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Quick Update Steps

ProMaster 2500 V8.7 User Notes

10

CAUTION: Turning off system power or removing the Boot Files Disk while 2500 is 

updating system ROM damages 2500.

Press 

Y

 to confirm the update of the system software. 2500 updates the system ROM to 

reflect the new version of system software.

8

After the “>” is displayed, press 

Z

 (capital Z) and then 

E

NTER

. The powerup screen is 

displayed with the following prompt:

Do you want to select a new terminal type? (Y/N)

a) If the current terminal type is 

DEC VT100

, press 

N

 and then 

E

NTER

. The Main Menu is 

displayed. Update the hard drive as described in the next section.

b) If the current terminal type is not 

DEC VT100

, press 

Y

 and then 

E

NTER

, and select the 

terminal type you want to use. Press 

E

NTER

 to accept the selection.

2500 responds with the following prompt:

Save terminal type as power on default? (Y/N)

Press 

Y

 and then 

E

NTER

 to save your current terminal type as the powerup default. The 

Main Menu is displayed. 
Update the hard drive as described in the next section.

Summary of Contents for PRO MASTER 2500

Page 1: ... the programmer 8 MB of RAM is required If you need additional RAM call your Customer Support office as listed in the Preface of your User Manual In the U S call 1 800 332 8246 IMPORTANT TaskLink DOS users need to upgrade to V2 09 or greater in order to have access to all supports in this UniFam V8 7 software update Version 2 09 of TaskLink DOS is available on the UniFam V8 7 CD or from the Data I...

Page 2: ...ink install program You must use TaskLink 4 50 or greater to install your UniFam V8 7 programmer software update Note Software updates from CD work only on programmers with a hard drive Contact Data I O Sales for information on upgrading your programmer to a hard drive TaskLink DOS Version Requirement TaskLink DOS users need to upgrade to V2 09 or greater in order to have access to all supports in...

Page 3: ...icrocomputer logic analog and discrete devices and memory chips other than DRAMs flash memory SRAMs etc Beginning in V7 4 a new menu selection appeared for Renesas Technology Corporation As a result of this transfer All devices currently distributed by Renesas Technology Corporation are found under the Renesas Tech menu selection Device Name Package Pins 39VF512 DIP 32 39VF512 PLCC PLCC 32 39VF512...

Page 4: ...i or Hitachi part markings are found only under the Renesas Tech menu selection All existing supports for Mitsubishi or Hitachi devices currently marketed by Renesas Technology Corporation are found under both their previous menu selections and the Renesas Tech menu selection This dual listing prevents problems with customer Tasks ...

Page 5: ... the Data I O Web site at http www dataio com Beginning in V6 7 the 49 command in CRC mode first issues a prompt before returning to Terminal Mode so that XPI programmers can return an error message if nothing is connected to the serial port Changes to Terminal Mode in V6 8 Beginning with V6 8 the Device Configure Edit screen appears under the Main Menu in Terminal Mode when a device is selected w...

Page 6: ...tion was made so the high order byte does not change the device checksum reported at the end of the programming cycle Names Indicate Location of Configuration Blocks The last four characters of the entries in the Device List Base column indicate the location of the capacitor configuration blocks as shown in the illustration below Note The Programming Module Configuration chart in your handler User...

Page 7: ...supply store Additionally the following online vendors ship internationally and carry diskettes suitable for use with Data I O products http www compusa com http www cdw com 1 Boot your programmer using a previous version of software After the programmer is booted enter terminal mode In TaskLink for Windows click Tools Programmer Interface to enter terminal mode In TaskLink for DOS click Utilities...

Page 8: ...m will auto launch You may either install TaskLink at this time or cancel and install it at a later time 8 Click on the first file in the directory to launch the WinImage Self Extractor 9 A status window will pop up describing the disk contents for this image To create a label for the disk copy the content information from the monitor onto a floppy diskette label for use in Step 11 below Status wi...

Page 9: ... 09 or greater in order to have access to all supports in this UniFam V8 7 software update 1 Turn off 2500 Ensure that the RS 232C cable from the PC is connected to the Handler port on 2500 If a cable is connected to the Auxiliary port disconnect it 2 Type tl a at the DOS prompt 3 From the Options menu select Programmer port and verify that the PC s COM port is set to 9600 baud default baud rate o...

Page 10: ...g prompt Do you want to select a new terminal type Y N a If the current terminal type is DEC VT100 press N and then ENTER The Main Menu is displayed Update the hard drive as described in the next section b If the current terminal type is not DEC VT100 press Y and then ENTER and select the terminal type you want to use Press ENTER to accept the selection 2500 responds with the following prompt Save...

Page 11: ...omatically update it with the previous configuration parameters installed on the hard drive to provide the user with a backup of the installed system 4 Press ENTER to start the update and follow the instructions displayed on the screen For instance if the message Insert Algorithm Set 3 Disk appears insert the Algorithm disk containing Algorithm Set 3 CAUTION Do not remove disks from 2500 during th...

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