Automation Device Interface (ADI)

The Automation Device Interface allows access to specific functions of B&R devices. The settings of this device can be read out and changed using the B&R Control Center applet in the Control Panel.

• Features:
• Changing display-specific parameters
• Reading out device-specific keys
• Updating the key configuration
• Activation of device-specific LEDs on a membrane keypad
• Reading out or calibrating control devices (e.g. key switch, handwheel, joystick, potentiometer)
• Reading out temperatures, fan speeds, statistical data and switch positions
• Reading out operating hours (power-on hours)
• Reading user settings and factory settings
• Reading out software versions
• Updating and backing up BIOS and firmware
• Creating reports about the current system (support assistance)
• Setting the SDL equalizer value for the SDL cable adjustment
• Changing the user serial ID

With the ADI Development Kit, functions of the B&R Automation Device Interface (ADI) can be accessed from Windows applications that were created with the following development environments, for example:

• Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0
• Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0
• Microsoft Embedded Visual C++ 4.0
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (or later)

• Features:
• A Microsoft Visual Basic module with declarations for the ADI functions
• Header files and import libraries for Microsoft Visual C++
• Help files for Visual Basic and Visual C++
• Sample projects for Visual Basic and Visual C++
• ADI DLL (for testing applications if no ADI driver is installed)

With the ADI .NET SDK, functions of the B&R Automation Device Interface (ADI) can to be accessed from .NET applications created with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (or later).

• Supported programming languages:
• Visual Basic
• Visual C++
• Visual C#

• Features:
• ADI .NET class library
• Help documentation files in HTML Help 1.0 format (.chm file) and MS Help 2.0 format (.HxS file)
• Sample projects and code snippets for Visual Basic, Visual C++ and Visual C#
• ADI DLL (for testing applications if no ADI driver is installed)