Abstracts - 12th Systems Administration Conference (LISA '98) ## WinACIF: A Telecom IC Support Tool Using Tcl/Tk David Karoly, Todd Copeland, and David Gardner Advanced Micro Devices ### Abstract We discuss our use of Tcl/Tk to provide software support for telecommunications Integrated Circuits (ICs). Our Windows-based Advanced Computer Interface (WinACIF) program works in concert with reconfigurable hardware based on Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) to provide essential coordination in laboratory data collection and analysis of a device under test. WinACIF replaces several MS-DOS based applications. Whereas the previous implementations suffered from the classic limitations of MS-DOS, WinACIF provides the flexibility and functionality of windowing applications by virtue of its Tcl/Tk roots. Tcl/Tk not only supplies more than ample power to create WinACIF, but also adds the benefit of saving valuable time otherwise spent learning a complex API. Run-time loaded Tcl extensions provide the flexibility to support various devices having diverse interfaces. A single Tcl/Tk script dynamically builds a Graphical User Interface (GUI) based on product configuration data retrieved from a data store. Additionally, we used canvas widgets to provide an intuitive interface. For the engineer who requires control beyond that afforded by our GUI, Tcl serves as WinACIF's command language. View the full text of this paper in HTML form and PDF form. If you need the latest Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can download it from Adobe's site. To become a USENIX Member, please see our Membership Information.

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