SwissMicros DM41X - 4.3. Supported Module Formats; 4.4. Flash Module Area; 4.5. Backup Module Lists

4.3. Supported Module formats
DM41X is able to load and use usual .mod files only.
However you can always pack ROM file(s) into .mod on PC and use resulting .mod file at DM41X.
4.4. Flash Module Area
'Flash Module Area' is special region of flash memory dedicated for module use. It is the only place
from where the emulator can access module ROMs and run module code.
That implies all modules before activation have to be loaded to 'Flash Module Area'.
Tools for module management in 'Flash Module Area' are accessible from screen SETUP → Module →
Manage Modules in Flash.
4.4.1. Module identification in flash
Flash Module Area can only be populated by loading module files from FAT disk. Original path of
each loaded .mod file is stored by load process in flash along the module data.
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You can check the module filename in flash by going to Setup → Module → Manage
Modules in Flash, then select appropriate module and use Mod to display module
info.
A module is considered to be loaded in flash if its filename (i.e. without directory) is the same
using case insensitive comparison.
4.5. Backup Module Lists
This functionality allows to save and load list of modules stored in Active Modules (AM) list. Also
allows to save list of currently loaded modules in flash module area. Further, contents of flash
module area can be restored based on the saved module list (which requires corresponding .mod
files to be present on FAT disk).
Module lists are saved into .m41 files, default load/save directory is /STATE.
The .m41 file contains only list of module filenames and flags whether the particular module is
active (i.e. comes to both AM list and flash module area) or is non-active and should be stored into
flash module area only.
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• Both Save AM List only and Save Flash and AM Lists create .m41 files only.
• Load AM List requires all modules to be already present in flash.
• Load Flash and AM List and Load Flash, clear AM List require actual module
files referenced in .m41 to be present on FAT disk for loading into flash.
Setup → Module → Save Modules
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