Coretec VCX-2400-D, Installation And Operating Instructions Manual

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replaced. The 10Mbps revision 2.5 devices (in current production) have removable chips that can be
replaced in the field. The 100Mbps revision 3.0 devices must be reprogrammed at the factory. Since
revision 3.0 is not yet in production there may be other safeguards, such as automatic firmware backup
that may modify these instructions.
When a device is in the process of upgrading, the Activity screen will show the progress as a percent of
complete for each stage. There are four stages.. 1) Erasing, 2) Startup Code, 3) Application Code, and 4)
FPGA. When erasing the progress may not update but erasure will compete in a few seconds. The startup
code frequently completes so quickly that you don’t see it in the Status column.
After the FPGA status reaches completion you should see the Status column change to
Complete. If it changes to Failed at any time during the firmware update you will need to retry updating
the firmware for that unit before cycling power or rebooting.
The
Clear Complete button will clear the list display of any operations that did not fail. The Clear Failed
button will clear the list display of any failed operations. The Initiate Update will Broadcast a command
to all online units to connect to the update server to perform a firmware update. Normally the update
server will be the computer that is running VcxNetBurner. However it would be possible to have VCX-
2400 devices configured to use a different server. When
Initiate Update is pressed, all of the VCX-2400
devices within range of multicast packets will connect to its preset update server.
The VCX-2400-D Screen
The VCX2400D is accessed through the VCX-2400D tab and displays the parameters used to select the
version of the firmware sent to VCX-2400 decoder devices. This information is imported from a
import.ini file that is provided with each firmware update. This screen allows the operator to see what
update is selected. It is important to confirm that the files indicated in the file selection boxes are located
on your computer. The import file is selected using the menu’s File- >Import option. This is explained
later in this document. The
Apply button saves the current setting on this screen so that when
VcxNetBurner is loaded these parameters are restored. The Revert button will reload the currently saved
parameter set. So if you have modified this screen it can be restored if you haven’t used apply.