Product designation 
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SinuCom FFS
Version number:   01.00.03
Order number:     6FC5 250-6AY00-2AGx


Requirements
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   - SinuCom FFS needs a driver to the operation.
     This isn't contained in the scope of supply, to avoid changes in the
     current driver configuration of the used PCs.
     A corresponding driver (Cardware from APSoft) can be obtained under 
     'www.tssc.de'.
   - SinuCom FFS can be run on the software platforms
     Windows NT Version 4.0, Service Pack 6
     Windows ME
     Windows 2000/XP
   - SinuCom FFS occupies approx. 1MB in the SinuCom FFS directory.


Installation
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   - You have to close all applications except Explorer before installing 
     SinuCom FFS. 
   - To install SinuCom FFS, you then place the CD in the CD drive of your 
     PG/PC, start Explorer or an MS-DOS prompt and change to the CD drive. 
     Then start the program SETUP.EXE, which is located in the root directory
     of the CD. This program executes the user-guided installation of
     SinuCom FFS.


General Notes
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Supported systems and NCK versions:
   - SinuCom FFS supports the 8XXD and 8XXDi systems with all NCK versions.

Starting SinuCom FFS:
   - SinuCom FFS is either started from the 'Start' menu on the task bar or 
     from 'sinucomffs.exe' in the SinuCom NC directory.

Error messages:
   - Uniform appearance, in part with detailed information.

PC-Card read and write:
   - When you will read and write PC-Cards with SinuCom FFS, you have to
     declare program calls under Reader and Writer in the options dialog.
     These program calls must read or write a file from or to the card 
     one to one.


Driver Notes
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When you are using Cardware from APSoft with the SIMATIC File PG, SIMATIC Power PG, 
the calls have to be specified as follows:

     Cardware for Windows NT (version 6.00.36 or newer):
     - Writer: <CARDWAREDIR>\PCDISK.EXE /ES:<SOCKET> "/DF:%1" /WS:<SOCKET> /Y
     - Reader: <CARDWAREDIR>\PCDISK.EXE "/DF:%1" /RS:<SOCKET> /Y

     Cardware for Windows 2000/XP (version 1.00.003 or newer):
     - Writer: <WINDOWSDIR>\SYSTEM32\CWMEMCTL.EXE /ES:<SOCKET> "/DF:%1" /WS:<SOCKET> /Y
     - Reader: <WINDOWSDIR>\SYSTEM32\CWMEMCTL.EXE "/DF:%1" /RS:<SOCKET> /Y

   - <CARDWAREDIR>: the directory, where Cardware was installed
   - <WINDOWSDIR>: the Windows directory, mostly C:\WINDOWS
   - <SOCKET>: the PCMCIA socket you are using, mostly 0 or 1
   - The parameter "/DF:%1" must be typed in much that, with the double quotation mark.
   - If you wish no output, you can add the parameter /E to the end of the other parameters.
   - If <CARDWAREDIR> or <WINDOWSDIR> contain blanks, you must type in the program in
     double quotation marks. E.g.: "C:\Program Files\CWNT\PCDISK.EXE" and than the rest
     of the parameters.
   - For other drivers the calls must be adjusted.
   - %1 is a place holder for the file name specified in SinuCom FFS.


Secondary conditions
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   - SinuCom FFS doesn't implement an automation interface yet.
   - The selection of the necessary driver is depending to the available system 
     configuration (hardware and operating system) and is assigned to the user.

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