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CS800 Firmware Upgrade Guidelines
DMR Series
CS800 Firmware Upgrade Guidelines (S1.01.04 Main and R1.00.02 Front Panel)
NOTICE
One of the firmware updates in this document involves
connecting and updating the front panel of the CS800. While it is
not an overly complicated process, caution is required since the
main radio update will not work without the front panel update,
and missteps during the front panel update can render it
inoperable. We have attempted to provide clear, careful
instructions for users. Please read through the entire procedure
and if you are uncertain of any of these steps, call us prior to
beginning the update process. We are available for assistance
Monday through Friday, 8:30 – 4:30 Pacific Time.
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- Page 1 NOTICE One of the firmware updates in this document involves connecting and updating the front panel of the CS800. While it is not an overly complicated process, caution is required since the main radio update will not work without the front panel update, and missteps during the front panel update can render it inoperable.
- Page 2 Preface: The CS800 has two MCUs, one in the main radio body and the other in the front panel, and for this version of firmware both will need to be updated. Since the front panel makes use of a Prolific USB to Serial connection and driver, it is important to verify that this connection can be made prior to updating the radio.
- Page 3 Prolific USB Driver Installation and Verification 1) NOTE: Some of the early batches of front panel programming cables for the CS800 can be damaged by the high current of some motherboard or backplane USB ports, so to be cautious please use the front USB port of a desktop or the USB port of a laptop.
- Page 4 CS800 Firmware Upgrade Guidelines Press Nexr and if you follow the instructions it should remove the old driver and install a new driver. 6) Please insert your RJ45 programming cable on the front USB connector of your desk computer or any USB connector of your laptop for one or two minutes (to verify that the USB to UART conversion IC runs correctly).
- Page 5 CS800 Firmware Upgrade Guidelines 8) Double Click Manage with the left button and you now get the following: 9) Double Click ‘Device Manager’, and you get: 5 / 13...
- Page 6 CS800 Firmware Upgrade Guidelines 10) expand the ‘Ports (COM & LPT)’ menu, and find ‘Prolific-USB-to-Serial Comm Port (COM#)’. Make a note of the COM port # as it will be needed later in the upgrade program. Note in this computer it says COM3...
- Page 7 CS800 Firmware Upgrade Guidelines 11) Right click ‘Prolific-USB-to-Serial Comm Port (COM#)’ and select ‘Properties’. 12) Select the ‘Port Settings’ tab and change the ‘Bits per second’ value to 19200. Click the ‘Driver’ tab and verify that the version is 3.6.78.350. Click the OK button and close Device Manager.
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- Page 9 CS800 Firmware Upgrade Guidelines 13) If the driver version does not match the number above, click the ‘Update Driver’ button, the ‘Browse my Computer’ selection, and ‘Let me pick from a list …’ selection. 9 / 13...
- Page 10 CS800 Firmware Upgrade Guidelines If 3.6.78.350 is available in the displayed list, highlight it and select ‘Next’. Clicking next will install 10 / 13...
- Page 11 Connect your Mobile and PC with the DB15 programming cable. Run ‘Flashburn1.10_CSI.exe’, and then press the ‘P1 and Power Key’ to power on the CS800. The LED should flash red and green and the software should indicate that the device is connected. Load ‘CS800_Bootloader_R2.02S.bin’, and then click the Flash button to start the update.
- Page 12 CS800 Firmware Upgrade Guidelines Run ‘Flashburn2.00_CSI.exe’ and then press the ‘P1 and Power Key’ to power on the CS800 again. Load ‘CS800_Host_S1.01.04_080315.bin’, and then click the Flash button. After completion, please power off the radio and disconnect the DB15 cable. This completes the update to the main MCU.
- Page 13 CS800 Firmware Upgrade Guidelines 4) After the ‘Upgrade Success’ prompt from the PC, you can press the POWER key to power off the radio, disconnect the cables, and then power on it to check. Please note you need to upgrade the mobile MCU before you can operate the front panel keys, as there has been a change to the protocol of the key-values.
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