TIPICFG

TIPICFG is a management tool to configure key attributes of the Raspberry PI software.

TIPICFG is installed by default at "TIPI.TIPICFG", and is a 2 file EA5 program

It can also be easily launched by going into TI BASIC and running the command:

CALL TIPI

Features

A typical view is something like:

TIPICFG v12  PI-Version: 3.20
CRUBASE: 1100        IP: 192.168.1.48
DSR Build: 2023-08-04T16:52:11-07:00
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Drive Mappings          A) AUTO=on
  C) CS1 =
  1) DSK1=DISKS.INFOCOM.DEADLINE
  2) DSK2=
  3) DSK3=
  4) DSK4=
  J) URI1=
  K) URI2=
  L) URI3=HTTP://www.cwfk.net/4afiles/
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WiFi Settings
  S) SSID=sillyname
  P)  PSK=**************
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CFG: Q)uit, R)eload
 PI: H)alt, re(B)oot

The top of the display provides various pieces of information including:

• your Raspberry PI's first ip-address.
• version of TIPICFG
• version of TIPI's raspberry pi software
• version of the DSR Eprom (as a date)

Next we have the drive/device mappings that allow using CS1, DSK1-4, and URI1-3 as shortcuts. The rules for what values can be in the mappings are defined in PI.CONFIG.

Press the number or letter next to the mapping to begin editing. Editing features arrow keys, F1, F3 (both have bugs). Spaces are not allowed. A quick way to truncate is to insert a space.

The WiFi settings allow configuring for a WPA2 secured WiFi network. Enter the SSID (or your wifi network name), and the preshared secret key (customarily your wifi password).

You'll notice after changing any of the mappings or WiFi settings, the bottom section will gain the W)rite option which will save your changes.

A warning: Get your Wifi name and password correct before writing. The Raspberry is rebooted as part of persisting those two settings.

The menu options at the bottom perform the following functions:

• Quit - exists TIPICFG back to TI Title screen. Abandons any unwritten changes.
• Reload - allows reading config and refreshing status. Undo for unwritten changes.
• Halt - The Raspberry PI cannot actually be turned off via software. It can be put into a safe state via halt. This is what 'shutdown' does.
• Reboot - Reboots the Raspberry PI

Note: Halt and Reboot can also be performed from the TIPI Webui running on port 9900: http://tipi:9900

It takes a little bit of time for halt to shutdown all processes, flush all disk buffers, and be in a safe state. Some Raspberry PI's have an sd-card activity light... Wait for that to have stopped flashing for a healthy 10 seconds before yanking the power.

Auto

Described in [Auto-mapping]