Upgrading The 980 Manager And 980 Protocol Analyzer - Quantum Data 980 User Manual

980 User Guide

9 Upgrading the 980 Manager and 980 Protocol Analyzer

This Chapter provides information about upgrading your 980 and 980 Manager. Detailed procedures are not
provided. Please be sure to refer to the Release Notes for a specific release for detailed upgrade
instructions.
Quantum Data periodically provides maintenance release of software and firmware. The most recent versions are
available on the downloads page of the Quantum Data website.
http://www.quantumdata.com/downloads/index.asp
Two software packages are available for upgrading the 980:
1. Embedded firmware and gateware package for the instrument. This is a Debian software package for
installation in the Linux-based instrument. (The file extension is .deb.) This package also includes the
embedded Graphical User Interface that will be installed for the Touch Screen User Interface.
2. Graphical User Interface for Windows PCs. This is the 980 Manager GUI that can be used to control all 980
instruments from a Windows PC.
Notes:
1. If the Windows-based 980 Manager GUI and the embedded firmware are both being upgraded, we
generally recommend upgrading the 980 Manager first, and then upgrading the embedded firmware.
2. Be sure to check the release notes associated with the download files. Any special installation instructions
will be noted in the release notes.
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