ACR Electronics FPR-20 PROGRAMMER Product Support Manual

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PRODUCT
SUPPORT
MANUAL
Y1-03-0181
Rev. A
FPR-20
Product No. 9466
Field Programmer Reader
ACR Electronics, Inc.
5757 Ravenswood Road
Fort Lauderdale, Fl 33312
+1(954) 981-3333 • Fax +1 (954) 983-5087
www.acrelectronics.com
Email: Info@acrelectronics.com
A Chelton Group company

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  • Page 1 PRODUCT SUPPORT MANUAL Y1-03-0181 Rev. A FPR-20 Product No. 9466 Field Programmer Reader ACR Electronics, Inc. 5757 Ravenswood Road Fort Lauderdale, Fl 33312 +1(954) 981-3333 • Fax +1 (954) 983-5087 www.acrelectronics.com Email: Info@acrelectronics.com A Chelton Group company...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    FORWARD Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the ACR FPR-20. The combination of superior design, high quality raw materials and quality controlled manufacturing produce a product that will perform for years to come. The Test Facility at ACR can reproduce some of the harshest environmental conditions known to man.
  • Page 3: Overview

    SECTION 1 - OVERVIEW FPR-20 The FPR-20 (Field Programmer Reader – 20) is designed to be both a re-programming and verification tool for the ACR AquaFix, TerraFix, and AeroFix 406 PLB-200/201. The FPR-20 consists of an adapter jack, a cable, programming head, programming plug adapter and the FPR-20 application software installed on a PC (PC not supplied, see figure 7).
  • Page 4: Before You Run Setup

    If your beacon flashes two green LED’s, the test has been successfully completed. If you encounter only the initial green LED flash alone, your beacon has failed the self test, please contact ACR Electronics or an authorized Battery Replacement Center for servicing of your beacon.
  • Page 5: Installing The Fpr-20 Software

    • 1 available serial port. • Printer (optional) SECTION 4 – INSTALLING THE FPR-20 SOFTWARE Downloading FPR-20 Software The FPR-20 software may be downloaded from the web at http://www.acrelectronics.com/download.html 1) Click on the fpr20.zip file. 2) A file download window will pop up, select Save. 3) A Save As window will pop up, select a folder on your C drive to save this zip file.
  • Page 6: Using The Fpr-20

    3) Type or browse to the correct drive. For example if a CD is used, select browse, select your CD-ROM drive, select the file setup.exe and press ENTER and follow the installation instructions. a. Alternatively, use the file manager or Windows Explorer to find the setup.exe file on the CD, Double click on setup.exe, and follow the installation instructions.
  • Page 7 3. Choose the Country you wish to program into the beacon by either typing the first initial of the name of the Country or scrolling to the Country. You may scroll with the mouse or the scroll buttons. Once you have selected the Country, click the mouse or press Enter on the desired Country.
  • Page 8 8. Enter the User Name, if desired. It will appear on the label as entered. 9. Under the CONTROL section, Press the Program Control Button. The program data will be generated and displayed including the HEX ID. All of the information entered and used to make the message can be observed and verified prior to programming the beacon.
  • Page 9: Figure 1 - Plb-200/201 Keypad

    the message that will be transmitted by the beacon. When done viewing the message, click the Program Setup button to navigate back to the main menu. 5. If the memory read is not completed in approximately fifteen seconds, the read will time out.
  • Page 10: Figure 2 - Program Setup Menu

    Figure 2 - Program Setup Menu Y1-03-0181 Rev. A...
  • Page 11: Figure 3 - Program Beacon Menu

    Figure 3 - Program Beacon Menu Y1-03-0181 Rev. A...
  • Page 12: Figure 4 - Memory Read Display

    Figure 4 - Memory Read Display Y1-03-0181 Rev. A...
  • Page 13: Figure 5 - Pc / Fpr-20 Cable Connections

    Programming Head Adapter Jack Phone Cable Figure 5 - PC / FPR-20 Cable Connections Y1-03-0181 Rev. A...
  • Page 14: Figure 6 - Programming Head Positioning

    Programming Head Programming Plug Adapter GPS I or I/O Switch LED’s Figure 6 - Programming Head Positioned on top of Beacon (PLB-200) Y1-03-0181 Rev. A...
  • Page 15: Figure 7 - Fpr-20 Hardware

    Figure 7 - FPR-20 Hardware Y1-03-0181 Rev. A...

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