Maintenance Manual
SP 40
Rev. 005
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Chapter 4
Service Maintenance
4.8 Software Update
The printer has the basic controller FW and the font generator on FLASH device.
Also the LAN FW is on flash.
This allows an easily up-date of the Code through the parallel, serial or LAN interface.
On the Main Board used as spare part, the firmware pre-loaded has to be intended just as a predisposition allowing to
load the specific firmware.
4.8.1 Basic Software update through parallel or serial interface
Software updating operations are done in Windows / DOS environment.
Default is Parallel interface LPT1.
To use serial interface it is necessary to redirect the port with the following parameters:
COM1 (baud rate 115200, bits 8, no parity).
Remark:
Starting from code release 1.7x, the LAN interface has been handled.
To dowload the
filename.img
though LAN interface using FTP the format of the .IMG file has
been changed and a new bootdll.dll has been created.
On the partner area folder of our Web Site in the SP40, firmware folder, the following files are available for the updating
of the FW:
SP40_154.ZIP
Containing the files:
filename.img
Base+CG firmware image code (SP40154.IMG Rel.1.54)
SP40_17x.ZIP
Containing the files:
filename.img
Base+CG firmware image code (SP4017x.IMG Rel 1.7x)
bootdll.dll
dll to handle the boot file when updating code Rel. 1.70 or later
Updating steps (to download code before 1.7x)
1. Create a sub-directory and position on it.
2. Copy from the WEB the file SP40_154.ZIP.
3. Exctract the file.
4. Connect the printer to a PC on the parallel port LPT1 or the serial one COM1.
5. Open the cover.
6. Push and hold the key Station 1 while Power-on the printer.
All the leds on the panel are contemporary blinkining. (Waiting for a new firmware).
Prompt on the P.C. following syntax:
C:>\ COPY filename.img LPT1:/b
(
filename
is the name of the file.IMG of the new firmware that have to be loaded).
During the downloading the light leds configuration identifies various phases. (Image receiving, image
decoding, delete and write of new code in flash, updating of the boot).
When the download is ended with success, the leds on the panel blinking alternatively :
( Station 1 + Station 2, Power on + On line ).
7. Now the printer can be powered off.
8. Print the Self test to assure the new code has been correctly loaded.
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