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This started as a bad translation from German.
A TPM has an embedded controller, although it is not part of the traditional embedded controller.
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== Tasks ==
 
An embedded controller typicallyoften has the following tasks:
*Receiving keystroke signals from both the keyboard and other buttons and switches (e.g., power-on button, lid switch)
*Turning the computer on and off
*Controlling the charging of the computer's [[battery]] or batteries
*[[Charge control]] of the [[batteries]]
*Thermal measurement and management including controlling the fans and responding to thermal emergencies
*Placing the actual computer system into a "sleep" mode ([[standby]]) and the reawakening of it (Resume)
*Control any [[LED]]s on the system
*Perform [[Cryptography|cryptographic]] functions as an embedded controller that is part of a [[Trusted Platform Module]] and not the traditional embedded controller.
*Optionally, remote diagnostics and remediation of a computer.
 
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*[[Advanced Configuration and Power Interface]]
*[[SMBus]]
*[[Shared Memorymemory]]
 
== Software ==