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FC-20 Series – Firmware Upgrade v1.3

 

 

FC FwTool.exe 

Below is how the FC FwTool.exe user interface looks like.   
 

 

 

Selection Tab 

There are three selection tabs available; 
 

1.

 

Firmware Upgrade 

2.

 

Terminal Mode 

3.

 

 Communication settings 

 

 

 
 

Tab Selection 

Function 

Firmware Upgrade 

To upgrade the firmware of the FC controller 

Terminal 

Terminal mode. 
 
Able to change the BACnet device ID, BACnet 
MS/TP serial comm. Settings. 
 
To change Modbus serial comm. Settings. 
 
To reset settings to default value 

Communication Setting 

To change serial comm. setting in a batch. Apply 
for both Modbus and Bacnet.  

 
 

Summary of Contents for FC Series

Page 1: ...FC 20 Series Firmware Upgrade v1 3 1 EasyIO FC Series Firmware Upgrade User Guide...

Page 2: ...FC 20 Series Firmware Upgrade v1 3 2 Document Change Log 01st March 2013 Document created 17 th Jan 2018 Updated disclaimer and support channel emails addresses Removed Sedona Workbench installation...

Page 3: ...syIO logo are registered trademarks of EasyIO Holdings Pte Ltd CPT Tool is by Online Tools Inc BACnet and ASHRAE are registered trademarks of American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air Conditio...

Page 4: ...receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer...

Page 5: ...re Upgrade v1 3 5 Table of Contents Introduction 6 FC FwTool exe 7 Firmware Upgrade Tab 8 Terminal Tab 10 Communication Setting Tab 11 Firmware Upgrade 12 Terminal Mode 14 Communications Settings 17 T...

Page 6: ...protocol All FC series comes with build in boot loader Build in boot loader comes handy for firmware flashing or updating The Build boot loader can only be carried out directly It does not support rem...

Page 7: ...erminal Mode 3 Communication settings Tab Selection Function Firmware Upgrade To upgrade the firmware of the FC controller Terminal Terminal mode Able to change the BACnet device ID BACnet MS TP seria...

Page 8: ...on This field is to select locate the firmware file bin in the local computer Options There are 3 options All the options are only useable when the EasyIO FC device is in boot loader mode Out of boot...

Page 9: ...ce according to the firmware selected at the firmware selection field Device Firmware Detail To retrieve the firmware information when EasyIO FC device in boot loader mode Device firmware Run To kick...

Page 10: ...1 3 10 Terminal Tab Com port selection This field is to select the COM port to be use for the FC FwTool exe Content window This window displays a set of selection when the program had successfully con...

Page 11: ...is case it COM3 Setting This window is to define the Modbus or BACnet serial comm settings to be edited for all connected device in the bus When set button is hit it will set the serial comm settings...

Page 12: ...S 485 to the PC and the EasyIO FC RS 485 Port 1 Only Port 1 is available for firmware upgrade Port 2 will not accept firmware upgrade Step 3 At the firmware upgrade tab locate the bin file Select the...

Page 13: ...show as below Status bar at bottom of the FC FwTool exe will display the progress A successful firmware upgrade will show as below Step 6 To verify the firmware version hit the Device Firmware Detail...

Page 14: ...oller is in normal operation mode press and hold down space bar on the keyboard While holding down the Space Bar key verify the comm LED at the EasyIO FC controller is blinking fast This shows that co...

Page 15: ...tocol selection done which done by setting the DIP switch 1 II Modbus Menu to change the Modbus serial settings III Bacnet Menu to change the Bacnet serial settings Bacnet Device ID baud rate can be c...

Page 16: ...xit To kicked the controller out of terminal mode to enter normal running mode Step 9 When settings are done hit ESC keyboard button to return to previous menu Choose selection 8 to exit the terminal...

Page 17: ...k if the protocol DIP switch set to BACnet DIP 2 OFF position Step 4 Choose the desire Modbus Baud Rate Parity Stop Bit for Modbus protocol or and BACnet baud rate for BACnet protocol Auto Baud Rate i...

Page 18: ...Modbus address in the bus it will prompt an error and the scan will be stop Step 7 Hit Set button and the program will set the selected serial settings to all the device listed in the window The devi...

Page 19: ...e v1 3 19 Technical Support For technical support issues please contact technical support person as below Worldwide and Asia Pacific Support support easyio com Americas Support support easyio pro Euro...

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