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UniSite-xpi User Manual
Session 15: Loading Data from Disk
This Session illustrates how to load binary device data into UniSite-xpi
from one of UniSite-xpi’s internal disk drives. When you have completed
this Session, skip the next two Sessions and continue with Session 8. If
you have a data file you want to download to UniSite-xpi, you should
skip this Session and complete the next two Sessions.
Before You Begin
Before starting this Session, you should have completed the first two
Sessions. Specifically, you should be familiar with UniSite-xpi’s user
interface and should know how to select a device.
Getting There
Go to the More Commands menu and notice the following two menu
items:
File Operations
Transfer Data
They both sound like logical places to put a command for loading a data
file. In fact, both menus contain commands for loading data files, but the
two commands manipulate data in different ways.
What’s the Difference?
The Transfer Data command calls up the Transfer Menu. On this menu,
you will find commands used for transferring formatted data files
between UniSite-xpi and another machine (like a PC). You will also find
commands for transferring formatted data files (not binary files) between
UniSite-xpi and a disk in one of UniSite-xpi’s disk drives. This menu does
not contain the command you are looking for.
The File Operations command calls up the File Menu. On this menu you
will find DOS-like commands, such as Load, Rename, Delete, Format
Disk, and Copy File. The command you are looking for (Load File) is on
the File Menu. The Load File command simply loads the binary data file
directly into memory.
When Would I Use this
Command?
Use the Load File command if the data file you want to load contains a
binary image of the data you want to program into a device. The Save File
command creates a binary image file by copying the data in UniSite-xpi’s
RAM directly to a disk file.
Note: Do not use the Load File and Save File commands with formatted data
files. Use the Input from Disk and Output to Disk commands to load and
save formatted data files. See Chapter 4, “Commands,” for more
information.
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