Firmware Update Procedure; Requirements; Update Procedure; Part I - Terminal Program Setup - evertz HD9626DSK Instruction Manual

5 Firmware Update Procedure

Firmware Update Procedure

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.
DB9 DB9
female male
1 1
2* 2*
3* 3*
4 4
5* 5*
6 6
7* 7*
8* 8*
9 9
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:

Part I – Terminal program setup
Power-down the Evertz frame.
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.
Firmware Update Procedure
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RX
TX
Ground
RTS
CTS
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