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5.
UPGRADING FIRMWARE
5.1.
REQUIREMENTS
•
PC with available communications port. The communication speed requirement is relatively
high 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).
At least five wires are required (shown in bold italic with an *); see chart below.
•
Terminal program such as Hyper Terminal, Telix, Procomm etc.
•
New firmware supplied by Evertz.
Note: Firmware downloaded from the FTP section on the Evertz web page
(www.evertz.com) it is stored in compressed form in a zip file. If the file extension
is "*.exe" you must first run the self-extracting zip file to extract the "*.bin" located
within. If the file extension is "*.zip" you must use PKUNZIP or WINZIP to extract
the "*.bin" located within.
There is a backup copy of the firmware for the 9625LG on the InstalogoHD installation CD-ROM in the
"Firmware" directory; the file is called (#v#_###.bin).
5.2.
UPDATE PROCEDURE
5.2.1. Part I – Terminal Program Setup
1. Power-down the Evertz frame.
2. Connect the "straight-thru" serial cable from the PCs' RS-232 communications port to the RS-232
communications port on the back of the Evertz frame.
3. Start the terminal program.
Desktop Control Panel
DB9 female
DB9 male
1
2*
2*
3*
3*
4
5*
5*
6
7*
7*
8*
8*
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RX
TX
4
Ground
6
RTS
CTS
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