Phantom 800 User Guide
Edition 1.06
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As a hardware device, the Phantom 800 contains firmware. Firmware is embedded software
that provides the necessary machine instructions for how the device operates. From time to
time, Black Diamond Video publishes firmware updates. These updates may add
functionality to or improve the operational efficiency of the Phantom 800.
Firmware updates, as they become available, are accessible from the Support page of the
Black Diamond Video web site (www.blackdiamond.video.com). You may also receive a
firmware upgrade on a CD.
Firmware upgrades are performed using a 10/100T Ethernet connection, and, optionally,
RS-232 control.
D o w n l o a d o r C o p y F i r m w a r e U p g r a d e t o t h e C o nt r o l C o m p u t e r
The first step in performing a firmware upgrade for your Phantom 800 is to acquire the
update file and store it to a location on the Ethernet control computer. Firmware updates
may be downloaded from the Black Diamond Video web site or provided to you on a CD.
1
On the Ethernet control computer, create a folder to store the firmware upgrade.
For this example, we’ll create the folder on the Local Disk (C:) and name it
upgrade
.
2
Download the firmware upgrade file from a CD or from the Black Diamond Video web-
site into the folder created in Step 1.
The file name is
bdvimg.bin
.xxx
, where
.xxx
is the firmware version number. You are
now ready to upgrade the firmware of the Phantom 800.
U p g r a d e t he P h a n t o m 8 0 0 F i r mw a r e
The upgrade can be accomplished entirely through Ethernet control, or you can use RS-232
control to issue the final upgrade command.
1
Open the Command Prompt on the Ethernet control computer. For Windows, navigate
to Start > Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt.
The Command Prompt window opens.
2
Change the directory to the directory (folder) into which the firmware upgrade was
downloaded from the task “Download or Copy Firmware Upgrade to the Control
Computer.” In our example this is done by entering the command:
cd\upgrade
.
NOTE:
You may save the upgrade file to any drive you wish and use any folder
name you like.
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