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- ArcLink5 FAQ
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- Q: How do I transfer the Psion opo program to the Psion in the first place?
-
- A: If you have access to Windows95:
- Transfer the file using PsiWin following the instructions given with
- PsiWin.
-
- If you don't have access to Windows95:
- You may use a communications package on the Acorn (such as Hearsay II,
- ArcTerm7 or the excellent Freeware package, !Connector) in order to
- 'talk' to the 'Comms' program on the Psion. These instructions assume
- that you are using !Connector.
-
- To proceed,
- 1) Load the communications program on the Acorn.
- 2) Load Extras.Comms on the Psion 5.
- 3) In Comms (on the Psion click on the 'Set up' icon (top ot toolbar)
- and make sure that 'Use comms port' is set to 'Serial port 0', Baud
- rate is 19200, Data bits is 8, Stop bits is 1 and parity is None.
- Then click 'OK'.
- 4) Make sure !Connector has the same settings. These can be changed by
- clicking on the relevant icons at the bottom of the display window.
- (They are the default settings so shouldn't need changing unless you
- have reconfigured your copy of !Connector).
- 5) Set YModem on the Acorn end by clicking on the 'X/Y/ZModem' option at
- the bottom of the main window.
- 6) On !Connector press 'MENU' over the main window and go down to 'File
- Transfer'. Move right to the submenu and click on send file. This
- will open a small 'send file' window. This is where you need to
- drag the Psion ArcLink5 (opo) program (found inside
- !ArcLink5.Extras), but first you need to prepare the Psion to receive
- it.
- 7) On the Psion Comms program press 'Menu' and select the 'Transfer'
- option. From this, click 'Receive file...'.
- 8) Set the 'Receive file...' protocol to 'YModem (batch)' by clicking on
- its selection bar.
- 9) Set which folder you wish to copy ArcLink5 into (not the System one).
- 10) Click 'OK'. The Psion will now be waiting for the file to be send
- from the Acorn.
- 11) You can now drag the Psion ArcLink5 file (inside !ArcLink5.Extras)
- onto the !Connector 'send file' window (opened in step 6) in order
- to physically send the file to the Psion.
- 12) Once the file has transferred successfully you can 'Quit' from
- !Connector and exit from Comms on the Psion (by typing CTRL-E)
- 13) Lastly you need to rename the Psion file to ArcLink5.opo
- You can do this by finding the folder in which you saved it on the
- Psion (by using the Psion System screen), highlighting it and then
- typing CTRL-R and entering the new name.
-
- The software is now ready to use. To setup the Psion link, simply
- double-tap on ArcLink5.opo
- The rest is controlled from the Acorn end. You can now load
- !ArcLink5 on the Acorn, by double-clicking on it's icon.
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-
- Q: When I transfer the ArcLink5.opo program to the Psion and run it I get
- the message
- Error in ARCLINK5\GETCOMMAND
- Access denied
-
- and the program exits.
-
- A: This means the Psion cannot access the serial port because it is already
- in use by another application.
- 1) Make sure the remote link is turned off by typing CTRL-L and setting
- the Link to 'Off'.
- 2) Make sure the Psion 'Comms' program is not running. If it is, exit it
- by typing CTRL-E.
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-
- Q: When cataloguing the Psion, filenames are corrupted, often becoming
- numbers or symbols.
-
- A: This sounds like corruption of the serial port. It could be that SerialDev
- is not working correctly, or something else has left the Serial port in
- a dodgy state, such as previously run internet software, comms software
- or the PC card software. Try re-booting the machine and if you get the
- same problems, contact me and I will try to help.
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-
- Q: When loading ArcLink5 I get the error "Bad time string".
-
- A: Check that you have ArcLink5 v0.10 or above. If not, ensure that you don't
- any any additional modules such as "SensibleTime" installed on your machine.
-
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-
- Q: Even though I've registered my copy of ArcLink5 I can't change the baud rate
- to anything other than 9600 baud.
-
- A: When you change baud rate, ArcLink5 sends a message to the Psion in order to
- remotely change the Psion baud rate as well. If ArcLink5 cannot talk to the
- Psion (perhaps you haven't run the ArcLink5.opo file?) correctly, then any
- baud rate changes will be ignored.
- If the problem persists, try displaying the Psion directory listing (by
- clicking on the ArcLink5 icon) and then changing baud rate again.
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-
- Q: When loading ArcLink5 I get a number of "Serial frame" errors and a series of
- bleeps coming from the Psion 5.
-
- A: This usually signifies that the Acorn is trying to communicate at a different
- baud rate to the Psion 5. It was also a minor bug in versions 0.10 and v0.11
- which failed to reset the baud rate correctly if you saved it as part of the
- default choices and then reloaded ArcLink5 on a subsequent occasion.
- v0.12 is more stable in this respect - and also displays the baud rate set at
- the Psion 5 end.
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-
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- Please feel free to inform me of any more questions you think should be added
- to this file and I will try to make it as simple to use as possible.
-
- ©1998 Paul Vigay