3980xpi Users Manual - Data I/O Corporation

Getting Started
Session 2: Navigating Through the Programmer Menus
This session describes the programmer menus and the online Help in Terminal
Mode.—3980/3900/2900
See online help for description of the programmer menus in TaskLink for
Windows.
Programmer Main Menu
Figure 3-1. Main Menu
Status Window
Message Bar
Command
Window
Dialog Window
Reminder Bar
Power up the programmer. After you select the terminal type, the Main Menu is
displayed. See Figure 3-1. The Main Menu, as are most programmer screens,
is divided into five areas: status window, message bar, command window,
dialog window, and reminder bar.
Status Window
The status window, which occupies the top three lines of the screen, displays
important system information, such as:
� Name of the data file (FILE.JED in Figure 3-1)
� Amount of User RAM (2176KB)
� Version number of the Algorithm/System disk (X.XX and Y.YY)
� Device manufacturer and part number (TI and 20L8A)
� Data translation format (JEDEC full selected)
Message Bar
The message bar displays system and error messages. Also located in the
message bar is the action symbol, which rotates during an operation to
indicate that the programmer is busy.
Command Window
The command window displays the menu name in uppercase letters and the
available commands in upper- and lowercase letters below the menu name.
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