System Release 6.1 cPCI for Windows Release Guide — May 2006 23
Detection of unsupported boards
If an unsupported board (i.e., a board that is not supported in System Release 6.1
cPCI for Windows) is detected by this release, you will be notified that the board is
unsupported by the release via a log file (rtf*.txt) in the log directory and the Windows
Event log. System Release 6.1 cPCI for Windows will not prevent you from installing
an unsupported board.
For information about installing and uninstalling System Release 6.1 cPCI for
Windows, refer to the Software Installation Guide. Online help is also available during
installation.
4.2 Configuration
Configuration is performed after the system release software is installed, using the
configuration manager (DCM). Products are distributed with preconfigured default
settings.
The following new configuration capabilities are provided in System Release 6.1 cPCI for
Windows. These capabilities are new since System Release 6.0 cPCI Feature Pack 1 for
Windows:
Automatic FCD File Generation
The FCD files are not required in the system release software. When you download a
PCD file and its corresponding CONFIG file to a board, the FCD file is automatically
generated and also downloaded to the board. The FCD file is also copied into the data
directory. Refer to the DM3 Configuration Guide for additional information.
Trunk Configurator
System Release 6.1 cPCI for Windows includes a Trunk Configuration property sheet
in the Configuration Manager (DCM) that allows you to configure individual trunks on
DMV600BTEC, DMV1200BTEC, DMN160TEC, and DMT160TEC products. Refer to
the DM3 Configuration Guide for more information.
The Configuration Manager (DCM) supports migration of configuration data from previous
releases of System Release 6.1 cPCI for Windows and some older releases
In addition to supporting migration of configuration data from previous releases of
System Release 6.1 cPCI for Windows, DCM supports migration from the following
older releases:
• System Release 6.0 cPCI Feature Pack 1 for Windows
• System Release 6.0 cPCI Service Pack 1 for Windows
• System Release 6.0 cPCI for Windows
• System Release 6.0 cPCI for Windows Service Update
Note: Not every .config file that is backed up will be migrated into the System
Release 6.1 cPCI for Windows releases to avoid losing problem fixes and
newly added features such as mixed ISDN/CAS and dynamic protocol
selection.
PDK Configurator
System Release 6.1 cPCI for Windows includes a new PDK Configuration property
sheet in the Configuration Manager (DCM) that allows you to assign country
