The CF Folder

A project is a folder that contains all the content used to create ChyTV pages and schedules. Typical project folder names might be Demo, MyProject, McMoosesPub, etc. Underneath a project folder are at least the following sub-folders:

CF - stands for Compact Flash. This folder is an exact image of the files that exist on the Compact Flash on the ChyTV unit.

HTML – This folder is where the HTML files from PowerPoint are saved.

IMAGES – This folder is used as a ‘scratch’ folder to hold various assets used in the project. Typical files might include jpg, bmp, and png graphics, Photoshop files, copies of Web pages, etc.

Though not required, we recommend that you follow this project scheme. The ChyTV Tools utility is designed to make it very easy and convenient for you to create pages in their proper places when you follow this scheme. Note that using the ChyTV Tools utility to create a project will automatically generate the proper folder and sub-folder hierarchy.

A typical project hierarchy looks like the following:

Note that the CF sub-folder underneath the Gallery folder (or any other project folder) is an exact duplicate of the demo compact flash. Therefore, its contents can always be copied to a new compact flash disk to re-create the original compact flash disk.

Note that a valid, bootable Compact Flash disk must, in addition to the project folders, include the correct Operating System files. These OS files differ between USB devices and IP devices. A valid, bootable Compact Flash disk will always have the following files and structure:

IP Device

USB Device