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Introduction to MIF


This chapter covers these topics:
What is MIF?

What you need before you start

How to start MIF

What is MIF?

MIF (Machine Interface Format) is an Ascend-specific language that provides an alternative configuration interface for Ascend units. You can use a command line or write a MIF program that sets Ascend parameters rather than use the configuration menus to change one parameter after another. MIF programs provide a batch-processing method of changing a configuration or performing a series of actions.

The primary features of MIF are listed below:

What you need before you start

To interface a MIF program with an Ascend unit, you need these items:

The controlling computer can be the computer you would use to access the Ascend configuration menus. It is typically connected to the Ascend unit via the serial port (the Control port in an Ascend unit) and communicates with the device by using VT-100 emulation software.

How to start MIF

You can start sending MIF commands to the unit in any one of the following ways:

      00-200 Sys Diag
00-201 Restore Cfg
00-202 Save Cfg
>00-203 Use MIF
00-204 Sys Reset
00-205 Term Serv
00-206 Upd Rem Cfg


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