Specifications

Board Setup File Structure
This section explains how the system stores the Board Setup information on
the hard disk. The board setup information is saved when the user selects
File | Save Board Setup from the main menu. The user is prompted to enter
or select a board setup name from a dialog box. The software then creates a
file on the hard disk using the name with extension .Board Setup. However,
the .Board Setup file contains only the ASCII portion of the information, the
rest of the information is saved in a sub-directory with the same name as the
.Board Setup file. This sub-directory has a hidden attribute and so will not list
in the file open dialog box. (You can choose to list the hidden files by
changing the option in the Windows Explorer. From the task bar Start button
menu, select Programs | Windows Explorer. This will launch the Window
Explorer program. After the Explorer comes up, select View | Options from its
menu. On the dialog displayed, you can choose to Show All Files.)
The setup sub-directory stores all the binary information about the board
setup. Inside the sub-directory, there are two Device list files and many
template files.
SETTINGS.PAR - This file saves the Device list which contains information
such as the Device position, size, alternatives, pass score,
Device number, which template to use as primary, etc.
SETTINGS.LIB - This is the Device library. This file has the same format as
the SETTINGS.PAR.
SETTINGS.PKG - This is the package library. This file has the same format as
the Settings.par.
Each template is stored in a separate file. They have the following name
format:
T???????.TPT
For example, for a board setup name of Board101RevB, the following file
structure is created:
BOARD101REVB.Board Setup
BOARD101REVB <DIR>