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Topfield Application Program

Chapter 8

Topfield Application Program

If you are good at programming with C++ language, you can
make a program executable in the digital receiver. We call
this Topfield Application Program (TAP). In making a TAP,
it is recommended to use Diab compiler of Wind River, whose
web site address is

http://www.windriver.com

. Some vari-

ants of GCC compiler also might perhaps be available as a
compiler for TAPs. You can get the Application Program In-
terface (API) libraries for TAPs from the Topfield web site,

http://www.i-topfield.com

.

Your TAPs will be run under the following conditions:

• Their extension name is tap. If they have any other ex-

tension name, they will be ignored.

• They are in the Program Files folder. If they are in other

folders, they will be ignored.

For how to transfer your program to the digital receiver, refer
to §

7.7

.

To run a TAP in the digital receiver, perform the following
steps: