The software diskette – Dove Systems Starport DOS User Manual
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THE SOFTWARE DISKETTE
A. Contents
The program diskette is readable by PC computers running DOS (the StarPort software will not run
under Windows). The contents of the disk can be verified, if desired, by typing DIR at the DOS prompt
and pressing the
COMMAND.COM
DOS command processor
DOS
Directory holding DOS utility programs
MOUSE
Directory holding mouse drivers
CTMOUSE.TXT
Mouse driver documentation
CTMOUSE.COM
Serial port mouse driver
CTMOUSEP.COM
PS/2 mouse driver
MENU
Directory holding menu text and batch files
MANUAL
Directory holding this manual in WordPerfect and text formats
STARPORT
Directory holding StarPort programs and files
DATA.PRO
Data for show 1
DATA2.PRO
Data for show 2
STARPORT.EXE
StarPort software
INSTALL.EXE
StarCard configuration program (not used on StarPort)
CONFIG.PRO
StarPort configuration data (must be present)
LOCK.PRO
If present, autoloads show 1 on program start
START.EXE
Generates SP.BAT
STARTEST.EXE
Tests a StarPort
ST.EXE
Tests a StarPort
SP.BAT
StarPort startup batch file created by START.EXE
SP.OLD
Previous SP.BAT
AUTOEXEC.BAT
DOS startup batch file
DEMO.BAT
Same as autoexec.bat
B. System Configuration
The STARPORT program uses command line options to set up operation for use with the StarPort. The
INSTALL program is used only to configure the program for use with the StarCard (a card that fits inside
the computer). The command line options follow the name of the program (STARPORT) when the
program is started (either at the DOS prompt or through AUTOEXEC.BAT). The command line options
are not case sensitive.
The command line options available are:
LPT1
use printer port 1
LPT2
use printer port 2
LPT3
use printer port 3
RXnnn
receive nnn channels of DMX from manual controller
TXnnn
transmit nnn channels of DMX to dimmers
Z:
read and store show data on drive Z (typically Z is A, B, or C) instead of default drive
A few typical command lines are:
starport lpt1
use default settings on LPT1