Upgrading The Firmware; Upgrading The Firmware Using Netlinx Studio; Upgrading Firmware Through A Com Port - AMX AXD-CP4/PB Instruction Manual

Upgrading the Firmware

To upgrade the firmware, your PC must be connected to the DB-9 program port, on the Central
Controller, using a DB-9 programming cable. The panel must also be connected to the Controller
via an AXlink or RS-232 DB-9.
If power is lost during the download process, the unit powers up with the same set of code prior to
the download.
There is a small window during which a loss of power can be catastrophic. If power is
lost between the erase of flash memory and the completion of copying the new boot
code from RAM to flash memory, the unit will not operate at all when power returns.

Upgrading the Firmware Using NetLinx Studio

The NetLinx Studio application can perform firmware upgrades for both Axcess and
NetLinx devices using the options in the NetLinx Studio Firmware sub-menu.
BEFORE beginning, download the correct TSK files from the AMX.com website.
Refer to the NXC-ME260 Instruction manual for detailed setup information.

Upgrading Firmware through a COM port

Before beginning with this section, verify that your CP4 unit is powered and connected to the
NetLinx Master through an AXlink connection. Use this method if you can connect a DB9 cable
to the front PROGRAM port on the NetLinx Master.
1. Connect the DB9 cable from the PC to the front Program port on the Master.
2. Select Tools > Master Communication Settings, from the Main menu, to open the
Communication Settings dialog box (FIG. 21).
FIG. 21 Setting Communication Settings and Baud Rates
3. Click on the NetLinx radio box to indicate that you are working with a NetLinx Master (such
as the NXC-ME260).
4. From the Communications Port drop-down list, choose the COM port being used on your PC
to program and communicate to the NetLinx Master.
5. Click the Configure button to open the COM dialog box (FIG. 21) and set the BAUD rate for
the master (according to the DIP switch configuration within the NetLinx device).
4" Color Touch Panels
Upgrading the Firmware
This configuration
can be either the
COM port (for DB9
communication from
the PC) or an IP Address
(for Ethernet comm. from
PC)
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