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Chapter 2: Configuring the Main Application Table (A197MAIN)
The Main Application configuration table is used to define global settings for the entire ANSI
X3.28 DCA. These parameters pertain to all channels and SRUs connected within the system.
The Main Application configuration must contain a single record.
Name Range Description
DCA Index Index into the System
Point Database
The indexed System Point Database table record must contain the WESDAC
database point counts for this application. The System Point Database table
configuration is described in Chapter 8:
The DCA Index is automatically configured and so may not be visible.
Extra Message
Buffers
0 .. 65535 This parameter defines an additional number of message buffers to allocate
for each configured port in this application in addition to the minimum
number allocated automatically by the DCA. Increasing this number
increases the amount of memory required to run the DCA. The total number
of message buffers allocated by the ANSI X3.28 DCA will be:
(2 + Extra Message Buffers) per port
A typical number of Extra Message Buffers is 25.
Table 2 Main Application Configuration Table Parameters