Section 12: Upgrading The Operational Firmware; How To Upgrade Your Firmware - Epilog Fusion M2 32 Manual

SECTION 12: UPGRADING THE OPERATIONAL FIRMWARE

How to Upgrade Your
Firmware
Your laser system is capable of having its operational
firmware upgraded. The firmware is the command
software in your laser system that controls how your
laser system operates (think of firmware as the "brains"
of your system). A firmware upgrade reprograms your
laser system to take advantage of new capabilities or
enhancements to the system.
To accomplish the reprogramming, you just print a special
file to your laser system. The process is explained below.
Upgrading your laser is a two-step process:
1. Download the new firmware to your computer and
extract (also known as Unzipping or decompressing)
it.
2. Transfer the new firmware from your computer to
your laser.
Installing New Firmware onto Your
Computer
Firmware upgrades are available at any time by
downloading the firmware file from www.epiloglaser.com
under the Support, Driver and Firmware Downloads. You
can also join our Driver Notification mailing list to be
automatically notified when new versions of firmware or
the driver become available). The firmware version that
your system is currently running is displayed on the LCD
panel when you first power up your laser system – it will
read Version 1_0_X_X.
Downloading: From the Epilog web site download the new
firmware and save. Normally, the default Save location is
onto your Download folder. Once downloaded, you can
use a thumb drive, flash drive or other portable media to
move the file from one computer to another if you need to.
When you download the firmware it comes as a compressed
file in the following format: fibermark_1_0_X_X.exe. The
X's designate the actual version of the firmware. Once this
file is on the computer that is attached to your laser you
will need to extract (Unzip or decompress) the file. When
you extract the file you will need to pay attention to the
folder it is extracted:
After extraction, the following message appears. Click the
OK key.
Once the file is extracted it changes from an .exe format
to a .hex format that will be named fibermark1_0_X_X.
hex, (again, the actual number will change depending on
revision level). It is the .hex format file that you will use to
upgrade your laser.
Important! Keep track of the folder where you
saved the extracted .hex file. You will need to
access this file again in the next step.
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How to Upgrade Your Firmware