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Chapter 8

TopfieldApplication Program
If you are good at programming with C++ language, you
canmake a program executable to run on the digital receiver.
Wecall this a Topfield Application program (TAP). In mak-
ing a TAP,it is recommended to use Diab compiler of Wind
River, whose website addressis
http://www.windriver.com
.
Some variants of GCC compiler also might be available as
a compiler for TAPs. You can get the Application program
Interface (API) libraries for TAPsfrom the Topfield website,
http://www.i-topfield.com.
YourTAPs will be run under the following conditions:
•
Theirextension name is tap. Ifthey have any other exten-
sionname, they will be ignored.
•
Theyare in the Program Files folder. If they are in other
folders,they will be ignored.
Forhow to transfer your program to the digital receiver, refer
to§7.6.