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TS-3200 User's Manual
14 Loading or Transferring Files
Three methods are available for transferring files between a desktop PC and your TS-3200: Compact
Flash (with TS-9500), Zmodem downloads, and Manufacturing Mode. Full descriptions of each are
detailed below. Other programs which use serial ports to transfer should work as well (for example,
FastLynx).
14.1 Developing with Technologic Systems TS-9500
The TS-9500 daughter board features a removable Compact Flash Card that behaves like a standard
IDE drive. This allows two different development methods.
1. Develop on a host system. Transfer files to the TS-3200 via the compact flash card on the TS-
9500. Technologic Systems offers a low-cost SanDisk ™ USB compact flash card interface for
your host system.
2. Transfer your development tools (e.g. Turbo C) onto the compact flash card. Now you can
compile, debug, and execute right on the TS-3200 target. The TS-9500 also provides full VGA
video, keyboard, and mouse interfaces necessary to work within most environments.
14.2 Zmodem Downloads
Using the Zmodem protocol to send files to and from the TS-3200 is simple and straightforward. The
only requirement is a terminal emulation program that supports Zmodem, and virtually all do. If you are
using Windows 95 or later for your development work, the HyperTerminal accessory works well.
To download a file to the TS-3200 from your host PC, execute DL.BAT at the DOS command line on
the TS-3200 (while using console-redirection from within your terminal emulator) and begin the transfer
with your terminal emulator. In HyperTerminal, this is 'Send File...' from the 'Transfer' menu.
To upload a file from the TS-3200 to your host PC, execute UL.BAT <FILENAME> at the DOS
command line on the TS-3200 and start the transfer in your terminal emulator. Many emulators,
HyperTerminal among them, will automatically begin the transfer themselves.
Occasionally there may be errors in transmission due to background solid state disk operations. This is
not a problem -- Zmodem uses very accurate CRC checks to detect errors and simply resends bad
data. Once the file transfer is complete the file is completely error free.
Please note that the utility used to perform Zmodem file transfers on the TS-3200 side is called DSZ,
produced by Omen Technologies. DSZ is shareware -- it is not free. If you decide to use it, you are
legally obligated to pay Omen Technologies. Currently the cost is $20. Further info is available in the
DSZ zip file located on the utility disk, and contact info for Omen Technologies is in Appendix G.
14.3 Manufacturing Mode
The TS-3200 has a special feature called 'Manufacturing Mode' which makes the on-board Flash SSD
appear as just another drive on your desktop computer using a DOS device driver and a serial cable.
First, connect a null modem cable between COM2 on the TS-3200 and COM1 or COM2 of your
desktop computer. Next, the TS-3200 must be placed in Manufacturing Mode. To do so, install jumper
JP1 and power cycle the unit. Manufacturing Mode will automatically start once the POST routines
have been executed. At this point, the TS-3200 will simply sit and wait for serial packets to arrive from
a host.
Now install the Manufacturing Mode driver on your desktop computer. To do so, simply copy the
MFGDRV.SYS device driver from the utility disk to anywhere on your desktop machine's hard drive.
Then insert the following line in your CONFIG.SYS file and reboot:
DEVICE=<PATH>\MFGDRV.SYS /UNIT=0 /BAUD=38K /PORT=COMX
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Technologic Systems
05/21/2009
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