Firmware Upgrade - Nedap TRANSIT Entry Installation Manual

9 FIRMWARE UPGRADE

The firmware in the TRANSIT Entry's processor can be upgraded by means of the
serial interface (RS232, RS422 or USB). The upgrade is performed by the 'PIC
downloader' application. The upgrade procedure is described below.
1. Start the 'PIC downloader' application.
2. Select the serial port to which the reader is connected.
3. Select the firmware file (*.hex, *.ehx).
4. Disable 'download customer codes' to prevent your customer codes inside the
reader to be overwritten. Enable 'download customer codes' when you want
to load the customer codes from the hex-file into the reader. Hex-files on
www.nedapavi.com
5. Click 'Download' to start downloading the firmware.
6. Once the downloading has completed 'PIC downloader' displays the message
'Download successfully completed' and the reader starts the upgraded
firmware.
Figure 22: PIC downloader
Note1: Aborted downloads may cause the reader to stop functioning. In such
cases repeat the upgrade procedure until it succeeds.
Note2: If the message 'Searching for bootloader' does not disappear check the
cables and the com-port settings. Sometimes it may be required to restart
the reader before the bootloader can be found. Before restarting the
reader make sure that the message 'Searching for bootloader' is still
shown in the statusbar. The restart is easily performed by pressing the
reset-switch.
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contain DEMO customer codes.
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