SECTION 1
Getting Started
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6200/6300 Hand-Held Computer Programmer’s Reference Guide
Creating a Custom Flash
Should you find it necessary to create a custom flash for a particular application,
a utility is available to help you. The following is a general procedure for
creating that custom flash:
1. For the 6200 Computer, FLASH.BIN is a 525 KB file.
Program a 1 MB or larger SRAM card with the FLASH.BIN file that is reĆ
leased in the INTERLNK update version or that is on an IFL card update
version of the flash. This becomes the actual contents of the flash.
For the 6300 Computer, FLASH.BIN is a 1.1 MB file.
2. Add, delete, or modify the files on the SRAM card to achieve the desired
configuration. That is, modify the CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT files
and add other files as necessary.
3. Read the files on the SRAM card into a 1 MB (6200 Computer) or 2 MB
(6300 Computer) image file for the flash.
4. For a Master Mode Boot update configuration, program the released Master
Mode Boot image file 62BInnnn.BIN or PKBInnnn.BIN or to a 2 MB or
larger SRAM card. Update the FLASH.BIN file that is now written to the
2 MB SRAM card with the custom image file produced in step 3. This is
now a Master Mode Boot (Initial Flash Load) card.
5. Finally, read the image of this card to another 2 MB image file. This is the
new file that can program 2 MB SRAM cards as custom Initial Flash Load
cards.
Some batch files and the two image files are available as aids for customizing
flash. The main batch file is named
CUSTOM.BAT.
This requires a PC Card reader/writer and a 2 MB or larger SRAM card. It
creates only the Master Mode Boot format IFL card.
Put the exact file structure desired on the flash drive of the HHC in a
subdirectory called
CUSTOM,
within
CUSTOM.BAT
. Place the custom
AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files in this subdirectory. Execute the batch
file CUSTOM.BAT once everything is in place.
A file, PKBICSTM.BIN, is the binary image of the IFL card.
Key Files Used in Flash Upgrade
The following files are necessary for reflashing a 6200 or 6300 Series computer:
DD.EXE
Copies data to flash.
6xBIxxxx.BIN
Flash image that goes into flash.
EEPFIX.EXE
Checks and, if necessary, sets EEPROM as required by the new flash
version.
RESET.EXE
Performs hardware reset.
1. Getting Started