Revision 19.0
SOLO7 Transmitter Family User Guide
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Commercial in Confidence
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5.11
Firmware Upgrade – SOL7OBTX
When you need to do a software upgrade, the files will be made available through DTC’s Watchdox facility.
The upgrade file for the OBTX will be in the format
d1600_vx.x.all.
Note
: From software v2.0 onwards, a bespoke 64x32 pixel customer logo can be applied. The logo file can be
provided by DTC and will look like
d1600_logo_dtc.all. To remove the logo, DTC will provide a blank file.
5.11.1
Before you Begin
Connect your PC to the OBTX using the serial control cable (CA0343)
Install Tera Term Pro on your PC
Note
: Tera Term v3.1.3 is the recommended version which is available on DTC’s Watchdox facility if other
versions are found to have issues.
5.11.2
Upgrade the OBTX
Note
: You will need to find out the Com Port that your OBTX is using by powering up and looking in your PC’s
Device Manager.
1.
Ensure the OBTX is not powered and control cable (CA0343) is connected to unit and to the PC.
2.
On the front panel interface change
Local Settings>Terminal Mode
to
Yes
.
3.
Start Tera Term Pro and open a new connection by selecting
Setup>Serial Port
with the settings shown
below with the appropriate Com port.