Firmware Updates; Updating Your Firmware; Downloading Firmware Updates; How To Update Your Firmware - PRICOM Design Layout Lighting Solution User Manual

Layout Lighting Solution – Firmware Updates

6 Firmware Updates

6.1 Updating Your Firmware

One very special feature of the Layout Lighting Solution is the convenience of updating
firmware, no cables needed. Revisions of firmware are loaded onto the micro SD Card
which allows you to load any critical updates of the firmware without having to totally
dismantle your project to get the unit close to your computer.
Additionally, all boards connected to the PNET can update their firmware from the
Layout Lighting Solution SD Card!

6.2 Downloading Firmware Updates

When firmware updates become available we will announce it on our website
www.pricom.com. On the download's page find the updated version of firmware and
click the download link.
The firmware updates are a special PRICOM Design file called *.PDI, which means your
machine will most likely not recognize the format and so you will be prompted with a
box asking if you want to Find, Save, or Cancel.
You will want to SAVE the file, and to a folder somewhere that makes sense and you can
find it, "PRICOM Downloads" would be a good example.
After you save the file to your machine you may simply load it onto your micro SD Card.
For Layout Lighting Solution, the SD Card has a folder called "Firmware". Within this
folder is a firmware image for the Layout Lighting Main Board, as well as any additional
PNET devices you have attached.

6.3 How to Update Your Firmware

To initiate the firmware update process just follow the steps below.
1. Power off the Layout Lighting Main Board.
2. Remove the mirco SD Card.
3. Load the Card into your computer.
4. Copy the "LayoutLighting.PDI" file to the SD card in the "firmware" folder.
5. Insert the card back into its position on the Layout Lighting Main Board.
6. (important) Hold down the onboard button while reapplying power.
7. Reapply power to the Layout Lighting Master Board.
8. All three Status LED's will flash four times to indicate the unit is in update mode.
9. You may stop holding down the button at this point.
10. The Red LED will rapidly strobe while the update is taking place.
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