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4.1
S/W Introduction
The mission of Advantech Embedded Software Services is to "Enhance quality of life
with Advantech platforms and Microsoft Windows embedded technology." We enable
Windows embedded software products on Advantech platforms to more effectively
support the embedded computing community. Customers are freed from the hassle
of dealing with multiple vendors (Hardware suppliers, System integrators, Embedded
OS distributor) for projects. Our goal is to make Windows embedded software solu-
tions easily and widely available to the embedded computing community.
4.2
Driver Installation
To install the drivers please just insert the CD into CD-ROM, select the drivers that
you want to install, then run .exe (set up) file under each chipset folder and follow
Driver Setup instructions to complete the installation.
4.2.1
Windows XP Professional
To install the drivers for Windows XP Professional, insert the CD into the CD-ROM, it
will auto-detect the hardware platform and then pop up with the "Embedded Comput-
ing Install Wizard box"; just select the drivers that you want to install then click Install
All Selected drivers. Follow the Driver Setup Wizard instructions; click "Next" to com-
plete the installation.
4.2.2
Other OS
To install the drivers for another Windows OS or Linux, please browse the CD to run
the setup file under each chipset folder on the CD-ROM.
4.3
Value-Added Software Services
Software API: An interface that defines the ways by which an application program
may request services from libraries and/or operating systems. Provides not only the
underlying drivers required but also a rich set of user-friendly, intelligent and inte-
grated interfaces, which speeds development, enhances security and offers add-on
value for Advantech platforms. It plays the role of catalyst between developer and
solution, and makes Advantech embedded platforms easier and simpler to adopt and
operate with customer applications.
4.3.1
SUSI Introduction
To make hardware easier and convenient to access for programmers, Advantech has
released a suite of API (Application Programming Interface) in the form of a program
library. The program Library is called Secured and Unified Smart Interface or SUSI
for short.
In modern operating systems, user space applications cannot access hardware
directly. Drivers are required to access hardware. User space applications access
hardware through drivers. Different operating systems usually define different inter-
face for drivers. This means that user space applications call different functions for
hardware access in different operating systems. To provide a uniform interface for
accessing hardware, an abstraction layer is built on top of the drivers and SUSI is
such an abstraction layer. SUSI provides a uniform API for application programmers
to access the hardware functions in different Operating Systems and on different
Advantech hardware platforms.
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