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Updating the Drive's Operating System
Gem6K drives are digital motor drives that run under an internal software operating system. The
operating system was loaded into your drive during the manufacturing process, and under
ordinary circumstances you will not need to update your drive's operating system. However,
because Compumotor continues to add enhancements and address software bugs, you may want
to upgrade the operating system. You may obtain a new operating system file from the
Compumotor web site, or from Technical Support (see phone numbers on the inside cover of this
manual).
Web Site Download:
The operating system file is located in the software download section of the Compumotor
Online web site (
http://www.compumotor.com
For example, the operating system file for version 1.50 is called GEM_1_50.ops. Download
the file to the Motion Planner directory on your hard drive.
Update Procedure:
1. Using the Gem6K's RS-232 connector (COM 2), connect to your computer's RS-232
serial communication port (see instructions in the Hardware Installation Guide).
NOTE: You can download the operating system to only one drive unit at a time and you
must use RS-232 communication (no daisy chains).
NOTE: You must use the Gem6K's RS-232 connector (COM 2), not the RS-232/485
connector (COM 1).
2. Launch Motion Planner.
3. In the Default Communications Settings dialog box, select your Gem6K drive and select
the serial port to which the drive is connected, then click "OK".
4. Click on the Terminal tab to expose the terminal emulator.
5. From the
Communications
the
Locate Gem6K Operating System
button. This initiates the download to the drive and displays the download status
Open
dialog.
6. When the download is completed successfully, Motion Planner displays a confirmation
message. Also, the drive automatically resets itself and displays the
the terminal emulator window. Check the
system revision is now in the drive (e.g., the response "
indicates that the drive is using OS revision 1.05, denoted by "
NOTE: If the download is interrupted or corrupted, the drive will
flash the left LED (red) until a valid operating system is downloaded.
:
). The file name is in this format: GEM_n_nn.ops.
pull-down menu, select
dialog, locate the operating system file and click the
TREV
www.comoso.com
. When presented with
Download OS
response in
TREV
report to verify that the proper operating
*TREV-GV-L3E_D1.05_F1.00
").
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