in computers by lowering the clock frequency. These API
allow user to lower the clock from 87.5% to 12.5%.
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