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IA260 WinCE User ’ s Manual Second Edition, April 2009 www .moxa.com/product © 2009 Moxa Inc. All righ ts reserved. Reproducti on without permi ssion is prohibited.[...]

IA260 WinCE User’s Manual The software d escribed in this m anual is furnished u nder a license agreement and may be used only in accordance with the term s of that agreement. Copyright Notice Copyright © 2009 Moxa Inc. All rights reserved. Reproducti on without permi ssion is prohibited. Trademarks MOXA is a re gistered tradem ark of Moxa Inc. [...]

Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 1-1 Overview ............................................................................................................................... ... 1-2 Model Descri ptions and Package C hecklist ..................[...]

1 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Microsoft® Windows® CE 6.0 is an open, scalable, 32-bi t operating syste m (OS) that allow s you to build a wide range of innovative, small f ootprint devi ces. A typical Wind ows® CE-based device is desi gned for a specific use, a nd often runs di sconnected from other computers, o r distributed as a front-en d to a c[...]

IA260 WinCE User’s Manual Introduction Overview The IA260 embedded co mputers feature 4 RS-232/422/48 5 serial ports, dual Ethernet ports, 8 digital inp ut channels, 8 di gital output cha nnels, VGA outp ut, 2 USB hosts an d a CompactFlash socket in a com pact, industrial-strength al uminum rugged casing . The DIN-Rail verti cal form factor makes[...]

IA260 WinCE User’s Manual Introduction y CBL-4PINDB 9F-100: 4-pi n header to DB9 fem ale console port cable, 100 cm y Universal Power Adapto r y Product Warranty State ment NOTE: Notify your sales representative if any o f the above items are missing or damaged. Product Features y Cirrus Log ic EP9315 ARM9 CPU, 200 MHz y 128 MB RAM on- board, 32 [...]

IA260 WinCE User’s Manual Introduction y XM L —Provides the Document Object Model (DOM) for XML-based function ality, supports XML Query Language (XQL) an d XPATH, Extensible Style Sheet Language Transformations (XSLT) that enable you to transform one class of XML docum ent into another, SAX2 support fo r event-based parsing of XML documents, i[...]

IA260 WinCE User’s Manual Introduction Firmware Build Versions There are two ways to determine the version of your IA260-CE computer’s firmware. You will need to know the firmware version to identify which features you r IA260-CE supports. y Exam ine the welcome message after you log on to the com puter. y Log on to the web-based m anagement sy[...]

IA260 WinCE User’s Manual Introduction 1-6 The following table describes the com patible CompactFlash storage devices that have be en tested and found to be compatible with the IA260-CE. Vendor Device Name Size ScanDisk Ultra Ⅱ 1 GB Transcend Compact Flash 80X 512 MB Apacer Photo CIENO 2 GB Unigen Compact Flash card 128 MB Inserting a USB Mass [...]

2 2 Chapter 2 Getting Started In this chapter, we explain ho w to operate an IA26X-CE comput er from a PC. The PC will be referred to as a developm ent workstation and t he IA26X-CE com puter will be call ed the target computer. We describe the st eps needed for som e operations, such a s setting the system time, troubleshoot ing network co nnectiv[...]

IA260 WinCE User’s Manual Getting Started Powering on the IA260 To boot up the system, connect the power sour ce to the power input located on the computer’s top panel. It takes about 5 secon ds for the system to boot up. You will hear a clear “BEEP” sound when the boot up procedure is fin ished. Once the system is ready, the “Ready” LE[...]

IA260 WinCE User’s Manual Getting Started Boot Loader Three functions are provided to enhance the stability of the operating system. y Reset to default —This function allows users to load the factory default into the IA260. y Form at storage flash —C E 6.0 is a F A T -based system . The system cannot work well when the F A T table is crashe d[...]

IA260 WinCE User’s Manual Getting Started Changing the Network Settings The IA260-CE computer comes wi th two networ k interfaces. The default IP addresses and netmasks of the network interfaces are as follows: Default IP Address Netmask LAN 1 192.168.3.127 255.255.255 .0 LAN 2 192.168.4.127 255.255.255 .0 There are two m ethods to change the net[...]

IA260 WinCE User’s Manual Getting Started 2. Right click the LAN icon and the click Property . 3. Click OK . Another m ethod to change the network setting is via Serial Console. R efer to “Operati ng the IA260-CE C omputer via Ser ial Cons ole”, and connect the IA260. Type n etconfig -h to get help on this utility. 2-5[...]

IA260 WinCE User’s Manual Getting Started To illustrate how to match the settings to your application, let’s assume that your deve lopment workstation has a LAN port at 1 92.168.1.5, and the Domain Name Server (DNS) is at 192.168.2.6. In this case, you should issue the fo llowing command: > netconfig –n LAN1 –i 192.168 .1.5 –m 25 5.25[...]

IA260 WinCE User’s Manual Getting Started Operating the IA260-CE Computer via Telnet Before operating your IA 260-CE computer using a Telnet client, w e suggest that you change the network settings of the co mputer (see an earlier s ection) so that at least one of the two network ports is on t he same LAN as your development workst ation. Use a c[...]

IA260 WinCE User’s Manual Getting Started You can also just remove a user from a user group by using the comm and userdel –g <groupName> <newUserID> . For exam ple, > userdel –g yyyy xxxx user xxxx has been removed from group yyyy Changing t he Password— Please use “Sys tem Manager” to chan ge the Password. Adjusting the[...]

IA260 WinCE User’s Manual Getting Started Troubleshooting Network Connectivity The ipconfig tool prints the TCP/IP -related confi guration data of a host, including t he IP addresses, gateway, and DNS servers. > ipconfig /all Windows IP configuration Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: IP Address: 192.168.4.127 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 [...]

IA260 WinCE User’s Manual Getting Started Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) SNMP is the Internet Standard pr otocol for networ k management, and is part of the TCP/ IP protocol s uite. SNMP was de veloped to monit or and manage networ ks. It uses a distri buted architecture that consists of agents and m anagers: SNMP Agent The SNMP agent [...]

IA260 WinCE User’s Manual Getting Started Accessing Files through File Sharing The IA260-CE offers file shar i ng function so that remote computer can acc ess the IA260-CE to read the files. Follow the next steps to enable file sharing. 1. To enable file shari ng function, you nee d to rename the hos tname of the IA260-C E to avoid hostname col l[...]

IA260 WinCE User’s Manual Getting Started 2. Configur e the files you would like to share in th e IA260-CE. Use >netshare –h to configure the parameters. See the following figure. 3. When finished, you may access the IA26 0-CE from the remote computer. To use the function, click Start → Run and then input th e device IP (e.g., 1 92.168[...]

IA260 WinCE User’s Manual Getting Started 4. When you have successfully logg ed in the IA260-CE, you can vi ew the files in the shari ng folders of th e IA260-CE. A file server function is availabl e for transferring files to the IA-260-CE efficien tly. To use the function, click Start Æ Run and then input the device IP (e.g., 192.168.1 00.1).[...]

IA260 WinCE User’s Manual Getting Started From any com mand window (tel net or console), ty pe the “netshare -h” co mmand to display the followin g command synt ax: Configuring the FIFO You can enable or disable th e FIFO with the utility’s “setfifo” co mmand. For example, type “setfifo COM 1: 0” to disable t he FIFO of COM1, or typ[...]

3 3 Chapter 3 Management Tools The IA260-CE ready-to-run em bedded computers are network-centric platf orms designed to serve as front-ends f or data acquisition a nd industrial contr ol applications. D ue to the distribute d characteristics of the devices that these computer s control, they are often l ocated in remote locations sepa rate from the[...]

IA260 WinCE User’s Manual Management Tools System Information The first page displays the sy stem inform ation of the IA260-CE computer, includi ng the firmware version of the com puter, .Net CF version, the sy stem tim e, and system re sources, including main memory and file system usage. On the General tab, click the Enable Ultra DMA check box [...]

IA260 WinCE User’s Manual Management Tools Process (Thread) Monitoring/Control While run ning, the IA260-CE computer manages up to 32,000 appl ications. To view processes that are currently runn ing, click the Processes tab. To kill a process, click the kill button next to the process name. Services Monitoring/Control Some services, such as FT P,[...]

IA260 WinCE User’s Manual Management Tools You can also use SNTP t o adjust the time automatically. To do this, check mark the Enable check box unde r SNTP, and then cl ick Save Setti ngs . To maintai n normal operation of the computer, s ome listed services ca nnot be stopped. Such services do n ot have a check box next to them . Display The IA2[...]

IA260 WinCE User’s Manual Management Tools User/Group Management Use the Add button on the User/Group tab to assign specific services (s uch as ftp and tel net) to individual use rs and user groups. Use the Re move button to rem ove users. Use the Chang e Password utility to change the password. 3-5[...]

IA260 WinCE User’s Manual Management Tools Auto Launch Configuration Use the Auto Launch tab to specify which programs will execute automatically on boot up. Click the Add button to add pro grams to the list, and then restart the IA260-CE. Web Server Configuration You will n eed to use a Windows 20 00 or Windows X P machine for web administration[...]

IA260 WinCE User’s Manual Management Tools You can now create a new web site or create a virtual we b path for your we b application. You can also change the authenticati on for each web vi rtual directory. 3-7[...]

A A Appendix A Firmware Upgrade Procedure To upgrade the IA 260-CE firmware, you mu st down load the firmware upgrade installation file located on the software CD. The lat est firmware ve rsion can be downl oaded from the M oxa Download Center at http://www.moxa.com/suppor t/resource_category.aspx Use the following steps to upgra de the firmware. B[...]

IA260 WinCE User’s Manual Firmware Upgrade Procedure Select (3) Show Co nfigure to che ck the lo cal IP and server IP. After confirming the IP configuration, press ESC to r eturn to th e main menu . A-2[...]

IA260 WinCE User’s Manual Firmware Upgrade Procedure 3. Select (1) Firmware Update . Select (1) Load fr om LAN2 and then input the firmware file name (e.g., IA260CE_V 1.0_0704210.hfm) and press Ent er . A-3[...]

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