User`s manual

V2416 WinXP User's Manual Introduction
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Overview
V2416 embedded computers come with four RS-232/422/485 serial ports, making it ideal for connecting a wide
range of serial devices. The dual 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet ports offer a reliable solution for network
redundancy, delivering continuous operations for data communication and management. As an added
convenience, the V2416 computer has six DIs and two DOs for connecting digital input/output devices.
In addition, the CompactFlash and USB sockets provide the V2416 computer with the reliability needed for
industrial applications that require data buffering and storage expansion. Most importantly, the V2416
computer comes with 2 removable slots for inserting additional storage media, such as hard disks or SSD drives;
it also supports hot swapping for convenient, fast and easy storage expansion. The V2416 provides
user-defined programmable LEDs and a related API for storage management, supporting storage plug/unplug
functionality, automatic storage removal and storage status display. Moreover, API Library is included for easy
development and storage capacity notification.
Pre-installed with Windows Embedded Standard 2009, the V2416 provides programmers with a friendly
environment for developing sophisticated, bug-free application software at a low cost.
Software Specifications
The software features of the V2416-XPE embedded computers are listed below:
Application Development Environment
The V2416 is fully compatible with the XP Professional Development Environment.
The V2416’s use of Windows Embedded Standard 2009 with SP3 provides the following common, popular
application development features that make programming convenient and easy.
Every application that runs in Windows XP can be executed in the V2416, so there is no migration cost.
Windows Embedded Standard 2009 is based on the same binary files as Windows XP Professional; Windows
Embedded Standard 2009 enables you to rapidly develop reliable and full-featured connected devices.
• Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5—This component includes the common language runtime (CLR) and
the .NET Framework class library.
• Active Directory Service Interface (ADSI) Core—Provides the basic functionality for ADSI. This
component routes any requests to the corresponding provider according to the path it is provided.
• Active Template Library (ATL) —Supports ATL applications.
• ASP.NET 2.0—A unified Web application platform that provides the services necessary to build and deploy
enterprise-class Web applications.
• Certificate Request Client & Certificate Auto enrollment—This component includes the common
language runtime (CLR) and the .NET Framework class library.
• COM Base—Component Object Model (COM) includes a programming model and a set of application
programming interfaces (APIs), and does not include a dedicated user interface.
• Common Control Libraries—(Side by Side) the component provides common user interface (UI)
controls.
• Common File Dialogs—Support for common dialog boxes.
• Direct3D—The infrastructure for two-dimensional and three-dimensional graphics.
• DirectPlay—Provides a networking API that can enable any application to operate over both a peer-to-peer
and client/server topology.
• DirectShow—Base filter graph and device enumeration support for all DirectShow applications. This
component also provides most DirectShow filters.