4.2 Downloading Firmware
(1) When It is Necessary to Download Firmware
It is necessary to download the firmware when:
When you use this product for the first time or when the power is unexpectedly shut down during
firmware download, redownload the firmware in maintenance mode.
(2) Downloading Firmware in Maintenance Mode
Download the firmware in maintenance mode as explained here following. The target system must
not be connected when downloading the firmware.
Figure 4.2 Downloading firmware in maintenance mode
Note on Downloading Firmware:
(1) you use this product for the first time
(2) the firmware has been upgraded
(3) the emulator debugger has been upgraded
(4) you use this product with a PC7501 which was used with other emulation probe before
(1) Set the interface select switch on the rear panel of the PC7501 to the LPT side and connect
the LPT parallel interface cable to the PC7501 and the host machine.
(2) Within 2 seconds of activating power to the emulator, press the RESET switch on the PC7501
upper panel to switch to maintenance mode.
Switched to maintenance mode, the SAFE SYSTEM STATUS LED begins to flash.
(3) Start up the emulator debugger. When the Init dialog box setup is complete, the dialog which
urges to download the firmware will appear. Download the firmware following messages.
Required time for downloading the firmware is about 60 seconds.
POWER
POWER
SAFE
CLOCK
ERROR
RESET
RUN
WARNING
SYSTEM
TARGET
STATUS
STATUS
POWER
POWER
SAFE
CLOCK
ERROR
RESET
RUN
WARNING
SYSTEM
TARGET
STATUS
STATUS
• Do not shut OFF power while the firmware is being downloaded. Doing so, the
emulator will not start up properly. If power is shut OFF by mistake, redownload the
firmware in maintenance mode.
POWER
POWER
SAFE
CLOCK
ERROR
RESET
RUN
WARNING
SYSTEM
TARGET
STATUS
STATUS
Maintenance mode started
POWER
POWER
SAFE
CLOCK
ERROR
RESET
RUN
WARNING
SYSTEM
TARGET
STATUS
STATUS
Download terminated
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POWER
POWER
SAFE
CLOCK
ERROR
RESET
RUN
WARNING
SYSTEM
TARGET
STATUS
STATUS
Downloading firmware started
: ON
: OFF
: Flashing