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INSTALLING OPERATING SYSTEM FIRMWARE

The following steps outline the process of writing Operating System Firmware into the iMAC Controller via
the serial communications port. Refer to Section 1.2 for an overview of the serial communications port.
1. Ensure that iMAC Controller is not powered.
2. Connect the iMAC serial port interface to any com port on your PC. Ampcontrol recommends using
the iMAC Programming Cable; refer to Section 1.3.
3. Hold down [SHIFT+ENTER] on the iMAC Controller keypad and apply power to the iMAC Controller
at the same time.
4. If the iMAC Controller LCD screen remains blank (with two faint horizontal bars) you are now in
programming mode.
5. Start iTools.
6. Select the operating system write option: iMAC > Operating System Code > Write (Hex file -> to
iMAC). This can be selected by either double clicking the option or by selecting the option and
clicking "Launch selected tool".
NOTE
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Figure 14: iTools

If iTools was unable to open the previously used serial com port of your
PC, it will automatically launch the com port manager so that you can
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select another port.
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