Arcom SBC104, Technical Manual

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In remote disk setup, the SBC104, which is sharing its c:\ drive, is termed the Server. The other
system, the PC that will access and use the remote drives, is called the client.
Below are brief guidelines on using ROM-DOS Remote Disk. Run the file
A:\DOCS\RDUSER.EXE
from the utilities disk to obtain the full manual text.
Using ROM-DOS Remote Disk with Windows 3.11
1. Create a directory on your hard disk called REMDISK. Copy the files REMDISK.EXE and
REMQUIT.EXE from the utilities disk to this directory.
2. Add the line DEVICE=C:\REMDISK\REMDISK.EXE /b9600 /comN to the CONFIG.SYS file. Where
N is the COM port that the null modem cable is connected to. This will cause the client PC to
assign a drive for the SBC104 Flash memory. Turn off the client PC.
3. Complete the above section on Setting up the SBC104 in Remote Mode.
4. At the c:\ prompt in the terminal window, type: REMSERV c: /b9600 /com1. This will configure
the SBC104 on-board Flash for remote access. As the SBC104 is now running REMSERV it can not
be accessed through the terminal window until the Remote Disk utility is terminated.
5. Open the file manager and the SBC104 FlashFile

memory should appear as the D:\ drive or the
next available drive.
6. To terminate the remote disk utility open a MS-DOS window and type: REMQUIT. This will free
the SBC104 from running REMSERV and allow you to run programs on the SBC104 using the
terminal window.
Using ROM-DOS Remote Disk with Windows 95
Windows 95 differs from Windows 3.11 in the manner in which it controls the COMs ports. This can
lead to the Remote Disk utility working incorrectly. To avoid this, follow the steps below exactly:
1. Follow steps 1-4 on how to use Remote disk with Windows 3.11
2. Close the Hyper terminal window as Windows 95 will not let two applications share a COM port.
3. Open Windows Explorer. The SBC104 should appear as Removable Disk [D:] or the next available
drive letter.
4. To terminate the Remote Disk utility the SBC104 must be re-booted. (REMQUIT does not work.)
Borland C Turbo Debug Remote
The Borland C Turbo Debug Remote facility is the most appropriate for developing code. It requires
the SBC104 to be loaded with the file TDREMOTE.EXE. After this the application code can be loaded
via the serial link and run on the SBC104 within the familiar Turbo debug environment.
If you are developing using BORLAND C, the SBC104 can be used in remote mode using the
TDREMOTE.EXE utility. To use this program you will require a NULL MODEM cable (as described
earlier). Copy the program TDREMOTE.EXE from your BORLANDC\BIN directory to your SBC104. You
can use the ROM-DOS remote disk utility mentioned above. Add the following command to the
AUTOEXEC.BAT of your SBC104 ( or type it at the DOS prompt). If you have placed this in you
AUTOEXEC.BAT you will need to reboot.
TDREMOTE -rpX -rsN
-: where XX is the COM port to use (default is COM1) and where NN is the baud rate to use. This is
specified as :
-rs1 Slowest speed, 9600 baud.
-rs2 Slow speed, 19,200 baud.
-rs3 Medium speed, 38,400 baud.
-rs4 Fastest speed, 115,000 baud (default)
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