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

The DOS directory contains the DOS operating system.The TEMP directory is created and used

by DOS. The BATCH directory is used to store DRED routine batch ﬁles and is available for use

by the user as well. Other directories may appear if other 3rd party software has been installed

such as tape backup software.

The MBUILDER directory contains three subdirectories, BIN, USER, and DEMO. The BIN sub-

directory contains the ASTi Model Builder application software ﬁles and the system software

options ﬁle (identiﬁed by the .opt extension), and when a Model Server platform is used, it also

contains cell routing conﬁguration ﬁles (identiﬁed by the .pth extension).

The USER subdirectory provides subdirectories for model and sound ﬁle storage. This directory

and associated subdirectories are intended for storage of your primary operational sound models

and prerecorded sound ﬁles. The MODELS subdirectory is the default directory for your Model

Builder sound models and Model Builder start up conﬁguration ﬁle. The SOUNDS# subdirecto-

ries are provided for convenient storage of sound ﬁles. The # is a convenient way of indicating the

sound ﬁle sample rates in Kilohertz.

The DEMO subdirectory is similar to the USER subdirectory but is intended for model and sound

ﬁle development, and storage of example models and sound ﬁles supplied with the system.

The existing DACS directory structure should NOT be modiﬁed. Future software and custom

sound model deliveries will assume this directory structure. Additional directories may be added,

however, for model development, sound ﬁle storage, or to meet other user requirements.

Autoexec.bat and Conﬁg.sys

The autoexec.bat and conﬁg.sys ﬁles are located in the root directory of your DACS hard drive.

These ﬁles are installed with Model Builder and provide the proper start up and operating condi-

tions for the DACS. The conﬁg.sys ﬁle should only be modiﬁed when the DACS is going to inter-

operate with ASTi’s Telestra Remote Management System (RMS) server. Refer to the RMS User

Guide (DOC-XXX) for complete instructions and additional information. The autoexec.bat

should not be altered, with the exception of the two command lines listed below:

CD \MBUILDER\DEMO\MODELS

These two command lines are used to start the Model Builder software environment at boot up.

The directory speciﬁed in the ﬁrst line indicates where the Model Builder application program

will be booted from. This directory should contain the Model Builder sound models and Model

Builder conﬁguration ﬁle to be used when Model Builder boots automatically.

The second command line starts the Model Builder software. This line may be changed to specify

a different Model Builder conﬁguration ﬁle at boot up instead of the default.cfg ﬁle that Model

Builder normally looks for. See the Model Builder User’s Guide and additional information in this

chapter.