Loading And Licensing The Firmware Kernel; Figure 12: Programming Cable Connection - OEM BL2500 User Manual

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2. Connect the power supply to the BL2500 following the instructions in Section 2.4.1.

6.1.3 Loading and licensing the Firmware Kernel

The PLC BL2500 Firmware Kernel file (BL2500C_V1.04_3-0231H.bin) is located in the
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BL2500C_BSP_V1.04_9-0003-006\Kernels directory of the CD-ROM (or in the ZIP file, if
downloaded from the website). It is recommended to copy this file from the CD-ROM to a local PC folder,
referred in this procedure as <EMBEDDED PLC Kernel Dir>. Use the following procedure to load the
PLC Firmware Kernel to the Target:
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1. Open the
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Select the serial COM port where the programming cable is connected. Check the Use USB to Serial
converter check-box if you have the RS232-to-USB converter cable. Press OK.
2. Select File → Load Flash Image... from the main
menu bar. On Choose Flash Image window press ...
button. On the Open window select the
PLC Firmware Kernel file <EMBEDDED PLC Kernel
Dir>\BL2500C_V1.04_3-0231H.bin and press
Open. Press OK on the Choose Flash Image
window.
4. After loading is completed a message dialog box is displayed. Follow the instructions in the same
order: Connect DIAG cable → Reset Target → Press OK. There are two ways to reset the BL2500:
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Figure 12: Programming Cable Connection

PLC Utility and select Setup → Communications... from the main menu bar.
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3. A Progress window is displayed with the status of the
Loading or Upgrading the Firmware Kernel
loading process. The process consists of four stages:
Sending Coldloader → Sending Pilot BIOS → Erasing
Flash → Sending Program.
unplugging the power supply and then
plugging it again (also known as a
power cycle); and the other is shorting
out the reset pads on the back of the
BL2500 board. For more information
about the location of the hardware reset
see Section 2.2.1 in [1].
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