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There are two different versions of hardware that may be installed in the HD9010TM-IRIG.
HARDWARE VERSION menu item will tell you whether you have Rev 1 (7700PB3) or Rev 2 (7700PH4)
hardware installed. The baud rate for upgrading firmware is set differently for the different revisions of the
hardware.
You will need the following equipment in order to update the Firmware
•
PC with available communications port.
therefore a 486 PC or better with a 16550 UART based communications port is recommended.
•
"Straight-thru" serial extension cable (DB9 female to DB9 male) or (DB25 female to DB9 male).
•
Terminal program that is capable of Xmodem file transfer protocol. (such as HyperTerminal)
•
New firmware supplied by Evertz.
4.2.2. Terminal Program Setup.
1. Connect the serial cable to the COM1 DB9 connector on the rear panel
2. Connect the 9 pin connector on the end of the serial update cable to the PCs' RS-232 communications
port
3. Start the terminal program.
4. Configure the port settings of the terminal program as follows:
5. Power up the HD9010TM-IRIG unit.
4.2.3. Initiating Firmware Upgrade Mode Via The Front Panel
This is the recommended method of updating the software in the HD9010TM-IRIG Time Code Master. It
is activated through the UTILITIES Setup menu. If you cannot invoke the upload mode via the front panel
as outlined in step 6 then follow the steps in section 4.2.4.
6. You can invoke the Firmware upgrade mode using the front panel Setup Menu. (See section 3.2 for
information on how to operate the front panel menus.) Press the UITL key to enter the UTILITIES
Setup menu. Scroll to the FIRMWARE UPGRADE menu item by turning the SHAFT ENCODER knob
and then press SELECT. If you want to upgrade the main operating firmware in the HD9010TM-IRIG
then turn the SHAFT ENCODER knob until the display shows yes and then press SELECT or press
the ESC key if you want to abort the programming operation.
When you press the SELECT key the unit will be placed in programming mode and its serial port is
opened to communicate with the terminal software program.
UPGRADING....
terminal program.
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
HD9010TM-IRIG HDTV Time Code Master / IRIG-B Reader Manual
Baud
Parity
Data bits
Stop bits
Flow Control
Proceed to section 4.2.5 for instructions on uploading the firmware using the
The communication speed is 57600 or 115200 baud,
Rev 1
Rev 2
Hardware
Hardware
57600
115200
no
no
8
8
2
2
None
None
Revision 2.1
The front panel display shows
The
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