The Menu System - Atari Lynx FlashCard User Manual

The Menu System

Displaying the Menu
After connecting the FlashCard to the computer and establishing the connection to the
Terminal Program (On HTerm: Set the correct COM-Port then click "Connect" – See Pg 15
"Short Introduction to HTerm" for more details) you can display the Menu by pressing the
"Anykey" on the FlashCard.
The menu items are displayed in the following order:
Flash, 93C46, Baudrate, Mode, Language and System
Entering Commands
After entering the Letter / Number command (shown below) in Brackets "[ ]" you have to
press "Return" or "Enter." The action is then executed or the setting is changed.
Remember, the setting that is marked with a big "X" is the current one.
After the following actions, a series of equals-sign "=" will be displayed: FLASH(all),
"93C46" (all) and SYSTEM (only "system info") .
Default Settings are displayed as underlined text.
Unexpected Commands or Amount of Data
The FlashCard won't react to unknown or unexpected Commands.
When an unexpectedly large amount of data is sent or if commands are sent while the
FlashCard isn't able to process, the following message might come up:"Stop upload and
press Anykey." In this case, abort any running operations and press the "Anykey" on the
FlashCard.
FLASH
content: xxxxxxxx (Available with Firmware 1.40)
If bin/lyx-file is used, „bin-file" is shown
If o-file is used, „*.o-file" is shown
if lnx-file is used, the filename stored in the header of the lnx-file is shown
No content is shown if the Flash-Chip is erased
[w] write [v] verify
Write: After entering "w" the Flash Memory will be deleted. During the delete process, the
Status-LED will flash red and green and the message "Erasing memory" will be displayed,
followed by an increasing number of dots. The number of dots will vary depending on how
much memory is in use.
1.01: Depending on how much memory is used, the number of dots will vary. With
128/256K it is up to 40 dots, with 512K it is up to 80.
In case the delete takes abnormally long (more than 100 Dots) the FlashCard should be
Seite - 11 -