Windows CE restart every 24 hours

[Dennis2015]

Hello,

I want to restart my Windows CE Controller every 24 hours because my Webserver applications has run out of memory and a restart will fix the problem.
I read that I have to put an EXE file for it in the Windows Startup folder. Which code I need to generate the EXE File.
Or are there any other solutions?

Thanks

Bye

[Codeplug]

What version is CE is it?
Do you have the ability to "remote run" an application on the device? Or even put new files on the device?

gg

[Dennis2015]

The version is Windows Embedded Compact 7.
I only have the option to make a remote via network with the program CERHOST.EXE

gg

[Codeplug]

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x86 or ARM? Do have an IDE to compile programs for your target?

gg

[2kaud]

I want to restart my Windows CE Controller every 24 hours because my Webserver applications has run out of memory

Isn't the real question why it keeps running out of memory? Is there a memory leak somewhere?

[GCDEF]

Isn't the real question why it keeps running out of memory? Is there a memory leak somewhere?

That's what I was thinking. Regardless, restarting the program should be sufficient.

[ahoodin]

May we ask if it is a homegrown solution or is it a commercially available product with a memory leak?

[Arjay]

Can you restart the webservice application?

[Dennis2015]

It's ARM and donÄt have an IDE yet.

Yes thats the right question but I checked it and it looks like the windows CE network connection. If there comes many network terminations (which is normal in WLAN networks) the webserver applications runs out of memory.
So the easiest way to fix the problem is to restart the controller every day at 00:00 am because the error comes every two days.

[Codeplug]

The easiest solution is probably to get a wall socket timer: http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&key...l_6wo46poof5_b

There is no standard support for a programmatic "reboot" in CE. You would need that support in a "board SDK" provided by the OEM. (I forgot that's what I've been using on CE, but using ExitWindowsEx() for everything else...)

gg

[ahoodin]

Hmmm...looks like there may be a few options though...
http://forums.codeguru.com/showthrea...-restart-WinCE

http://www.ingenuityworking.com/know...nto-boost.aspx

[Codeplug]

Good find. Looks like SetSystemPowerState(NULL, POWER_STATE_RESET, 0) is the standard way to "reboot" in CE.

gg

[Dennis2015]

Thanks!

What do you think about it:

#include "stdafx.h"
#include <windows.h>
#include <commctrl.h>
#include <Pm.h>

int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
    SYSTEMTIME tSysTime;
    GetSystemTime(&tSysTime);

    if (tSysTime.wYear!= 2005)
    {
        int delay = 1000 *60 * 60 * 48;// 48 Hrs
        Sleep(delay);

        //windows Mobile
        //ExitWindowsEx(2,0);

        //windows CE
        return (int)SetSystemPowerState(NULL, POWER_STATE_RESET, 0);

    }

    return 0;
}

Can I easly compile it with Dev-C++?

[Dennis2015]

or like this:

[DllImport("coredll.dll")]
    private static extern bool KernelIoControl(Int32 IoControlCode, IntPtr InputBuffer, Int32 InputBufferSize, byte[] OutputBuffer, Int32 OutputBufferSize, ref Int32 BytesReturned);
    private const uint FILE_DEVICE_HAL = 0x00000101;
    private const uint METHOD_BUFFERED = 0;
    private const uint FILE_ANY_ACCESS = 0;

    private static uint CTL_CODE(uint DeviceType, uint Function, uint Method, uint Access)
    {
        return ((DeviceType << 16) | (Access << 14) | (Function << 2) | Method);
    }

    public static void softReset()
    {
        byte[] OutputBuffer = new byte[256];
        Int32 OutputBufferSize, BytesReturned;
        OutputBufferSize = OutputBuffer.Length;
        BytesReturned = 0;

        Int32 IOCTL_HAL_REBOOT = (Int32)CTL_CODE(FILE_DEVICE_HAL, 15, METHOD_BUFFERED, FILE_ANY_ACCESS);

        KernelIoControl(IOCTL_HAL_REBOOT, IntPtr.Zero, 0, OutputBuffer, OutputBufferSize, ref BytesReturned);
    }

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1...-with-emdk-2-6

[Codeplug]

For C++, you'll need a "board sdk" from the OEM. It will integrate with VS 2008 or higher. This will allow you to build targets for that device.

For .NET I have no idea.

gg