Hardware manual

TVI I300 Hardware Manual

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5 Factory Configuration

The standard mechanism for installing firmware and for configuring the operational mode of an

I300 is via a USB mass storage device.

The I300 uses non volatile memory to store firmware and configuration where the configuration

partition includes both factory settings and user definable settings. The I300 supports OEM

modification of the factory settings to allow for a degree of customisation to accommodate

product specific features and product naming.

On inserting a USB pen drive the I300 searches for one of several files which define the

subsequent operation to be carried out. It is imperative that the root of the pen drive contain

only the files appropriate for one operation. The following are relevant for OEM integration.

5.1 OEM Defaults

The I300 supports the modification of a subset of the factory default configuration to allow for

OEM customisation. These OEM defaults are retained when applying a factory reset. OEM

defaults are applied by creating a single text file in the root of the pen drive with the name;

.OEM_DEFAULTS

The file should contain one or more settings each of the form;

setting=value

Each setting must start on a new line within the file. Note that if the file is empty, then the OEM

defaults will be erased.

Supported settings are;

Setting Function

vendor

The vendor field is exported from the I300 to the TVI Server where this string

is then provided to TVI Manager and as required to the Viewing Clients. This

string will be displayed to inform the user as to the type of device. For

example;

vendor=TVI I300

This would result in TVI Manager displaying the connected device as a “TVI

I300”.

product

The product field is used by the I300 board to determine the functionality and

behaviour. For example;

product=I300

This would be used by the firmware to establish the board type and to control

the application of user configuration settings.