116 LXE Diagnostics
MX3 Reference Guide E-EQ-MX3RG-J-ARC
Parameter Auto-Detect Utility (PARAM81.EXE)
The Parameter Auto-Detect Utility (PARAM81.EXE) is used to search for user-configurable
parameter files and then write the data to a text file. The utility is a DOS stand-alone program -- it
does not require that other files (except standard DOS operating system files) be present in the
MX3 before it will run.
The utility captures data from the following files:
BIOS Setup The MX3 setup parameters. See Chapter 4, “System Configuration”.
AUTOEXEC.BAT DOS command file. See Chapter 4, “System Configuration”, for an
example.
CONFIG.SYS DOS command file. See Chapter 4, “System Configuration”, for an
example.
LXE.INI file LXE terminal emulation parameter file.
NET.CFG file Radio command file. See Chapter 4, “System Configuration”, for an
example.
SOCKET.CFG file Radio command file. See Chapter 4, “System Configuration”, for an
example.
and places the data in an ASCII text file called PARAM.DAT.
The ASCII text file should then be printed out or copied to a PC or floppy disk and stored for
safekeeping. The information in the text file may be used, as a reference, to reconstruct parameter
values if the files become unreadable or to program several MX3’s with the same values.
The Parameter Auto-Detect Utility filename is PARAM81.EXE and it creates a text file called
PARAM.DAT. The PARAM.DAT file may be renamed and the next time PARAM81.EXE is run,
a new PARAM.DAT file will be created. The combined file size is approximately 50K and both
files may be deleted from the MX3 if more disk space is needed in the unit.
Run Parameter Auto-Detect Utility
The file must be run from the DOS command line.
Using DOS commands, change the DOS prompt to the drive letter and subdirectory of the DOS
files (for example, C:>\DOS).
At the DOS prompt type the following command to run the utility:
PARAM81 and press Enter.
The PARAM.DAT file is created and stored in the DOS subdirectory on the MX3.
Use DOS commands to copy the PARAM.DAT file to another media or print the file.
