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D20MX INSTRUCTION MANUAL GE INFORMATION 61
D20MX Processor
Chapter 5: Configuring the Software
Configuring the Software
This chapter provides:
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An introduction to the software components used in the D20MX.
• An overview of the software tools you use.
• How to download image files to the Flash memory on your D20MX module on your
system using a serial or network connection.
• A description of the SGConfig
TM
firmware options
• How to transfer D20/D200 configurations to the D20MX
• How to update D20/D200 configurations to use the D20MX firmware definition
Introduction to the D20MX software
The D20MX main processor board requires four valid files to be loaded:
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An operating system image file, called “vxWorks”, which resides in the file system on
Flash memory
• An application image file, called “appl.out”, which resides in the file system on Flash
memory
• A configuration file which resides in the NVRAM
• A Hardware Support Package (HSP) file, called “hsp.tar”, that resides in the file system
on Flash memory.
Use this section to load the above files into your RTU system.
Image file terms
The following terms are used throughout this chapter of the manual when referring to the
image files:
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Collectively the files vxworks and appl.out are to be referred to as “image files”
• vxWorks refers to the “operating system image file”
• appl.out refers to the “application image file”