Workstation 4 and 4 LX Field Service Guide
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WS4 LX Troubleshooting
Workstation 4 LX Diagnostic Utility
Other Platform Files and Folders
Several other platform related files are also stored on the \DOC, but do not appear in
the System Information Screen. These files have either a .DAT extension or no
extension. By default, Windows Embedded CE 6 considers files with .DAT extension
to be “Protected Operating System Files,” and hides them from view. To see .DAT
files, click View - Options and remove the three check boxes found in the ‘Folder
Options’ window.
\DOC\PoleConfig
Where is PoleConfig? The original Workstation 4 API uses this file to help
determine the Customer Display Type (LCD or IEE 2x20 VFD) installed. The
WS4 LX introduces the ability to ‘auto-detect’ either Customer Display, therefore
the PoleConfig file is no longer required.
\DOC\Platform.Dat
This file contains version information on the CAL Client, Platform Software, and
BIOS. The CAL client compares the version data contained in this file with the
server to determine if an update is required.
\DOC\MSRConfig
This file is read by the WS4 LX API at start up to determine if a carriage return
should be appended to Magtek Mode card data.
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If MSRConfig is not present or contains the statement ‘Magtek_CR=0, a
carriage return character is not appended to the mag card data.
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If MSRConfig is present and contains the line ‘Magtek_CR=1’, a carriage
return is appended to the mag card data.
\DOC\FACRECOV.DAT
This file contains information about the Windows CE Factory Restore feature.
When shipped from the factory, this file contains a single line - the GR Version of
the Windows CE Factory Restore Files. When a Windows CE Factory Restore is
executed, the date and time are appended to this file.
The contents of this file are displayed by the WS4LXDiagUtility when you press
the [Recovery Image Info] button.
\DOC\HWInf\lxvideo_sharp.inf
The WS4 LX API reads this text file at start-up and uses the values contained
within to apply a set of ‘backlight brightness correction values’ to the hard coded
BRIGHT, NORMAL, and DIM settings and ranges.
Should another brand or model of LCD panel be required, the lxvideo_sharp.inf
file can be adjusted to optimize backlight brightness settings as required. The
values are selected achieve the maximum possible brightness at each setting,
while at the same time maintaining the rated MTBF of the backlight tubes.