Compsee Apex III, Technical Reference Manual

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Apex PDT Technical Reference Manual 6 Utility Programs
COAM30002 Rev. 2.00 8/13/02
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Remote Disk Utilities [remdisk.exe] & [remserv.exe]
The remote disk program allows you to access a disk drive on a
remote system via a serial cable and standard RS-232 serial port. In
a remote disk setup, one system (the one that shares its drives) is the
server. The other system (the one that accesses and uses the remote
drives) is called the client. The serial ports on both systems must be
connected via a null modem cable.
[remdisk.exe] and [remserv.exe]
communicate across a standard 3-pin serial cable. The cable does
not require the CTS/RTS or DSR/DTR pins.
Display Font Utility [fontsize.exe]
The [fontsize.exe] utility allows the displayed font size to be
changed for easier readability by the user or programmer. The
program allows font changes among the following font sizes; 8
×
8,
16
×
8, 8
×
16 and 16
×
16. It should be noted that changing the
font size to a larger point size will decrease the number of
characters that the screen can display at any given time.
Font Loading Utility [loadfont.exe]
The [loadfont.exe] utility allows the displayed font to be changed to
additional character sets by the user or programmer. The Latin-1
font set is supplied on the Compsee Product Support CD. Other
fonts are available from Compsee, Inc. upon request.
File Transfer Utility [dx.exe]
The [dx.exe] utility allows file transfers to and from the Apex PDT
and a PC. Uses the YMODEM transfer protocol.
Upgrade Utility [flashit.exe]
[flashit.exe] is an upgrade utility that is used to upgrade the Apex
PDT PhoenixPICO

BIOS, the ROM-DOS Operating System, and
the contents of the
A:
drive. Refer to the detailed description later
in this section for additional details.
Compsee BIOS Extender [cbe.exe]
A computer BIOS extender file that provides several useful
extensions to Apex PDT BIOS functions. The extensions are
focused in two main areas:
q
Keyboard enhancements specific to the Apex design
q Advanced Power Management (APM) enhancements.