V460 Series WinXP Embedded User’s Manual Fourth Edition, May 2009 www.moxa.com/product © 2009 Moxa Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction without permission is prohibited.
V460 Series WinXP Embedded User’s Manual The Moxa software described in this manual is furnished under a license agreement and may be used only in accordance with the terms of that agreement. Copyright Notice Copyright © 2009 Moxa Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction without permission is prohibited. Trademarks MOXA is a registered trademark of Moxa Inc. All other trademarks or registered marks in this manual belong to their respective manufacturers.
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ..................................................................................................1-1 Overview.................................................................................................................................. 1-2 Product Features ...................................................................................................................... 1-2 Software Specifications .............................................................
1 Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Moxa’s V460 series of x86 ready-to-run embedded computers. This manual introduces the software configuration and management of V460 computers running the Windows XP Embedded operating system. For hardware installation, connector interfaces, setup procedures, and upgrading the BIOS, please refer to the V460 Series Hardware User’s Manual.
V460 Series WinXP Embedded User’s Manual Introduction Overview The x86 ready-to-run embedded computers in the V460 series are designed around the AMD LX800 and Geode chipsets, which exhibit low power consumption and high reliability. In addition to the usual computer peripherals, the V460 integrates dual or quad LAN ports, 4 USB 2.0 hosts, and 4 serial ports, making the V460 into an ideal industrial embedded computer for handling communication tasks and applications that require advanced computing power.
V460 Series WinXP Embedded User’s Manual Introduction Windows XP Embedded is based on the same binary files as Windows XP Professional; Windows XP Embedded enables you to speed up your development of reliable and full-featured connected devices. y Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 with service pack 2—This component includes the common language runtime (CLR) and the .NET Framework class library. y Active Directory Service Interface (ADSI) Core—Provides the basic functionality for ADSI.
V460 Series WinXP Embedded User’s Manual Introduction y RPC—Facilitates local remote procedure calls (RPCs) using the ncalrpc and ncacn_np protocol sequences, and provides support for dynamic endpoint resolution. The RPC name service provides remote procedure call (RPC) named services functionality, such as the RPC Locator. The RPC Named Service component exposes all RpcNs* RPC functions.
V460 Series WinXP Embedded User’s Manual Introduction y Time Service Core—Synchronizes a workstation's clock with other computers using the Network Time Protocol (NTP) version 3. For increased accuracy, this component also incorporates algorithmic enhancements from NTP 4. y Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)—Windows Firewall provides a barrier between your device and network connections to help reduce attacks by hackers, viruses, and worms across networks. Strongly recommended..
V460 Series WinXP Embedded User’s Manual Introduction Inserting a USB Mass Storage Device into the Computer Inserting a USB mass storage device will generate a new drive on the V460-XPE. The new drive should be visible in the File Explorer. Installing a CompactFlash in the Computer The V460-XPE has a type II CompactFlash slot that supports cards of both types I and II. The CompactFlash slot is designed as a secondary IDE device. It does not support “Plug and Play” or “Hot Swap.
V460 Series WinXP Embedded User’s Manual Introduction ATTENTION You must remove the power source first before inserting or removing the CompactFlash card. The operating system could crash if you insert or remove the CompactFlash card when the power is ON. This is because the V460-XPE does not support the CompactFlash “Hot Swap” and “Plug and Play” functions.
2 Chapter 2 Software Configuration In this chapter, we explain how to operate a V460-XPE computer directly or from a PC. Instructions are given on how to adjust the system time, troubleshoot network connectivity, and manage other functions. Some of these operations can be done with system commands after gaining access to the computer, and others can be done from the “Control Panel,” which is described in a later chapter.
V460 Series WinXP Embedded User’s Manual Getting Started Starting Your V460-XPE Computer Connect the CRT monitor or LCD monitor to the target computer, and then power it up by connecting it to the power adaptor. It takes about 30 to 40 seconds for the system to boot up. Once the system is ready, the Desktop will appear on your monitor. Resetting Your V460-XPE Computer y Reset Button A Reset button is located on the front panel of V460-XPE.
V460 Series WinXP Embedded User’s Manual Getting Started Operating Your V460-XPE Computer with a Telnet Client Use a crossover Ethernet cable to connect your development workstation directly to the target computer, or use a straight-through Ethernet cable to connect the computer to a LAN hub or switch. Next, use a telnet client on your development workstation to connect to the Telnet console utility of the target computer.
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V460 Series WinXP Embedded User’s Manual Getting Started Adjusting the System Time y Setting the System Time Manually: Use the date/time command line utility to query the current system date/time or set a new system date/time. y Date/Time Control panel: Go to the Control Panel and double click the Date/Time icon. y SNTP: In the Date/Time properties window, you can see the NTP server setting.
V460 Series WinXP Embedded User’s Manual Getting Started Starting and Stopping Services Select Start Æ Control Panel Æ Administrative Tools and double click Services. Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) To check SNMP agent capabilities on a target V460-XPE (e.g., suppose the network IP is 192.168.3.127) computer, log on to the workstation computer on which the SNMP manager resides and then type: \> snmpwalk -v 2c -c public 192.168.3.
V460 Series WinXP Embedded User’s Manual Getting Started Enhanced Write Filter The “Enhanced Write Filter” protects the contents of a volume on the target media volume by redirecting all writes to another storage location called on overlay. Use the following steps to enable the Enhanced Write Filter. 1. Type EWFMGR C: to check if the state of the Enhanced Write Filter is Disabled. 2. To enable the filter, type EWFMGR C: -enable. 3. Reboot the system to activate the change. 4.
V460 Series WinXP Embedded User’s Manual Getting Started Using the Battery Backed-up SRAM The V460 embedded computer has a 256 KB SRAM backed up by a battery for users to keep important data, and provides a robust design to prevents unstable power sources from damaging your system or your data. The data stored in this SRAM is available until the battery runs out of power. You can use the standard file IO API to read and write data.
V460 Series WinXP Embedded User’s Manual Getting Started Reading Data from SRAM // Persisted_SRAM_Read.cpp : Defines the entry point for the console application. // #include "stdafx.h" #include int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[]) { DWORD dwBackSize = 0; HANDLE hSRAM = NULL; // open the SRAM device driver hSRAM = CreateFile(L"\\\\.
3 Chapter 3 Management Tools The V460-XPE ready-to-run embedded computers are shipped with the Windows XP Embedded operating system already installed. This network-centric platform is designed to serve as a front-end for data acquisition and industrial control applications. A set of Windows XP management tools are installed on the V460-XPE computer to resolve management issues.
V460 Series WinXP Embedded User’s Manual Management Tool Computer Management [Control Panel] Æ [Administrative tools] Æ Computer Management. You can use the tools for a variety of tasks, such as disk partition, disk mount/dismount, and create/remove users. You can also check services in the Computer Management window. Component Services [Control Panel] Æ [Administrative tools] Æ Component Services. You can install/view/remove COM components with this tool.
V460 Series WinXP Embedded User’s Manual Management Tool Event Viewer [Control Panel] Æ [Administrative tools] Æ Event Viewer. Every V460-XPE event, including system, applications, and security events are logged in this event database. Internet Information Services (Web/FTP) [Control Panel] Æ [Administrative tools] Æ Internet Information Services. If you need to set up Web or FTP, you must use this tool for configuration purposes, and you can also start/stop HTTP/FTP services.
V460 Series WinXP Embedded User’s Manual Management Tool A default web page is located in the directory c:\Inetpub. Use this default page to test your web server. Follow the steps shown below to create the virtual directory. 1. Create a virtual directory by selecting Default Web Site Æ New Æ Virtual Directory. 2. Follow the virtual directory creation wizard and complete the steps to create the virtual directory c:\Inetpub.
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V460 Series WinXP Embedded User’s Manual Management Tool 3. When you complete the steps, the virtual directory WEB will appear under Default WEB Site. 4. On your desktop, type [IP Address]/WEB/Default.htm (e.g., 192.168.3.127/WEB/Default.htm). The following message will appear. The steps are indicated in the following sequence of diagrams.
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V460 Series WinXP Embedded User’s Manual Management Tool ODBC Data Source Administrator [Control Panel] Æ [Administrative tools] Æ ODBC. This database source configuration tool is for users to add, delete, or set up the data source, and then display information about the installed ODBS drivers. You can create a new data source or trace the calls to ODBC functions. Performance Monitor [Control Panel] Æ [Administrative tools] Æ Performance You can use this tool to monitor system and network resources.
V460 Series WinXP Embedded User’s Manual Management Tool Services [Control Panel] Æ [Administrative tools] Æ Services You can use this utility to start/stop/restart services. (e.g. If you do not need telnet service you can stop it and set the “startup option” to “manual”.
4 Chapter 4 System Recovery The V460-XPE ready-to-run embedded computers use a Windows XP Embedded platform. Although it happens rarely, you may find on occasion that the operating system files have been damaged. In this chapter, we describe how to recover your V460-XPE back to a normal status.
V460 WinXP Embedded User’s Manual System Recovery Recovery environment The recovery environment includes the V460-XPE embedded computer and a bootable USB disk with the recovery programs and system image file. Bootable USB DISK (Recovery programs and system image file included) V460-XPE USB Port Recovery procedures In this section, we describe the recovery procedure. Step 1: a. Format an Empty USB Disk.
V460 WinXP Embedded User’s Manual Step 2: a. System Recovery Create a Windows XP Embedded Bootable USB Disk. Copy the V460XPE.zip and USBBoot.zip from the recovery disk to a specific directory of your desktop machine. b. Right click the V460XPE.zip and extract V460XPE.zip to the desktop machine and you can see the V460XPE directory. c. Right click the USBBoot.zip and extract USBBoot.zip to the desktop machine and you can see the USBBoot directory d.
V460 WinXP Embedded User’s Manual Step 4: a. System Recovery Copy Windows XPE system files to DOM or CompactFlash Disk. If the BIOS setup is correct, it will restart and boot from the USB disk. b. Select and right-click the hard disk that you want to recover (e.g., New Volume D: for DOM or New Volume E: for CF card), and then select Format. c. Select the NTFS file system option and then click Start. d. Configure Windows Explorer to show hidden files (including protected operating system files). e.
V460 WinXP Embedded User’s Manual Step 5: a. System Recovery Setup BIOS back to Boot from DOM or CompactFlash Disk. Power on and press DEL to enter the bios setup menu. b. Select Advanced Æ Hard Disk Boot Priority and then press Enter. c. From the setup menu, use “↑” or “↓” to select the DOM or CompactFlash device. d. Press “+” to move up to the first priority, and press Esc to exit the setup menu. e. Select Exit Æ Save & Exit Setup and then press Enter. f. Choose Y to save to CMOS and then exit.
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