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Appendix A: What is MiniOS7
MiniOS7 is an embedded operating system developed by ICP DAS Co.,
Ltd. that is designed to replace ROM-DOS in 7188 series modules.
Various companies have created several brands of DOS. In all cases,
DOS (whether PC-DOS, MS-DOS or ROMDOS) is a set of commands
or code that tells the computer how to process information. DOS runs
programs, manages files, controls information processing, directs input
and output, and performs many other related functions.
MiniOS7 provides all equivalent functions of ROM-DOS while, in
addition, providing user specific functions for the I-7188XC(D).
Below is a comparison table between MiniOS7 and ROM-DOS as
follows:
MiniOS7 ROM-DOS
Power-up time 0.1 sec 4 ~ 5 sec
More compact size <64K bytes 64K bytes
Support for I/O Expansion Bus Yes No
Support for ASIC Key Yes No
Flash ROM management Yes No
O.S. update (download) Yes No
Built-in hardware diagnostic functions Yes No
Direct control of 7000 series modules Yes No
Customer ODM functions Yes No
Free of charge Yes No
Note: ICP DAS reserves the right to change the specifications of
MiniOS7 without notice.
The typical command set for MiniOS7
Command Description
LED5 pos value
Displays a HEX value in the specified position of 5-digit
LED
USE NVRAM
Accesses the service routine to read/write from/to the
NVRAM
USE EEPROM
Accesses the service routine to read/write from/to the
EEPROM
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