Symbol PDT 8000, Product Reference Manual

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Configuring the Terminal
Introduction
Terminal Configuration Manager (TCM) is an application used to customize flash file
system partitions for the mobile computer. The most common use is to create an application
partition hex file that contains the customer’s application. TCM can also be used to load hex
files to the flash memory of the mobile computer.
The program resident on the mobile computer that receives the hex file and burns it to the
flash memory is called Initial Program Loader (IPL).
The customization of partitions is controlled by TCM scripts. The scripts contain all of the
necessary information for building an image. The script is a list of copy commands
specifying the files to copy from the development computer to the partition.
TCM works with a pair of directory windows, one displaying the script and the other
displaying the source files resident on the development computer. Using standard windows
drag and drop operations, files can be added and deleted from the script window.
The DCP for PDT8100Xw includes scripts used by Symbol Technologies to build the
standard factory installed Platform and Application partitions provided on the mobile
computer. The standard Platform partition contains drivers while the Application partition
contains demo applications and optional components. The standard TCM scripts can be
found in the following folder: C:\Program Files\Symbol Device Configuration
Packages\PDT8000w\v1.0\TCM Scripts.
Note: Before creating a script to build a hex image, identify the files
required (system files, drivers, applications, etc.) and locate the files’
source directories to make the script building process easier.
The required processes for building a hex image in TCM include:
• Starting TCM
• Defining script properties
• Creating the script for the hex image
• Building the image
• Sending the hex image
• Creating a splash screen
• Flash storage.