Data I/O FlashPAK Getting Started Manual page 2

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A
Unbox and Set Up
FlashPAK.
1. Unpack
FlashPAK. Use
ESD precautions.
Plug an ESD strap
into the back.
2. Lift off the Actuator Cover.
3. Unbox the Socket Adapter.
4. Lift the bracket open and install
the Socket Adapter onto the dowel
pins.
5. Lower the bracket and screw in
two screws. An hex key (Allen
wrench) is included.
6. Unbox the metal Actuator Plate
and slide it into the
bracket grooves, flanges up, until it
snaps into place. The part number is
visible from the front.
NOTE: The yellow Actuating Bar
must be in the up position.
7. Replace the Actuator Cover.
8. Plug in the Power Cord.
9. Plug your Ethernet cable into the
back of FlashPAK if you want to use
the Network option.
This is a 10BASE-T connection for
FlashPAK and FlashPAK II, and
100BASE-T connection for
FlashPAK III and higher.
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B
Install a PC Card
Reader/Writer.
If your PC already has a PC
Card Reader/Writer, skip to C.
To install a Card Reader/ Writer
(ATA drive) with USB cable onto
your Windows-based PC:
1. Plug your card reader into the PC
that will get TaskLink installed.
Windows XP and Vista detect and
install the correct driver(s) when the
reader is connected.
2. Follow instructions that came with
your card reader.
NOTE: More than one new drive let-
ter may appear in Windows Explorer.
The Compact Flash (CF) drive is the
only one required.
NOTE: Any card adapter that comes
with the reader is extra. FlashPAK
supplies what is needed.
PC Card adapter, supplied
C
Unbox the CD and
Install TaskLink onto
Your PC.
1. Start your computer.
2. Unbox the FlashPAK CD and put
it into your computer's CD drive. It
has TaskLink-for-FlashPAK on it.
3. If the CD doesn't auto-start, click
Start > Run. Then type D:\setup.exe
into the command box, if 'D' is the
drive letter of your CD drive.
Note: If this version of the TaskLink
application is not on the target com-
puter, the Install Wizard automatically
checks the boxes for FlashPAK and
TaskLink.
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4. Ensure that boxes for TaskLink
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Program Files and FlashPAK
System Software and Algorithms
are checked. If there is a preexisting
TaskLink application on the target
computer, checking the boxes will
write over your existing version (rec-
ommended). Click Next.
Continue the Install Wizard setup
instructions.
For computer requirements see the back page.
For information on PC Card Reader/Writers see manufacturers Web sites.
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D1
Create a Job in
TaskLink.
1. Start TaskLink by double-clicking
the icon.
2. If FlashPAK is not the current pro-
gramming system, click System >
Select Programming System. Select
FlashPAK and then OK.
3. Click System > Options. Then
click the Communications tab. Enter
the drive letter for your PC Card
reader. Click OK.
4. Click Task > Task Manager.
5. Click Add, and type a name for
your new job. Click OK.
6. (Optional) In the Edit Task dialog
that opens, enter a description.
7. In the Edit Task dialog, select a
device by clicking the drop-down
arrow next to the Primary Device
box.
8. In the Select Device dialog win-
dow, click your target device, then
click Select. If you are asked if you
want to reset device specific param-
eters, click Yes.
9. Click the Data tab. Type a data
filename into the PC file box, or
browse to your filename (you must
have a data file to copy to your tar-
get device), or click the drop-down
arrow and click
c:\dataio\tlwin\demo.dat to use the
demonstration file.
On the other tabs, all information is
set to default values and can be vis-
ited and changed for your specific
programming options. Click OK.
D2
(Optional)
Set up the Network
feature .
(or skip to E)
1. Insert a PC Card (or Compact
Flash and Adapter) into the
Reader/Writer.
2. In TaskLink, close the Task Man-
ager, then click Tools > Create Net-
work Configuration Card.
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3. Click Next.
4. Type in the data for the desired
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FlashPAK: Programmer Port num-
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ber, IP Address, Subnet Mask,
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and Default Gateway. Your Infor-
mation Systems (IS) Department
should supply these numbers. Click
Next.
5. If you use a Day and Time Server,
enter its IP Address. Otherwise,
select Not using a Day and Time
Server. Check with your IS Deptart-
ment. Click Next.
6. Type in a name to assign to this
programmer. Click Finish. The Net-
work Configuration is written to the
PC Card. Click OK.
NOTE: Before pushing the eject but-
ton on your card reader, be sure to
use the proper procedure for closing
files on your system. This may mean
right-clicking the drive letter in Win-
dows Explorer and selecting Eject.
Some systems display an icon in the
Windows taskbar to stop programs.
7. Remove the PC Card.
8. Insert the PC Card into FlashPAK.
CAUTION: Do not switch power off
when the yellow lamp is blinking.
9. Cycle the power on FlashPAK to
set your Network Configuration.
NOTE: This step assumes that the
programmer has not been Net-
work-configured before. If it has, use
the steps provided in TaskLink
on-screen Help for Configuring
FlashPAK.
E
Load a Job into
FlashPAK
via Network ,
or via Card ,
and Program Devices.
1. Insert a PC Card into the
Reader/Writer.
2. In TaskLink open the
Task Manager and select the job
you created (step D1). Click Load.
3. Select your target pro-
grammer/drive and click OK.
4. (Optional) Enter a Pass Limit and
Session ID in the dialog that opens,
and click OK.
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