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www.asti-usa.com ASTi DACS: Operation & Maintenance Manual (Version 4, Rev. B.1)

The options ﬁle is keyed to the system ethernet card (Host Interface on systems with two cards),

so that an options ﬁle on one system will not work on any other system.

If it becomes necessary to replace the ethernet card, a new options ﬁle keyed for that speciﬁc eth-

ernet card must also be installed. Ethernet spares shipped from ASTi include a new software key

disk. It is important when ordering ethernet card spares to include the system serial number and

physical card address. Without this information the proper options cannot be coded for the spare

device. Each options disk lists the system serial numbers it supports on the rear of the disk.

Multiple options ﬁles may reside in the \MBUILDER\BIN. This allows the user to pre install

options ﬁles keyed to the original ethernet card as well as any spare cards used to support the sys-

tem. This will alleviate having to load the options ﬁle at the time the ethernet card is replaced.

Model Builder reads all options ﬁles at start up, searching for a match with the current ethernet

card.

Because the options ﬁle is keyed to the ethernet card, the system will not work without an ethernet

card installed.

Operating System Software

The DACS operating system software will typically be Microsoft™ MS-DOS. In addition to nor-

mal operating system software functions, this software also provides useful utilities such as ﬁle

editing, back up and restore capabilities, etc. which the user may ﬁnd helpful. Vendor documenta-

tion and licensing information is supplied and should be consulted for additional information

about operating system and support utility capabilities.

Support and Utilities Software

Support and operating system software packages may also be included with the DACS. All DACS

conﬁgurations include DOS operating system software. Additional support software may be

installed depending on the DACS conﬁguration or upon special customer request. For example,

systems with a tape backup unit will include tape backup software already integrated and ready to

use.

Installation of 3rd party packages by the user is generally discouraged as ASTi can make no guar-

antees that user installed software will not affect the performance or operation of the DACS.

Custom Audio and Simulation Software

Customers who contract ASTi to develop custom audio models for their application will receive

an additional set of installation disks containing the DACS audio models. These disks are typi-

cally delivered separate from the hardware and there may be several releases prior to conclusion

of the contract.

Installation of the disks is the responsibility of the customer. See the Cold Start Procedures later in

this manual for further information on installing custom models.

Those customers whose applications include an ASTi Model Server platform will also receive an

installation disk containing the routing table conﬁguration ﬁle.

Again, installation is the responsibility of the customer.