Introduction - Symbol MC50 Integrator Manual

Introduction

Terminal Configuration Manager (TCM) is an application used to customize flash file system partitions for the mobile computer. The
most common use is to create an application partition hex file that contains the customer's application. TCM can also be used to load
hex files to the flash memory of the mobile computer.
The program resident on the mobile computer that receives the hex file and burns it to the flash memory is called Initial Program
Loader (IPL).
TCM scripts control customization of partitions. The scripts contain all the necessary information for building an image. The script is
a list of copy commands specifying the files to copy from the development computer to the partition.
TCM works with a pair of directory windows, one displaying the script and the other displaying the source files resident on the
development computer. Use standard windows drag-and-drop operations to add and delete files from the script window.
The Device Configuration Package (DCP) includes scripts used by Symbol Technologies to build the standard factory installed Platform
and Application partitions provided on the mobile computer. The standard Platform partition contains drivers while the Application
partition contains demo applications and optional components. The standard TCM scripts reside in the following folder:
C:\Program Files\Symbol Device Configuration Packages\MC50\v1.0\TCM Scripts.
Before creating a script to build a hex image, identify the files required (system files, drivers, applications,
etc.) and locate the files' source directories to make the script building process easier.
The process for building and loading a hex image using TCM includes:
• Starting TCM
• Defining script properties
• Creating the script for the hex image
• Building the image
• Downloading the hex image to the mobile computer.
The screen images used in this chapter are samples only; MC50 screens may differ slightly.
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