Connect Tech Blue Heat/Net Sync User Manual

Blue Heat/Net Sync Configuration

The Blue Heat/Net Sync comprises several software components, each of which manages various functions of the Blue Heat/Net Sync. The following is a breakdown of these components.

Operating System Software

oHost Operating System Driver

oConfiguration Manager

oWeb browser (Host Operating System supplied)

Blue Heat/Net Sync Software (Firmware)

oEmbedded Operating System (uClinux)

Kernel

Drivers

Ethernet

Serial

Flash

Blue Heat/Net Sync Ethernet Protocol Converter application (Ctid)

Web server (Boa)

Web pages

Telnet services

oPPP Client and PPP Server o Bootloader

o Serial Configuration Manager (SCM) Application o Configuration Data Space (CDS)

The following section describes in brief what each main component controls.

Host Operating System Driver

The host operating system driver performs the translation from a standard serial COM port interface to the Blue Heat/Net Sync protocol (which is then delivered to the LAN as described above).

Configuration Manager

This software manages and configures the relationships between the Blue Heat/Net Sync serial ports and the COM port assignments of the Host Operating System.

Web Browser

The host operating system supplies a Web Browser to support the Web Configuration Manager (WCM) used to change the configuration settings of Blue Heat/Net Sync units.

Embedded Operating System

The embedded operating system is uClinux.

Bootloader

This code first starts up the embedded processor of the Blue Heat/Net Sync from a power-up or software initiated reboot. It then obtains the embedded operating system image (file) from one of several locations and runs the operating system.

Serial Configuration Manager (SCM) Application

This application is used to change the configuration settings of Blue Heat/Net Sync units by connecting to a serial port on the Blue Heat/Net Sync from a terminal (or terminal emulation

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