Loading And Executing Programs; Zmodem Downloads; Manufacturing Mode - Technologic Systems TS-2200 User Manual

TS-2200 User's Manual Technologic Systems
13 Loading, Executing and Debugging Programs
Two methods are available for transferring files between a desktop PC and your TS-2200: Zmodem
downloads, and Manufacturing Mode. Full descriptions of each are detailed below.
To make your program automatically execute at power up, just edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT file on the
Flash SSD drive and replace the name of the factory test program (EPC-DIAG.EXE) with yours.

13.1 Zmodem Downloads

Using the Zmodem protocol to send files to and from the TS-2200 is simple and straightforward. The
only requirement is a terminal emulation program that supports Zmodem, and virtually all do. If you are
using Windows 9X for your development work, the HyperTerminal accessory works well.
To download a file to the TS-2200 from your host PC, execute DL.BAT at the DOS command line on
the TS-2200 (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-2200 to your host PC, execute UL.BAT <FILENAME> at the DOS
command line on the TS-2200 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-2200 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 E.

13.2 Manufacturing Mode

The TS-2200 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-2200 and COM1 or COM2 of your
desktop computer. Next, the TS-2200 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-2200 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
Where <PATH> is the full path to the location where you copied the MFGDRV.SYS driver, and X is the
port on your host PC that the null modem cable is connected to (1 or 2).
The Flash SSD drive should now appear on the next free drive letter on your desktop computer
(usually the D: or E: drive). Simply copy your program onto the drive, and that's it!
You can create directories, edit files, and even execute programs on your desktop computer over the
Manufacturing Mode link just the way you would with a regular disk drive, just a bit more slowly.
When you are finished, turn off the TS-2200, remove the jumper, and turn it back on. Your program
will now execute every time the TS-2200 is turned on.
While Manufacturing Mode is in operation, the board LED provides feedback. While idle, the LED will
cycle on and off at approximately 1/2 Hertz. While data is being transferred, it will cycle much more
rapidly (anywhere from 5 to 1000 Hertz)
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