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4. Apply power to the 2430GDAC-WARP. 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 MCF5272 MONITOR 2.3 BUILD 3 (66 MHZ)
COPYRIGHT 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 EVERTZ MICROSYSTEMS LTD.
28F160C3B FLASH DETECTED
PROD=2430GDAC-WARP
MCF5272 COLD BOOT> |
5. The following is a list of possible reasons for failed communications:
•
Defective serial cable.
•
Wrong communications port selected in the terminal program.
•
Improper port settings in the terminal program (Refer to step 3 for settings).
6. While the cursor is spinning press the <CTRL> and <X> keys on your computer keyboard at the
same time, this should stop the cursor from spinning. The spinning prompt will only remain for
about 5 seconds. You must press <CTRL-X> during this 5 second delay. If the unit continues to
boot-up, simply cycle the power and repeat this step.
7. Hit the <ENTER> key on your computer once.
8. Type the word "upgrade", without quotes, and hit the <ENTER> key once.
9. The boot code will ask for confirmation. Type "y", without quotes.
10. You should now see a prompt asking you to upload the file.
6.2.3. Part 3 – Uploading the New Firmware
11. Upload the "*.bin" file supplied using the X-Modem transfer protocol of your terminal program. If
you do not start the upload within 10 minutes the 2430GDAC-WARP boot code will time out. You
can restart the upgrade process by cycling the power to the unit.
12. The boot code will indicate whether the operation was successful upon completion of the upload.
For example:
UPLOAD OKAY
MCF5272 COLD BOOT> |
13. The following is a list of possible reasons for a failed upload:
•
If you get the message "transfer cancelled by remote" you must restart the terminal program
and load the bin file, then cycle power to the unit.
•
The supplied "*.bin" file is corrupt.
•
Wrong file specified to be uploaded.
•
The PC's RS-232 communications port cannot handle a port speed of 57600.
•
Noise induced into the serial cable.
2430GDAC G-Link D to A Converter
Baud
57600
Parity
no
Data bits
8
Stop bits
2
Flow Control
None
Revision 1.2
2430GDAC-9
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