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Boot sequence – Symbol Technologies VRC 6940 User Manual

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VRC 6940 Product Reference Guide

Boot Sequence

The first time a new terminal powers up:

1.

A:\config.sys

loads drivers.

2.

A:\autoexec.bat

calls and runs

B:\autoexec.bat

.

3.

B:\autoexec.bat

loads the application files contained in the

LWP.HEX

file by

decompressing them into an application subdirectory on E:\ (see

LAN WorkPlace

(LWP) Software

on page B-3

).

4. A second batch file displays a menu with terminal configuration options.

5. A third batch file loads the protocol stack to enable application-to-host connections.

If the terminal boots and the Spectrum24 radio card has no parameters, the terminal runs the
CFG24 software so that you can configure the radio card. Chapter 3 describes how to
configure the radio card.

If the Spectrum24 radio card has parameters, the terminal tries to connect to an AP. If it can
connect, the terminal starts a session and continues to boot normally. If it can’t find an AP,
the screen displays a

NOT ASSOCIATED

message, and a DOS prompt appears. At this point

you can run the DIAG24 ping utility (see

page 6-5

).

After you have started the terminal, and LWP.HEX has installed the utility files into their
appropriate directories, you can install end-user applications onto the terminal. When you
transfer a new HEX image onto the terminal, it overwrites the LWP.HEX image. The Program
Loader then installs the new HEX image by converting the ASCII data stream into files to be
stored in non-volatile flash memory on the B:\ drive.

E:

1MB

Flash

This drive is normally read-only, although it can be
controlled by application programming on drive B.
The LWP hex image copies these utilities into this
space:
• BOOTP
• CFG24
• DIAG24
• FLASH.BAT

Table B-1. VRC 6940 Drives

Drive

Size

Type

Contents