MMEMory Subsystem
AM700 Audio Measurement Set Programmer Manual 3–81
MMEMory Subsystem
The Mass Memory subsystem behavior in the AM700 is very similar to to the
documented SCPI behavior. One major divergence form standard SCPI is the
absence of msus (mass storage unit specifier) support in the AM700. The AM700
allows an optional mass storage unit specifier with any filename given to the
MMEMory commands. The syntax of the file name is:
[device:]{/path_name/path_name/}<filename>
The device portion is optional. “device” can be one of “rom”, “nvram”, or “dos”.
DOS refers to the disk drive.
NOTE. Diskettes used in the disk drive must be either purchased already
DOS formatted or formatted for 1.44 MB using a DOS machine.
Once past the device specification, the name looks pretty much like a UNIX file
name. Slashes separate the path–name components.
Mass MEMory provides mass storage capabilities for the AM700. Mass storage is
either internal or external and the AM700 supports both.
The CLOSe, FEED, NAME, and OPEN commands are used to stream data from
anywhere in the data flow into a file; this is particularly useful for saving HCOPy
output.
Mass storage media may be formatted in one of a number of standard formats. The
AM700 does not support the SCPI mass storage unit specifier <msus>.
The console file is used to store operating events of the AM700 that may be
useful in locating a programming problem. This file is available to the MMEM
subsystem with the name: system:console. This file can be copied to dos
with the SCPI command :
mmem:copy system:console,dos:/console
Console File