Firmware Management Mode - Promag TR515 User Manual

This setting defines if the TR515 will allow the User to choose the event (IN
or OUT), or event selection will be fixed to IN only or OUT only. Fixing event
may be desirable in case several TR515s are used, with some machines
installed at the entrance and serving for registering IN events, and some
machines installed at the exit and serving for OUT registration only.

5. Firmware Management mode

The TR515 also features new Firmware Management mode (FMM). FMM
allows you to quickly upgrade your TR515's internal firmware and also check
validity of the currently loaded firmware. Contact your dealer for the most recent
firmware upgrade files.
FMM itself has two sub-modes of operation: FMM/download mode and
FMM/check mode. FMM/download is entered by keeping the IN button pressed
while the TR515 is powering up. FMM/check mode is entered by holding both IN
and OUT buttons pressed while the TR515 is powering up.
Downloading new firmware (FMM/download)
To upgrade the firmware, you will need a new firmware file and a terminal
software for PC capable of transferring files using Xmodem protocol (Checksum
version).
All TR515 firmware files have a fixed size of exactly 64K (65536 bytes)
The list of popular and widely available terminal programs includes
HyperTerminal for Windows, QModem, and Term95. Procedure below
assumes the use of HyperTerminal which is a part of a standard Windows-
95/98 distribution.
To upgrade the TR515's internal firmware:
•
Switch the TR515 off
•
Make sure that the TR515 and the PC are interconnected with a serial
cable
•
Launch HyperTerminal and configure it as follows:
When Connection Description dialog opens, type any string (1
o
character minimum) and press OK
When Connect to dialog opens, select an appropriate COM port
o
from the Connect Using drop-down box (for example, "Direct to
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