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Keep Current Subscription
4. Download Algorithm
Algorithms come in a self-extracting file format. Place the Keep Current file on
a floppy disk that has been formatted on your programmer, and then expand
the file by running it. The following files should be created:
File Name
Description of File
xVVddddd.KCx
xVVddddd.txt
adapters. sys*
devfnote.sys*
Algorithm
Instructions on use
System adapters
Device notes
* Optional file
Label the disk Keep Current and specify the version number to avoid
mismatched software version numbers if you use the disk again.
You can also create these files in a sub-directory and transfer the files to a
disk using your programmer in terminal mode. Use the More Commands/
Transfer/Download screen, select format 16 (Absolute Binary), and select
Disk as the destination.
5. Use Algorithm
Before you use a Keep Current algorithm, determine whether or not it appears
on the programmer’s standard device list and follow the appropriate
directions:
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On Standard List—If the algorithm is listed in the standard device list,
in terminal mode use More Commands/Configure System/Keep
Current/Replace-Restore to add the Keep Current algorithm to the
device list, ensuring that the latest algorithm is available to all programmer
users. Use this algorithm as you do a regular algorithm. Refer to your
programmer User Manual for instructions.
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Not on Standard List—If the algorithm is not listed in the standard device
list, in terminal mode use Select Device / (1) Keep Current. The
algorithm can be selected from the Select Device menu, but it cannot be
added to the device list. Use this algorithm as you do a regular algorithm.
Refer to your programmer User Manual for instructions.
Sample Keep Current Scenario
The following example illustrates a typical Keep Current scenario:
1. In May, you update your system software to version X.4. At the same time,
you enroll in the Keep Current Subscription Service.
2. In June, Cruft Technologies announces a new device, the Cruft 1263.
3. A week later, Data I/O announces support for the Cruft 1263 and places a
Keep Current algorithm for the Cruft 1263 on the Keep Current BBS and
the Data I/O Web page.
4. The next day you connect to the Keep Current Library via the BBS or the
Web page and download the new algorithm for the Cruft 1263.
5. In August, Data I/O releases version X.5 system software, complete with
the new algorithm for the Cruft 1263.
6. You update your programmer to version X.5 system software. The
algorithm for the Cruft 1263 is part of the system software.
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