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7. If the upgrade is interrupted or cancelled before completion, then Tracker may not be able to
communicate to the 9025TR. Press the UPLOAD button to attempt to send the firmware to the
9025TR Boot Code. If this is unsuccessful you will have to manually upload the firmware using the
procedure outlined in section 5.4.
5.4.
UPGRADING FIRMWARE USING A TERMINAL PROGRAM
You will need the following equipment in order to update the 9025TR Firmware
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PC with available communications port. The communication speed is 57600 baud, therefore a 486 PC
or better with a 16550 UART based communications port is recommended.
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"Straight-thru" serial extension cable (DB9 female to DB9 male) or (DB25 female to DB9 male) This is
the same cable you are using if you are running the KeyLog Tracker software with the 9025TR.
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Terminal program that is capable of Xmodem file transfer protocol. (such as HyperTerminal)
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New firmware supplied by Evertz.
5.4.1. Step 1 – Configuring the unit for Firmware upgrades.
1. Connect the male 9 pin connector on the straight through Serial cable to the SERIAL REMOTE DB9
connector on the rear panel
2. Connect the female 9 pin connector on the end of the straight through Serial cable to the PCs' RS-232
communications port
5.4.2. Step 2 – Terminal program Setup
3. Start the terminal program.
4. Configure the port settings of the terminal program as follows:
5. Power up the 9025TR unit. After the unit powers up, a banner with the boot code version information
should appear in the terminal window. The cursor to the right of the word "BOOT>" should be spinning
for about 5 seconds then the unit will continue to boot.
For example:
EVERTZ 7700PB MONITOR 1.2
COPYRIGHT 1997, 1998, 1999 EVERTZ MICROSYSTEMS LTD.
COLD BOOT |
TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION
9025TR Series Film Footage Encoders Manual
Baud
57600
Parity
no
Data bits
8
Stop bits
2
Flow Control
None
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