6... PCMCIA CARD CONFIGURATION AND USE

PCMCIA Card Usage with HyperWare

The PCMCIA card, in a transportable memory application is typically used to transfer collected data from a remotely located OMP-MODL to the PC and/or to transfer a new Program Net from the PC to a remotely located OMP-MODL.

Transferring Data from the OMP-MODL to the PC

After data has been stored on a PCMCIA card in the OMP-MODL, the card can be transported back to the PC location where the collected data is transferred from the card to a Download File on the PC. The following steps detail this procedure:

1.Press STOP on the OMP-MODL front panel and cycle the OMP-MODL power OFF. Remove the PCMCIA card with the Eject button.

2.At this time, a new formatted and prepared card can be inserted into the PCMCIA card socket and the OMP- MODL can be powered up and the ENABLE button pressed.

Observe the LCD for any error messages before leaving the site.

NOTE: review the tips and cautionary measures to be used in handling and insertion of the PCMCIA card in the section above titled PCMCIA Card - Expanded Memory Application

3.Transport the PCMCIA card to the PC location and insert the card into the PCMCIA drive.

4.Double-click on the PCMCIA drive graphic within the HyperComm Window and the PCMCIA card will automatically be scanned. After a short delay, a Program Net and Data icon will be displayed overlaying the PCMCIA drive graphic.

5.Drag the Data icon from the PCMCIA drive to the PC and the data transfer will commence. Refer to Chapter 6 for details on entering comments, etc during the data transfer process.

6.The PCMCIA card can be cleared by double-clicking on the CLEAR button located by the PD-1 graphic.

Transferring a Program Net from the PC to the OMP-

MODL

A OMP-MODL at a remote location can be reprogrammed by writing a Program Net on a PCMCIA card at the PC location, then plugging the PCMCIA card into the OMP-MODL. The following steps detail this procedure:

1.Develop the new Program Net at the PC location (see Chapter 7 on HyperNet Programming for details). NOTE: it is imperative that the developed Program Net is compatible with the remotely located OMP-MODL. Great inconvenience can result if an incompatible Program Net is developed , transported to the OMP-

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Omega Vehicle Security manual Pcmcia Card Usage with HyperWare, Transferring Data from the OMP-MODL to the PC