Loading V3.94 UHFA and V 3.50 for a DSP-10

This has one very narrow and specific use. The intended purpose is to load and run, the latest release, V3.94 and V3.50 to the PC and DSP-10. This is not for the DSP10x. Some familiarity with DOS is assumed.

Why you would want to do this is the case where you do not have an EPROM burner but want to use UHFA394.EXE and UHF3E35A.EXE rather than what is burned in the EPROM.

It is not required that you make a directory for the files, but it is easily done. This will keep everything together and make future maintenence simple.  Having said that, the first thing to do is decide which method you will use. If you are using a machine with XP and dual boot to run the DSP-10, then make a directory to down load the files into. In windows save the file to the new directory, and execute the file RUN394.EXE while still in windows. INST394.exe will not install in XP, maybe in W98, but definitely not XP.

For DOS, the same applies, but you will need to figure out how to get the file into a DOS environment. Getting files from a browser or FTP client will need a floppy or USB, or some other clever method. I strongly suggest copying INST394.EXE to the directory you want run the DSP-10.

DOS filename = INST394.EXE  This is a self executing ZIP file. This runs in DOS

WIN filename = RUN394.exe  This is an install file for WIN. You may need this to install in WIN

Unless you use a DOS browser, it is likely you will use Linux or windows to get the file and save it. Whether you use the DOS file or the windows file, the procedure is the same. The difference comes later, and will be elaborated.




Right click on the link,  save Linked Content as above, and a  menu, shown below, where a directory can be created
will open to save the file. I like to use 394 as the directory name. It is the file name of the UHFA executable, and easily
recognized later. You can name it anything you like.



CLICK on Save and the file will be saved in C:\394.



Navigate to the directory, 394 or whatever you decided it should be named.
If this is the machine you will use to run the DSP-10, then "double click" the file name run394.EXE and  a
series of menus will lead  you through installing the files. There is a reminder that 394.BAT is to run in DOS.




ELABORATION
  1. In this last step, above, there is a choice of where to place the extracted files. If you  have a second machine to run the DSP-10 and like to run DOS from a floppy, this could be useful to send the files to A: Running from a floppy is not something I recommend, but sometimes there is a reason. Recall this is still in WIN.
  2. A better method is to copy INST394.EXE, the DOS installer,  to the C:\ drive of the second machine, again, in its own directory, so a directory listing of C:\394, will show: C:\394\INST394.EXE  after the file is moved to the hard drive of the second machine,

  In the following examples the DOS screen prompt tells what the "current" directory is.

C:\> MKDIR 394     here the current directory is the root directory of C and we are making a subdirectory 394

C:\394> DIR           here the subdirectory 394 is the current directory, and we are asking to look at a listing of all files and subdirectories of 394.


For a separate PC and DOS
If the machine that runs the DSP-10 only has DOS, from the DOS prompt ( C:\> ), type MKDIR 394, then (enter).


C:\> MKDIR 394

Change to the floppy drive by typing A:. (enter)

C:\> A:

type DIR  (enter).

A:\> DIR

You should see the file INST394.EXE. To move this FILE into the directory just created in C:

Type  COPY INST394.EXE C:\394  (enter)

A:\> COPY INST394.EXE C:\394

to change back to the C:\394 directory, type C: then (enter) to see the file, type DIR (enter)

A:\> C:

type DIR  (enter).

C:\394> DIR

you should see the file INST394.EXE listed. To extract the files, type INST394 (enter)

C:\394> INST394

and to see the files, just extracted type DIR (enter)

C:\394> DIR

You should see a list of files.

In this list is a file named UHFA.CFG. This is my DSP-10 configuration file and
chances are you will not like it much. To replace this file with your previous config
file you will need to navigate to the directory where your UHFA.CFG is located,
and copy it to the directory C:\394 overwriting the one that is there. Alternatively, you can
delete the file and let the program write a new UHFA.CFG when you shutdown with
SCROLL ALT F4.

As an example if your config file is in a directory of the C drive named 380

C:\380> COPY UHFA.CFG C:\394

To get back to the 394 subdirectory

C:\380> CD \394

If the DSP-10 is turned on and connected to the PC
then you can type 394 1 (enter) that's 394 (space) 1
If you use COM2 to talk to the DSP-10 then  394 (space) 2

C:\394> 394 1

or

C:\394> 394 2

follow the prompts and hopefully the DSP-10 will be running.

In the future, all that needs to be done to run, is to make the 394 subdirectory current, and  type 394 1 or 2 at the prompt.

CD 394
C:\ 394\> 394 1


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