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Reminders – Data Technology PRO MASTER 2500 User Manual

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ProMaster 2500 V8.7 User Notes

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Reminders

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Data I/O’s Web Site Replaces ‘Device List on Disk’
Have you been using the ‘Device List on Disk’ for your device information? As we

announced in an earlier edition of these User Notes, we upgraded our device support

and information tools to take advantage of the power, speed, and accessibility of the

World Wide Web. Since the release of V6.1, all our device support information, device

footnotes, and capacitor block configuration information is on the Web. Our Web

address is http://www.dataio.com. Data I/O has stopped distributing the Device List

on Disk. If you would like a device list, download it from

http://www.dataio.com/ftp/device_lists/pm2500.txt

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Changes to Computer Remote Control (CRC) in V6.8
Beginning with V6.8, new CRC commands were added for:

Programmer type query

Device type query

Device Electronic ID query

Fill RAM with non-repeating test pattern

Device list query

Selection for checksum type

Stand-alone device erase operation

Updating programmer software

For specific information about these new CRC commands, please see the updated

UniSystem Computer Remote Control application note (983-0490-005) available on

the Data I/O Web site at http://www.dataio.com.

Beginning in V6.7, the 49] command in CRC mode first issues a prompt before

returning to Terminal Mode so that XPI programmers can return an error message if

nothing is connected to the serial port.

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Changes to Terminal Mode in V6.8
Beginning with V6.8, the “Device Configure Edit” screen appears under the Main

Menu in Terminal Mode when a device is selected with options that can be edited.

For all other device types, the More Commands menu is positioned lower on the

screen than in previous versions. Note that the “Device Configure Edit” screen is also

still available from the More Commands/Device Checks/Device Configure menu.

The appearance of the “Device Configure Edit” screen changed in V6.8. With some

newer sectored devices, it became possible to set the Begin Device and Device Block

Size parameters from the “Device Configure Edit” screen. Also, the control-K option

(^K) was added in V6.8. Pressing ^K changes the display and entry of sector

information to an abbreviated mode useful for devices with a large number of sectors.

Please refer to the Help feature for more information.

Device operation block limit parameters are reset to defaults whenever a new device

type is selected. In earlier versions, device operation block limit parameters were

reset only if their values exceeded the size of the newly selected device.