GDSX Manual

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How to Use This Manual
Table i. Summary of GDSX Tasks (page 1 of 2)
Task
Systems
Analysis
Design and
Development Operations Support
Understand the range of GDSX
applications
XX
Learn the basic internal control
flow of a typical GDSX application
XX X
Determine what hardware and
software would be necessary to use
GDSX for a given application
XX XX
Understand the experience and level
of expertise necessary for
developers
XX
Identify guidelines and restrictions
relevant to the design and
development effort, including those
applying to space, memory pools,
and procedure calls
XX X
Understand the restrictions on
communication between GDSX and
other processes
XX XX
Understand the different levels of
fault tolerance supported by GDSX
XX X
Determine whether GDSX can be
used to develop a particular
application
XX X
Configure GDSX to run converted
or unconverted, at a low PIN or a
high PIN
XXX
Run GDSX with different options
and parameters, and change
configuration parameter values after
creation time
XXX
Compile, bind, and run example
programs
XX
Use SCF to configure and manage
GDSX objects, and to obtain
statistical data on GDSX operation
XXX
Understand the typical environment
of executing DEVICE^HANDLER
tasks, as well as the typical basic
structure of DEVICE^HANDLER
code
XX