SOFTWARE UPDATES
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5. SOFTWARE
UPDATES
5.1. General
This chapter describes the procedure to perform software (firmware) updates on the
ARGUS 60 M and/or
100 M docking station.
To check the currently installed software release in your docking station:
•
With versions 1.x (pre-V4), you can either read out the history or enquiry the dock-
ing station’s status over the serial interface (
see older manuals
).
•
With versions 4.x (V4), you can use the ARGUS
service
tool
.
Please refer to your local distributor or ARGUS Medical AG to determine the latest
software release available to run on your device hardware.
The ARGUS 60 M & 100 M contains a flash memory which can be updated easily via
the serial interface of a PC. This flash memory is divided in 2 sectors:
- User Program sector
- Boot loader sector
The User Program sector contains the program which runs when the device is
switched on normally. The Boot loader sector contains a supportive program which
runs only when updating the flash memory.
5.2. Requirements for a software update
To update an ARGUS Medical device, the following items are needed:
•
PC with Microsoft
®
Windows™ 2000/XP or newer, the Microsoft .NET Framework
2.0 must be installed!
•
PC configuration tool “ARGUS
service
”
•
A straight RS-232 serial interface cable (
REF
12.041),
connected to the
data interface (lower plug)
•
Latest firmware (‘user program’), either as a file (A100_Vxxx.txt),
(“xxx” is the placeholder for the firmware version) or embedded inside ARGUS
ser-
vice
(this embedded version might be older, ask for a newer ARGUS
service
).
Those items are available from your local distributor or from ARGUS Medical AG.
5.3. Software update procedure
5.3.1. General
Please carefully check the software presently installed on the docking. If you have a
firmware lower than version 4.xx please follow
chapter 5.4
to upgrade the firmware.
NOTE!
The user program performs an internal ROM-Test during the self test phase of the
docking station. If an error occurred during the update process the device will enter the
fail safe state (for fault codes please refer to
chapter 8.2
).
Please contact your local distributor or ARGUS Medical AG to determine the latest
software release able to run on your device hardware.
