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MEGAPOWER CPU ETHERNET FIRMWARE UPGRADE PROCEDURE 

8200-0813-01, REV. B0 

INSTALLATION GUIDE 

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temporarily display a boot screen with the new 
application version number. 

Upgrading the EASY CPU Configurator to 
the Latest Version 

Launch the EASY CPU installation executable and 
follow the instructions outlined in the MegaPower® 
CPU ADMPCPU Administrator’s Guide, 8200-
0421-03 for installing EASY CPU.  

Verifying the Backup ADMPCPU’s 
Database 

In a dual-MPCPU configuration, the backup CPU is 
not in control of the switching bays.  Therefore it is 
not easy to see whether or not the data has been 
preserved.  To be able to see its data at a glance, 
read the entire database using EASY CPU 
Configurator. 

1.  Launch the AD EASY CPU Configurator. 

2. Select 

MPCPU > System > Options

 and enter 

the IP address manually in the 

CPU 

Addresses

 section. 

3.  Click on the 

File > Read…

 menu to initiate a 

read from the MPCPU. 

4.  Examine different categories of data to confirm 

that the database has been preserved.

 

 

NOTE:

 Multiple sessions of EASY CPU 

Configurator may be launched, one having the 
old database open to compare against the 
recently read information. 

Verifying the Backup ADMPCPU’s Camera 
to Monitor Selections 

In a dual-MPCPU configuration, the backup CPU is 
not in control of the switching bays.  Therefore it is 
not easy to see whether or not the camera to 
monitor associations have been preserved.  To be 
able to see more data at a glance, initiate a Monitor 
Status using EASY CPU Configurator. 

1.  Launch the AD EASY CPU Configurator. 

2. Select 

MPCPU > System > Options

 and enter 

the IP address manually in the 

CPU 

Addresses

 section. 

3.  Click on the 

MPCPU > Status > Monitor 

Status

 option in the tree and wait for the 

information to be filled in completely. 

4.  Verify whether or not every monitor has 

camera one selected.  If the associations have 
not been preserved (all monitors have camera 

one selected), they will have to be entered 
manually with a keyboard using the following 
procedure. 

Manual Synchronization of the ADMPCPU’s 
Camera to Monitor Selections 

1.  Launch the AD EASY CPU Configurator. 

2. Select 

MPCPU > System > Options

 and enter 

the IP address manually in the 

CPU 

Addresses

 section. 

3.  Click on the 

MPCPU > Status > Monitor 

Status

 option in the tree and wait for the 

information to be filled in completely. 

4.  Using a keyboard attached to the system, 

select each monitor and reselect the camera 
number visible in the camera number section 
of the keyboard.  Please reference the EASY 
CPU Configurator monitor status to determine 
if there were any tours loaded for particular 
monitors and initiate the corresponding tours 
once again.  Leave it running or pause it as the 
monitor status dictates. 

5.  Repeat the process for all monitors on the 

physical site. 

Activating the Backup ADMPCPU’s 

After confirming that the camera to monitor 
associations have been restored, select the 
upgraded unit as Active with the Port Module’s soft 
select switch.  Allow it to run as active sufficient 
time to ensure confidence that it is programmed 
correctly. 

TFTP File Transfers to the ADMPCPU (Now 
as Backup) 

Do the following: 

1. Click 

Start

 on the Status bar, and then click 

Run...

, The Run screen appears. 

Figure 22. Run screen 

 

2. Type 

cmd

, and then click 

OK

. The Command 

Prompt window appears. 

Summary of Contents for MegaPower

Page 1: ...the new firmware The affected data portion may be automatically reset to factory default without warning during this procedure i e current camera to monitor selections may be reset so that all monito...

Page 2: ...cable network connection to the MPCPU 1 ea Latest version of the ADMPCPU firmware files The standardized naming convention is mpcpuVxxxx yyy MegaPower central processing unit 4 digit Version number xx...

Page 3: ...us Monitor Status option in the tree and wait for the information to be filled in completely 5 Select File Print from the pull down menus 6 Select the Name as Microsoft Office Document Image Writer in...

Page 4: ...dir again in the Command Prompt window to refresh the display For example C Documents and Settings MPCPU_Upgrade dir Figure 8 Directory screen 14 At the Command Prompt type tftp i the MPCPU IP addres...

Page 5: ...lone CPU is always in control of the switching bays Therefore it is easy to see whether or not the data has been preserved If titles are used they should be indicated on the monitors Tours and Salvos...

Page 6: ...istrator s Guide 8200 0421 03 for details on performing this procedure Note Even though the upgrade process must be completed for both CPUs of a dual MPCPU system don t continue with the second select...

Page 7: ...ress and press Enter to verify that the unit is responding For example C Documents and Settings MPCPU_ Upgrade ping 192 168 0 19 Figure 15 Ping command 9 If there is no response or failure verify that...

Page 8: ...file mpcpuVxxxx umb to the MPCPU see Figure 19 Be sure to include the i minus lowercase letter I format identifier Example of the tftp command C Documents and Settings MPCPU_Upgrade tftp i 192 168 0 1...

Page 9: ...Select MPCPU System Options and enter the IP address manually in the CPU Addresses section 3 Click on the MPCPU Status Monitor Status option in the tree and wait for the information to be filled in c...

Page 10: ...grade files are present This listing will be used as a reference when typing the file names later in this procedure 9 If the files are not present navigate to the proper location or use Windows Explor...

Page 11: ...g the Original ADMPCPU s Database Now as Backup In a dual MPCPU configuration the backup CPU is not in control of the switching bays Therefore it is not easy to see whether or not the data has been pr...

Page 12: ...e other MPCPU and repeat the above procedure Declarations Thank you for using American Dynamics products We support our products through an extensive and worldwide network of dealers The dealer throug...

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