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Configuration
If you will not be using the default configurations for downloading, you will need
to edit the configuration file to match your system configuration. If the default
values shown below are correct for your setup, you can proceed to the
appropriate downloading instructions.
The configuration defaults for MS-DOS systems are:
• Download program searches for drivers in current directory.
• Execution Log is OFF (log to screen only).
• All drivers in current directory will be downloaded.
• COM1 is used for output.
• Baud rate is 9600.
• 1 stop bit is used
• NRAM size is zero.
• RDISK size is zero.
The configuration defaults for GPIB systems are:
• Download program searches for drivers in current directory.
• Execution Log is OFF (log to screen only).
• All drivers in current directory will be downloaded.
• 80900 is used for the interface address when running from IBASIC. 70900
is used as the interface address when running in any BASIC environment
other than IBASIC.
• NRAM size is zero.
• RDISK size is zero.
Editing the
Configuration File
The configuration file (VXIDLD.CFG or VXIDLD_CFG) on your driver
distribution disk is shipped with all entries commented out. In this state, the
download programs will use the default values shown above. To activate or
change an entry, you must edit the file manually. The file is set up so that it can
be edited either by a standard text editor or word processor, or with a Basic
language editor. Comments and instructions are included in the file.
• The beginning of the useful information on each line is the part following
"linenumber REM" (the "linenumber REM" is ignored).
• All lines beginning with "# " are comments.
• Lines that start with "# # " are intended to remain comments.
• Lines that start with "# " are example lines that you may wish to activate
and/or modify. These are the actual configuration statements.
• Setting labels are not case sensitive, and should be separated from the
associated value by an equal sign ("= ").
• Unrecognized settings are ignored.
• If you activate more than one line for a setting that can take only one
value, the first value found for the setting will be used.
DIRECTORY= specifies the directory where you store your drivers and where
the driver programs will log information about their progress. The default is the
current directory. The directory specified must be writeable if you are doing
downloads using IBASIC or logging progress.
EXECUTION LOG = specifies the place to log information about the
program’s progress. The default location for this function is the screen. If you
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