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KwikNet Universal File System Interface
C.3 Using the AMX/FS File System
The KwikNet Universal File System (UFS) interface supports the AMX/FS File System.
No customization is required. Any file devices, including RAM drives, hard drives,
floppy drives and custom devices, which have been attached to the AMX/FS File System
are accessible through the UFS interface.
To use the AMX/FS File System with KwikNet, you must first install AMX and AMX/FS
and test them in your intended target environment. The AMX/FS Sample Program offers
a good starting point. Once you have it operating with your target hardware, you are
ready to merge it with KwikNet.
AMX System Configuration
The first step is to merge the AMX configuration information required for both AMX/FS
and KwikNet into a new AMX configuration suitable for use with both products. You may
have to increase the maximum number of tasks, timers and semaphores to meet the
expanding requirements. Adjust the parameters in your AMX User Parameter File
accordingly.
If you are using options such as the KwikNet FTP client or server or the KwikNet HTTP
Web Server, be sure to account for the total number of client and server tasks which you
intend to employ.
Since each server or client task must have file access, you may have to increase the
maximum number of tasks which are permitted to concurrently use AMX/FS. You may
also have to increase the maximum number of files which can be concurrently in use.
Adjust the parameters in your AMX User Parameter File accordingly.
Your AMX configuration must include the device drivers for both the KwikNet network
interfaces and the AMX/FS file devices. You may have to adjust your choices of
interrupt assignments to prevent conflicts among these devices.
Once you have an integrated AMX configuration, try using it to confirm that AMX/FS
works well in the presence of
KwikNet but without KwikNet actually in use. Then use the
configuration to test that KwikNet will operate on your network without any file
operations. Then you are ready to try
KwikNet and AMX/FS together.