Upgrade Of The Performance 2054; Upgrade From A Pc Via A Serial Interface On The Machine - Pfaff performance 2054 Service Manual

Upgrade of the performance 2054

The performance 2054 is preset by the manufacturer to the language of the country in which it is sold.
The customer can easily set a different language.
The machine can likewise always be updated to the latest software status.
This ensures that the performance 2054 will never be outdated.

43. Upgrade from a PC via a serial interface on the machine

The machine must be connected to a PC via a suitable cable.
Switch on the machine and press the"pattern start" button at the same time.
The machine now waits for data from the serial interface.
Start the „Pfaff Firmware Loader 2054.exe" software on the PC.
Brief instructions for carrying out the upgrade procedure:
1. Connect the sewing machine to the PC.
2. Switch on the machine while pressing the „pattern start" button at the same time.
(The machine now waits for data; it can only be retrieved from this status by switching it off.)
3. Start the „Pfaff Firmware Loader 2054.exe" program on the PC.
4. Click on the item „Select Firmware" under „File" and select the desired Firmware file in the appearing
menu.
5. In the menu „Settings" you can select the serial port of the PC and the baud rate (loading speed).
6. Click on „Start Download" under „File".
7. The PC now tries to set up a connection with the machine.
The „performing download" window appears.
If no connection has been established, an error message will appear on the PC after a short time.
The display on the machine doesn't change during the upgrade procedure.
If the connection has been established between the PC program and the machine, a ‚state' message is
displayed in the „performing download" window and the „Count sent" counter shows the transferred data
blocks.
8. Wait until the upgrade procedure is complete.
The sewing machine program starts automatically.
If the procedure was started and no connection was made, the machine can only be operated again by
switching it off.
If the upgrade procedure was interrupted or disturbed during a serial transfer and the programming
aborted, the machine will have no program.
The boot procedure may be started again after the machine has been prepared again for upgrading.
Serial booting requires a BIOS version number higher than 01.01.02.
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