Rockwell Automation 6182 Industrial Computer for the Windows CE Operating System - Manual (Page 111)

Hardware Monitor
This chapter describes how to use the RAC6182 Hardware Monitor
application to do the following:
• Monitor the internal bus voltages and temperature
• Reset the Diagnostics LED
• View the Event Log.
The RAC6182 Hardware Monitor consists of a system software
application and a Control Panel user interface. The Hardware Monitor
system software continuously monitors the RAC6182 computer’s
internal 3.3V, 5V, and 12V power supply voltages, the 3V battery
voltage, and CPU board temperature.
If any of these diagnostic parameters exceed their preset limits, the
Hardware Monitor will enter a time-stamped record of the event into the
Event Log file. It will also turn on the front bezel Diagnostics LED,
indicating that a warning event has occurred. The Diagnostics LED will
remain lit until manually reset using the Hardware Monitor Control
Panel interface, even if the parameter returns to normal limits. There is a
500msec delay period between a warning event and its being recognized,
to "debounce" any boundary conditions and avoid spurious warnings
from being logged.
Enabling the Hardware Monitor
When shipped from the factory, the RAC6182 Hardware Monitor system
software is located at \Storage Card\Platform\HWMonitor.exe. A shortcut
to HWMonitor.exe is also loaded into the \Storage
Card\Windows\StartUp folder. The RAC6182 Computer is shipped with
the Hardware Monitor disabled. Use the Hardware Monitor Control
Panel interface to enable the Hardware Monitor. Once enabled, as long
as the shortcut is in \Storage Card\Windows\StartUp folder, the
Hardware Monitor will automatically start and run in the background
every time the RAC6182 Computer powers up.
The first time the Hardware Monitor is enabled, it will create the Event
Log file. This file is \Storage Card\Platform\HWMonitorEvent.Log, and
will remain persistent through future disables and enables of the
Hardware Monitor, unless manually cleared using the Hardware Monitor
Control Panel interface. All diagnostic events are time-stamped and
recorded in the Event Log file. The Event Log file contents can be
viewed using the Hardware Monitor Control Panel interface.
Chapter
11
Chapter Objective
Hardware Monitor System
Software