Publication 1756-RM004B-EN-P - October 2000
Programming the MVI Module 6-11
5. Select Verify Module Connection to verify the connection to
the 1756-MVI module. If the connection is working properly, the
message “Module Responding” will be displayed. If an error
occurs, check your serial port assignments and cable
connections.
6. Select Update Flash Disk Image to download the ROM disk
image. Type the image file name when prompted. The
download progress is displayed as the file is being transmitted to
the module.
7. After the disk image has been transferred, reboot the MVI
module by selecting the Reboot Module menu item.
8. Exit the MVIUPDAT.EXE utility by pressing Esc.
Booting from the
C: (Compact Flash) Drive
The autoexec.bat file supplied with revisions B01 (and later) of the
MVI enables the end user to simply plug in the Compact Flash card,
and then power up the MVI module and run an application on the C:
drive. This affords a “turn-key” solution for end-users on a Compact
Flash.
To allow the MVI to boot off the C: drive, the user must provide a
batch file named “MVIEXEC.bat”. Previously, the end user was
required, at a minimum, to download a new ROMdisk (Drive A:)
image with an appropriate autoexec.bat file.
How to use MVIEXEC:
1. Revisions B01 (and later) of the MVI modules are shipped from
the factory with the updated autoexec.bat file on the MVI
ROMdisk. This autoexec.bat file sets the path (and runs any
other commands added by the user) and then looks for the
existence of the MVIEXEC.bat file on the C: drive. If it sees
MVIEXEC.bat, it runs it. Otherwise, it simply jumps to
completion.
The MVI user is responsible for creating and downloading the
MVIEXEC.bat file to the C: drive. For example, to run an
application called “test.exe” from the C: drive, the user would
create an MVIEXEC.bat file with the following line:
c:\test
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