ARDAC WACS-2 Specification and Adjustment Manual
44X477 Rev. 8
05/ 16/ 03 4-3
Fixed Disk Or Floppy Diskette
For maximum convenience and speed, run HOST.EXE from a fixed disk. Although it is not recommended,
it is possible to run HOST.EXE from a floppy diskette.
- If you intend to run the host simulator from a floppy diskette:
1. Never run HOST.exe from the master diskette. Use only a copy of the master diskette.
2. If the copy is damaged or fails, make another copy of the original (master) program
diskette and use this copy to run the Host Simulator program.
- If you intend to run the host simulator from a fixed disk, install the host simulator software in a
directory of its own.
1. Create a directory for the program files on the fixed disk (ARDAC-2 is suggested).
2. Copy all the files from the distribution diskette to this new directory. Refer to Host Setup
files below and make sure these files are in the new directory.
Host Setup Files
The files
COMM.HST,
and
DEFAULT.HST
should be in the same directory as the executable
HOST.EXE. If present, they change the initial set up of the program.
The
COMM.HST
file contains the communications set-up parameters. The only parameter that should be
modified is the default communication port number. This is the very first character in the file. Care must be
taken to keep all the strings in the same order and of the same general format (punctuation, etc.) as the
originals.
Running the Host Software
Communication Port Settings
While the computer’s serial port may support a variety of parameters, the Money Controls ARDAC-2 Host
software supports only those parameters detailed as the Diagnostic Communications Parameters in the
Specifications table of Section 1, Description and Specifications.
To change the COM port settings, hit <F3> when the host is running then select the communications option
on the list. It is also possible to edit the file COMM.HST and manually change the port by entering the
correct port number in the first position in the file.