Embedded PC The modular Industrial PC for mid-range control. Embedded PC 1

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Embedded PC

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Embedded OS

Operating Systems

• Major differences

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The modular, real

The modular, real--time embedded OS for time embedded OS for small footprint & mobile 32

small footprint & mobile 32--bit intelligent bit intelligent connected devices

connected devices

The full featured embedded OS for PC

architecture

architecture--based solutions demanding the based solutions demanding the

richest applications and services

C X 1 0 0 0

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Windows Embedded Platform Differences Processor Processor Support Support Win32 API Win32 API Compatibility Compatibility Footprint Footprint Real

Real--timetime

x86 processors

Full Win32 API compatibility

Basic images from 8 MB

(

(BeckhoffBeckhoff experience 350 MB)experience 350 MB)

With 3

With 3rdrd _{party extensions}_{party extensions} _Native_Native_{: min 1 ms cycle}_{: min 1 ms cycle}

Basic images from 350 KB

(

(BeckhoffBeckhoff from 5 MB)from 5 MB)

Requires additional effort

Multiple processors

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CX Serie : XPE / CE Differences 300 MB – 380 MB OS / Image Größe 5 MB – 25 MB CE based software Embedded C++ VS2005 (C# / .NET) XCopy Update 64 MB CX9000 : 8 - 13 sec CX1000 : 15 - 20 sec CX1020 : 35 sec C++ / VB / Delphi ... .NET software implementation

Update per Image-Tool

Update of Image

yes

Third party Software

CX1000 : 150 sec CX1020 : 150 sec

min. Boottime

512 MB

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• Windows XP Embedded is the desktop OS for powerful embedded systems

• Windows XP Embedded is Windows XP broken into more than 10.000 components

• Target Designer and Analyzer helps setting up a system

• Windows XPE is scalable from 8MB to 1GB

• Since XP Embedded is binary compatible to Windows XP :

Standard TwinCAT works on XP Embedded

Install Third Party Software

Windows XP Embedded

The full featured embedded OS for PC

architecture

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based solutions

demanding the richest applications

and services

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Partition File system File system EWF EWF Read

An application tries to read data from the protected partition An application tries to write data onto the protected partition

Application

Depending on where the sector resides, EWF redirects the read

request to the appropriate

device. Overlay Overlay

(RAM or Disk)

Windows XP Embedded : Enhanced Write Filter (EWF)

EWF redirects all write requests to an overlay. Write Benefits of EWF

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Thin Clients Thin Clients Consumer Consumer Electronics Electronics In In--vehicle vehicle Navigation Navigation Voice

Voice--over IPover IP Devices Devices Medical Devices Medical Devices Industrial Industrial Automation Automation Mobile Mobile Handhelds Handhelds Set

Set--Top BoxesTop Boxes

Gateways

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Windows CE

Features:

Bluetooth

TCP/IP stack und WinSock 2.0 RAS server

remote desktop protocol (RDP) to terminal server UPnP device host und control point

secure socket layer (SSL)

Direct3D, DVD, Direct Music APIs

Internet Explorer 5.5 for CE + free Web Server supported CPU families:

ARM, StrongARM, XScale MIPS

(PowerPC support discontinued) Hitachi

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General advantages of Windows CE

Win32 API

32 bit multiprocessing + multithreading protected processes

256 thread priorities (cmp. NT = 15 priorities, TwinCAT = 64 priorities)

small resource footprint, smallest CE fits in 200 kb ROM/Flash genuine real-time capability starting with version 3.0

InstantOn capable e.g. X86 boot in approx. 10 s Embedded Visual Studio development tools

C++ Compiler Visual Basic

multitude of processors supported

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Restrictions of Windows CE

maximum 32 processes, but virtually unlimited threads maximum 32 MB address space per process

not binary compatible to desktop Windows (W9x, WNT, W2K, WXP)

desktop software will generally not function on a CE device driver support for PC hardware is not so good

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Development tools for Windows CE

Microsoft

Visual Studio.Net compiles all languages like C++, C#, VB to managed code (MSIL)

Embedded Visual C++ 4.0

cross-compiler for all “CE”-CPUs

development environment runs on WNT, W2K, WXP (is almost identical to Visual Studio for desktop)

entire tool-suite can be downloaded for free from the Microsoft Website

Third party

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Beckhoff Image : CE

Tool "CxConfig" key tool to offer most important diagnostic / configuration

Information / Configuration - Image Version

- TwinCAT Version

- RAS Configuration (User / rights) - Screen resolution

- FTP Server (Path / user / rights)

- SNTP Server (Simple Network Time) - Audio activation

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Windows CE : RDP / Remote Display

RDP : Remote Desktop Protokoll

• Remote control of XP-PCs at CE device • scalable :

view / mouse / sound / printer new : configure multiple PC

connections and swap with hot-keys

Remote Display

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Which TwinCAT components are available

on CE?

all TwinCAT runtime servers PLC, NC (Motion Control) TwinCAT system components

AdsDLL (now available fully featured for CE) TcScript (for ADS access from Java )

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TwinCAT and XP Embedded

Windows XP Embedded is the desktop OS for powerful embedded systems

Windows XP Embedded is Windows XP broken into more than 10.000 components

target designer and analyzer helps setting up a system Windows XPE is scalable from 64 MB to 1 GB

since XP Embedded is binary compatible to Windows XP:

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When to use Windows CE?

Decision criteria:

very low system footprint quick power on

no rotating storage media, no cooling fans

limited HMI and automation function requirements

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When to use Windows XPE?

medium system footprint quick power on

no rotating storage media, no cooling fans

extensive HMI and automation function requirements

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When to use Windows XP?

allow rotating storage media and cooling fans

extensive HMI and automation function requirements

office and general computing functions (word, excel, databases …)

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POWER

CX1000 boot up sequence

TwinCAT CE START TwinCAT CE Systemprozess lädt: TcPlcW32.dll TcNcW32.dll TcRTimeW32.dll TcIOW32.dll TcRouterW32.dll BOOT LOADER

Load WinCE image from Flash to RAM

BIOS

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Embedded CE / XPE : Which where available?

Bus-Controller CX9000 _{Embedded PC} IPC

Ethernet Panel CP66xx

CX1000

CX1020

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