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IQ-MSD Sys-Config II Software for DOS

OVERVIEW

There are several software packages
available for configuring, controlling, and
monitoring IQ System components. The
Sys-Config II software package is the
most powerful of all DOS based IQ
software. The Sys-Config II package
offers security, error reporting, sched­uling, simple menus, and the full Turbo
communications engine and graphics
capabilities.

MAJOR FEATURES

• Multi-level password security.

• Advanced error reporting with outputs
to screen, file, fax, etc.

• Event scheduling.

• Event menus at user interface.

• Full VGA and SVGA color support.

• Powerful communication controls and
sytem diagnostics.

• Powerful Turbo communications and
graphics.

• Full support of all IQ components,
both original legacy protocol and newer
IQ2 protocol components.

• Full support of all third party IQ com­ponents with the graphics package.

• Automatically supports new products
as they are developed and brought to
market with the simple addition of sup­port files. This means that the software
base package does not have to be
revised just to add support for new
products.

• As a DOS package it takes advantage
of full control of the computer's proces­sor for maximum processing, video,
and communication speed.

PROGRAM TOPOLOGY

As a package the Sys-Config II soft­ware is actually a set of programs used
together to create a completely custom
user interface runtime.

IQCONFIG

The IQCONFIG program is the first util­ity that the installer uses. From this utility
the installer creates the custom runtime
program for the operator. As a utility
IQCONFIG establishes the following
parameters for the operator’s runtime
program:

• Runtime: The program that the opera­tor will use to operate the system.

• Menu: The runtime program event
menu list is generated in IQCONFIG. An
event is literally a dataframe file stored
in the program directory.

• Password Security: There are three
basic levels of password security. The
“Operator” password allows the runtime
program to start. The “Supervisor” pass­word allows access to the Turbo soft­ware engine running under the runtime’s
Sys-Config shell. Dataframe events may
also be assigned passwords to limit
access to specific events.

• Error Reporting: There are several
types of system errors that can be re­ported and several methods of report­ing errors from the runtime program. In
IQCONFIG the types of errors to be
reported and the methods of reporting
are established for the runtime.

Runtime

A runtime program is what the installer
creates using IQCONFIG. IQSYS, an­other utility included in the Sys-Config II
package, is the template used to create
the runtime. IQSYS is a fully executable
runtime itself, however as a template it
contains no security, menus, or report­ing functions. IQSYS may, however, be
used to easily create the dataframes
that another custom runtime could then
use from its event menu list.

• Menu: When a runtime program is run
the operator is presented with the menu
as created in IQCONFIG. This menu
screen is always displayed unless a
graphics plate from a selected menu
item is displayed.

• Security: Enter passwords where re­quired per setup of IQCONFIG.

• Error Reporting: Errors can be re­ported to any output established in
IQCONFIG when the menu screen is
displayed.

• Event Scheduling: Events in the menu
may be scheduled in advance to actu­ate automatically based on the
computer’s internal clock. Events may
be scheduled on a one time basis, daily,
monthly, or annually.

• Turbo Embedding: The Turbo pro­gram is embedded in the runtime pro­gram as the communication and con­trol/monitor/graphics engine. If custom
graphics are established and properly

configured they can automatically be
displayed upon engagement of the
event from the menu list or scheduler.
The program includes a screen saver
for times when graphics are displayed
and unattended both to preserve sensi­tive monitors and to allow continuation
of error reporting when the menu screen
is not displayed. The Turbo engine can
be accessed directly from the menu
screen via function key with the Super­visor password (if required).

IQ2 SUPPORT

The Turbo 1.4 package includes full
support for the modular IQ2 protocol
based components and all legacy (origi­nal) protocol components.

PC REQUIREMENTS

Processor — 486SX/33 minimum,

Pentium 75 MHz recommended.
RAM — 8MB minimum, 16MB recom­mended.

Harddrive — Required.
Operating System — MS-DOS 5.0 mini-

mum, DOS 6.22 recommended. Perfor­mance on computers with Windows 95
is not guaranteed, however the pro­gram usually operates properly when
the PC is booted directly to DOS.
Serial Port — An RS232 serial port must
be available for connection to an IQ
interface. Software supports Com 1
through Com 4 at any IRQ.

UART — 16550 chipset required.
Mouse — A DOS mouse driver must be

loaded and a mouse attached to use the
graphics capabilities of the package.
Third (center) mouse functions are sup­ported and provide various short-cuts.

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