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<concept id="GUID-2D977A02-5928-5441-8AE7-42A722F2A4B8" xml:lang="en"><title>User-Side Hardware Abstraction</title><shortdesc>The User-Side Hardware Abstraction (HAL) component provides a simple

interface for programs to read and set hardware-specific settings, for example,

the display contrast. </shortdesc><prolog><metadata><keywords/></metadata></prolog><conbody>

<p>A base port must define the attributes that clients can use on a phone,

and implement any functions that are required to get and set the attributes.</p>

<p id="GUID-4DA41221-40B9-5BC7-B2C6-7C6EB4522508"> To define attributes, you

must change the source of the <filepath>hal.dll</filepath> library and rebuild

it. Functions that get and set attributes are implemented as HAL handler functions

in kernel-side programs, for example, device drivers. </p>

</conbody><related-links>

<link href="GUID-8C22AF20-EE0E-5AD2-BEFD-FED5A7DBB09B.dita"><linktext>LCD   Extension</linktext>

</link>

<link href="GUID-54042C84-6216-5930-9CBF-BAF635CECD4D.dita"><linktext>Power HAL

  Handler</linktext></link>

</related-links></concept>