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Strata

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CIX

Technical Bulletin

Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc.

Digital Solutions Division

9740 Irvine Blvd., Irvine, CA

92618-1697

(949) 583-3700

www.telecom.toshiba.com

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WinCIX Off-line Programming for Strata CIX

The WinCIX software in conjunction with CIX eManager, enables you to perform Off-line programming 
for Strata CIX systems. With WinCIX and eManager loaded on your PC or server, you can make 
programming changes without being connected to the Strata CIX. WinCIX emulates the existence of an 
operating CIX system on your computer so eManager can backup and save the edited programming data 
into a “default.dat” file on your PC. The edited default.dat file can then be copied to a SmartMedia or 
Secure Digital (SD) card and restored to a Strata CIX system.

Important!

Release 4 allows you to rename the default .dat file name but not the (.dat) extension name. 
(See the last page for file name change rules)

CAUTION!

1. You must check the WinCIX compatibility table (last page) before using particular 

versions of WinCIX on the Strata CIX system.

2. Always make a copy of original default.dat files before you open and edit them using 

WinCIX. In an emergency situation you may need the original default.dat file to restore 
your original data to the CIX system.

Tips and Limitations

1. The Download function of eManager is not supported with WinCIX Off-line programming. You will 

get 

error messages

 if you attempt to download programs.

2. Real time functions that only apply to an actual CIX (Date, Time of Day, etc.) do not apply to 

WinAdmin Off-line programming.

3. When eManager connects to WinCIX Off-line programming, the CIX Release will always show the 

WinCIX release number in the System Setup screen and top information bar.

4. Licenses - always show fully licensed processors when viewing the License screen. 

WinCIX Minimum PC Requirements

WinCIX must run on the eManager PC so the requirements of the PC are the same as those for WinAdmin. 
There are currently four WinCIX executable files. Each WinCIX executable file requires about 15MB of 
hard drive space; or they can run from a CD-ROM to save hard drive space.

TBCIX-0002D
November, 2007

Summary of Contents for Strata CIX WinCIX

Page 1: ...y table last page before using particular versions of WinCIX on the Strata CIX system 2 Always make a copy of original default dat files before you open and edit them using WinCIX In an emergency situation you may need the original default dat file to restore your original data to the CIX system Tips and Limitations 1 The Download function of eManager is not supported with WinCIX Off line programm...

Page 2: ...open the correct version see Rules for Opening Restoring default dat files 2 Run WinAdmin and connect to WinCIX select Local WinCIX 127 0 0 1 CAUTION Always make a copy of original default dat files before you open and edit them using WinCIX In an emergency situation you may need the original default dat file to restore your original data to the CIX system 3 Edit the database using CIX eManager 4 ...

Page 3: ...ways make a copy of original default dat files before you open and edit them using WinCIX In an emergency situation you may need the original default dat file to restore your original data to the CIX system 5 Click the Start button The window shown right appears If a default dat file exists in the selected folder the window shown right displays ä Click Yes to load the default dat file into WinCIX ...

Page 4: ... selected in Step 4 12 Transfer the default dat file to a SmartMedia card progdata folder in the CIX either locally or remotely and then restore the data to the CIX using the system initialization procedure Program 900 level 1 For more information see the Strata CIX Programming manual Chapter 10 Operation 900 CIX Restart Stopping WinCIX 1 Click the Stop button or click the button in the right corn...

Page 5: ...h the release of new software Programming Data File Name You can now name the programming data file default default dat whatever you want based on the following rules MS DOS file Maximum character length 8 does not include the extension Minimum character length 1 Extension must be dat example tais a02 dat The following characters cannot be used CIX Software WinCIX Version R3 0 MJ038 MJ041 R300MJ03...

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