Checking The Meter Software - GE UTX878 Ultrasonic User Manual

March 2004
Updating UTX878
Instrument Software
(cont.)
Checking the Meter
Software
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3. On the UTX878, press and hold the left arrow key ([ ]) on the
keypad. Turn the power on, and release the key after about two
seconds. The screen should display Loader vX.XX and a special
message at the bottom:
Load:via Comm?
Y=[ENT], N=[ESC].
Press [ENT] to load the software, or [ESC] to abort the process
and return to the display screen.
4. From the UTX878 FACTORY menu, scroll to the Upgrade option
and press [ENT] twice.
5. In Hyperterminal, select Transfer, and then Send File. (The
protocol should be Xmodem.) Use Browse to locate the file, which
will have a .cod extension. Double click on this file and click the
Send button.
6. Press [ENT] on the UTX878 keypad. Hyperterminal should
display the status of the transfer. The PC screen should display
"Update Complete".
7. Repeat this procedure for each file that needs to be loaded.
8. To check that the software has been loaded correctly, proceed to
the next section.
1. Turn power on. The display should boot up with a typical cycling
procedure. After initialization, the display should show Ch 1
Velocity, 0.00, Meters/Sec and EX.
2. To verify which version of software has been loaded:
a. Press [ESC] to enter the User Program.
b. Press the [ ] key until FACTORY is highlighted. Scroll to the
Versions option and press [ENT].
c. Press [ENT] again to enter Main. The display should appear
similar to Figure 5-1 below.
S/N: A000000
PCI: P000000
b: BOOT.XXX.X
p: BETAX.XXX.X
f: FPGA.XXX.X
X: XML.XXX.X
Figure 5-1: Software Versions Window
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