User manual
data averaged for the alarm as well as for the pop-up windo-
w’s "Current MicroR Average" display.
While the TSR code is running, you can save the TSR buffer
to disk and then view the data gathered up to that point with
the program Aw-srad.
The TSR’s pop-up window contains the name of the disk data
file in which the program is storing the data.
The TSR code will not allow more than one copy of itself
with the same IRQ # to be installed. If you install another
TSR program on top of Aw-srad’s TSR code, you should un-
install it before un-installing Aw-srad’s TSR code, otherwise
your other TSR program may fail to work until you re-boot.
Before un-installing itself, the TSR code will warn you if any
interrupt vectors have been changed by another program.
AUTOEXEC.BAT OPERATION (AW-AUTO.COM):
A program is included, AW-AUTO.COM, which allows auto-
matic operation of the TSR code from a power down condi-
tion. (Also see README about AW-AUTOT.COM which is
just like AW-AUTO.COM but uses PC date-time to generate
file names).
With the help of a text editor, by making the dir path and
name "AW-AUTO.COM" the last line of the file
"AUTOEXEC.BAT" found in your root directory,
Aw-auto.com will create a new unique raw data file in the
directory where it resides, every time the computer is turned
on or re-booted. It will then invoke the TSR code (Aw--
mrad.com) using all the parameters you previously specified
from Aw-srad’s Misc. menu option "Configure AW--
AUTO.COM".
This automatic creation of a unique raw data file and auto-
matic boot of the TSR code allows a computer to monitor the
radiation level continually, with no intervention necessary.
This is handy if the user wants to monitor the radiation rate
automatically, every time he\she turns the computer on, or to
monitor radiation rates with an unattended computer. Even if
the power fails for a period, when the power is restored,
several automatic steps will follow.
1. The computer will re-boot.
2. During the process of booting, MSDOS always looks in
the root directory for the file "AUTOEXEC.BAT", and runs
any programs listed in the file.
3. MSDOS will see the path and program name
"AW-AUTO.COM" previously placed in the autoexec.bat file
by the user.
4. MSDOS will load AW-AUTO.COM.
5. AW-AUTO.COM will search the file names in the directo-
ry in which it resides, and create a new sequentially numbered
unique raw data file name using the file extension name prev-
iously specified with AW-SRAD.EXE.
6. AW-AUTO.COM will next load the TSR code using all
the parameters previously specified with AW-SRAD.EXE.
7. The TSR code will terminate but stay resident, and
MSDOS will display the command line prompt.
8. The TSR code will continue to gather data to its buffer
and disk file, and optionally monitor the alarm and click the
speaker, as well as watch for the Hot-Key combo, which
would activate the pop-up window.
For remote operation, there is no need for a CRT display
monitor or keyboard.
Setting the stage for automatic operation involves the follow-
ing steps:
Step 1: Use the program AW-SRAD.EXE to establish user
defined parameters for the TSR code. Do so by selecting
AW-SRAD’S Misc. menu option "Configure AW-AUTO.-
COM". You will choose all the parameters needed by the
TSR code. These parameters will be saved into AW-AUT-
O.COM.
The "Configure AW-AUTO.COM" operation will present
various options including:
The "Save Buffer Cycle" selection tells the TSR code how
often to save its buffer to disk. For example, by choosing 10,
the TSR code will save its memory buffer to disk every 10
Time Base Units. By choosing a low number, a power outage
or re-boot will only lose the small amount of data in memory.
By choosing a larger number, disk accesses will be mini-
mized.
The "File Extension" selection tells the TSR code to use a
unique file name using the file extension specified. For
example, if you choose "RAD" for the file extension, the first
file name created will be "AW-1.RAD. The second will be
"AW-2.RAD" then "AW-3.RAD", ... "AW-65000.RAD", etc.
By looking at the dates of each file, you can tell each occur-
rence of a re-boot due to power outage or other reason.
Step 2: Create or choose a directory that will be used to hold
the raw data files. Place in this directory AW-MRAD.COM
(the TSR code), and AW-AUTO.COM (the load program).
When activated, the TSR code will automatically use a unique
file created in this directory.
Step 3: Using your favorite text editor, create or edit the file
"AUTOEXEC.BAT" in the computer’s root directory. Add a
line of text to this file that contains the path and name of the
load program AW-AUTO.COM. For example, if the directory
created in step 2 was C:\RAD\DATA, place as the last line in
the autoexec.bat file: "C:\RAD\DATA\AW-AUTO.COM".
TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
If a communication program, such as Aware’s AW-FETCH,
is loaded with Aw-mrad, from an Autoexec.bat command,
data files can be auto downloaded over the phone lines. If
you would like more information about this type of operation,
write Aware Electronics.
MULTIPLE RM-60s per P.C.:
Aw-srad.exe, Aw-mrad.com, and Aw-auto.com are configured
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