Appendix 32: Remote Flash Utility
The Remote Flash Utility is a tool to allow remote re-creation of a Remote User flash drive. It is intended for rare occasions where a remote client flash drive has become corrupt and cannot be used. The normal case if for clients to return flash drives to clinicians so they can review and properly evaluate the treatment protocol. However, the client is sometimes too far away to make the extra trip for a new flash drive.
Basically, the tool works as follows:
The Therapist creates a remote user flash drive just as always done (onto a flash drive in the Therapist's office).
The Therapist starts the Remote Flash Utility and the following screen comes up:
The Therapist selects the top option ("Build mailable remote flash file from existing flash contents").
The Therapist is prompted to select the flash drive just created:
The utility builds a email-suitable file and places it on the desktop:
The filename of the file is the dongle number (of the destination dongle), some letters, and the extension .EFD (meaning something like EEGer Flash Drive).
The Therapist emails the .EFD file to the eagerly waiting client.
When the client receives the email, it must be copied to the client's therapist computer. That file must remain readable while installing the contents onto a flash drive. It is possible to copy the EFD file onto the DESTINATION flash drive.
The client starts the Remote Flash Utility and sees the main screen:
The client selects the middle button ("Create remote flash drive from mailed flash builder file").
The client is then prompted to select the mailed (.EFD) file:
After verifying that the file is a valid remote flash file, the client is prompted to select the destination flash drive:
Some checks are made on the flash drive. If it was previously a remote flash drive, the following prompt is given:
If "Yes" is selected, a check will be made for enough room (at least 30 MB). If not, the process will make the client select another flash drive:
When the flash is done writing:
