Technical data

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

CPU BIOS Conﬁguration

The Model Processor CPU BIOS conﬁguration is preset before shipment and should not be

altered. Altering the BIOS set up can affect DACS performance. Follow the procedures listed in

the Cold Start section in Chapter 5 exactly when performing a full cold start on the Digital Audio

Communication System.

Model Builder Software

The ASTi Model Builder software is used to create, test and run sound models on the Digital

Audio Communication System. Model Builder is both a platform for developing models and for

executing them. The model can be executed during development and changed in real time. No

compilation of any kind is necessary.

During normal operation, the ASTi Model Builder software is conﬁgured to start at system boot

up. At start up, the Model Builder main menu is displayed.

Figure 5: Model Builder Main Menu

To quit Model Builder from the main menu, cursor to the ‘Quit’ option and press [return]. To

reach the main menu from other Model Builder menus or displays use [esc] to escape out of each

successive menu and display until reaching the main menu.

Model Builder provides you with the ﬂexibility to specify various system parameters at start-up

through the Model Builder Conﬁguration File. The Conﬁguration File is an ASCII text ﬁle con-

taining conﬁguration commands which set internal Model Builder operating parameters. The

default name for the ﬁle is default.cfg.