Running from a Command Prompt

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Applications can be loaded into the C6000 modules and run by using the server program, WS3L. The server is an ordinary Windows program running on the host computer. After loading the application into your processors, it usually remains active throughout the application's run. The C run-time library sends instructions to the server whenever it needs to perform host operating system functions such as reading information from the disks, displaying output on the screen and so on. The server sends the results of these operations back to the C6000 modules.

You can start the server in four ways:

1.	by double-clicking WS3L.EXE or a shortcut to it;
2.	by double-clicking a file with a .app file type;
3.	By dragging a .app file from an explorer window and dropping it into the server’s window; or
4.	By giving either of the following types of command from a command prompt: » 3L X » 3L X filename

The filename must be the name of an application file produced by the configurer. If you do not supply an extension, the server adds .app .

All of these commands bring up the server window. If you have used a .app file to start the server, that file will be selected; otherwise you will have to select the application you want from the server’s File menu. Before you can get the server to load your selected application into the DSP network and start it running, you may have to tell the server which DSP boards you are using. Selecting a link interface with the Board/Select menu does this. If you haven’t selected a board before, the server automatically selects the first one it finds, and if an application file has been selected, the server starts it running.

You can find more information about the server and its options in The Server.