Special Note - Data I/O UniSite-xpi User Manual

Special Note

Session 14:
Loading from a Device
Session 15:
Loading Data from Disk
Sessions 16, 17, & 18:
Loading Data from a Port
UniSite-xpi User Manual
Keep Current algorithms are valid for one major release of software
because the Keep Current algorithms are included with the next release
of system software.
The following example illustrates a typical Keep Current scenario:
• In May, you update your system software to version X.4. At the same
time, you enroll in the Keep Current Subscription Service.
• In June, Technologies announces a new device, the Cruft 1263.
• A week later, Data I/O announces support for the Cruft 1263 and
places a Keep Current algorithm for the Cruft 1263 on the Data I/O
Web site.
• The next day, you go to the Data I/O Web site and download the new
algorithm for the Cruft 1263.
• In August, Data I/O releases version X.5 system software, complete
with the new algorithm for the Cruft 1263.
• You update your UniSite-xpi to version X.5 system software. The
algorithm for the Cruft 1263 is part of the system software.
With Keep Current algorithms, you get immediate device support, rather
than having to wait for the next release of system software.
The next five Sessions cover how to load programming data into
UniSite-xpi. Because each method applies to a different case, choose the
method that most resembles your situation. The three methods are listed
below and are explained briefly.
In this Session, you load device data from a previously programmed
device (a master device). If you do not have a master device and you still
want to follow the steps in the Session, you can use a blank device.
(Although the data loaded into UniSite-xpi will be blank, you will have a
chance to follow the procedures.)
In this Session, you load device data from UniSite-xpi's internal disk
drive. A sample data file has been provided on the UniSite-xpi System
disk for you to use.
In these Sessions, you load device data into UniSite-xpi from a host, such
as a PC or workstation connected to one of the serial ports on UniSite-xpi.
If you are using a PC, you need a terminal emulation package (like
Data I/O's HiTerm). If you are using a workstation, you need to know
how to transfer a file out of the workstation through the workstation's
serial port.
3. Getting Started
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