PDT 3200 Technical Reference Guide PDT 3200 Technical Reference Guide 70-31468-01 Revision A — July, 1997 ii Symbol Technologies, Inc. One Symbol Plaza, Holtsville N.Y. 11742 PDT 3200 Technical Reference Guide 70-31468-01 Revision A July, 1997 1997 by Symbol Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or used in any form, or by any electrical or mechanical means, without permission in writing from Symbol. This includes electronic or mechanical means, such as photocopying, recording, or information storage and retrieval systems. The material in this manual is subject to change without notice. The software is provided strictly on an Òas isÓ basis. All software, including Þrmware, furnished to the user is on a licensed basis. Symbol grants to the user a non-transferable and non-exclusive license to use each software or Þrmware program delivered hereunder (licensed program). Except as noted below, such license may not be assigned, sublicensed, or otherwise transferred by the user without prior written consent of Symbol. No right to copy a licensed program in whole or in part is granted, except as permitted under copyright law. The user shall not modify, merge, or incorporate any form or portion of a licensed program with other program material, create a derivative work from a licensed program, or use a licensed program in a network without written permission from Symbol. The user agrees to maintain SymbolÕs copyright notice on the licensed programs delivered hereunder, and to include the same on any authorized copies it makes, in whole or in part. The user agrees not to decompile, disassemble, decode, or reverse engineer any licensed program delivered to the user or any portion thereof. Symbol reserves the right to make changes to any software or product to improve reliability, function, or design. Symbol does not assume any product liability arising out of, or in connection with, the application or use of any product, circuit, or application described herein. No license is granted, either expressly or by implication, estoppel, or otherwise under any Symbol Technologies, Inc., intellectual property rights. An implied license only exists for equipment, circuits, and subsystems contained in Symbol products. Symbol, Spectrum One, and Spectrum24 are registered trademarks of Symbol Technologies, Inc. Other product names mentioned in this manual may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies and are hereby acknowledged. Symbol Technologies, Inc. One Symbol Plaza Holtsville, N.Y. 11742 http://www.symbol.com iv Contents Chapter 1. Default Disk Driver Organization and Unit Configurations Introduction . 1-3 File System Format . 1-3 Overview. 1-3 Drive A . 1-3 Drive B . 1-4 Drive C. 1-7 Drive D . 1-7 Drive E . 1-8 System Software. 1-9 BIOS and DOS . 1-9 Device Drivers and Utilities . 1-9 PC Card and RF Networking Software . 1-9 Unit Configurations. 1-10 Default Configuration . 1-10 I/O PC Card Support . 1-11 Chapter 2. System Utilities Introduction . 2-3 CFGDEV.SYS . 2-4 DECODE.SYS . 2-5 PM.COM . 2-6 FLASHDSK.SYS . 2-8 LOCK.COM . 2-9 ORGANIZE.COM . 2-10 FORMAT.COM . 2-11 XFER.EXE . 2-12 VDISK.SYS . 2-14 Chapter 3. Resetting the PDT 3200 Introduction . 3-3 Warm Boot . 3-4 Cold Boot. 3-5 Safe Boot . 3-6 Hardware Reset . 3-7 Recommended Programming Practices . 3-8 v Chapter 4. Using PC Cards Introduction . 4-3 Overview. 4-4 Configuring Your PC Card. 4-5 PhoenixCARD Manager Plus (PCM+) . 4-5 ATA Cards . 4-6 Fax/Modem Cards . 4-6 LAN Cards . 4-6 RF Cards . 4-7 Chapter 5. ROM-DOS Commands Introduction . 5-3 Command Overview . 5-4 ROM-DOS vs. MS-DOS. 5-8 Command Descriptions . 5-10 ? . 5-11 @ . 5-13 ; . 5-14 ATTRIB . ..