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Lecture Notes
August, 2017
ABOUT GEN2U FIRMWARE
GEN2U Printer Firmware is identified as shown in Table 4 below.
GEN2U F
IRMWARE
S
TRUCTURE
GEN2U Firmware consists of three (3) Levels and two (2) Classes, as
described in Table 5 and Table 6 below.
Table 4
GEN2U Firmware Identification*
* Various Game Manufacturers may have requested different Firmware naming formats.
Be sure to verify which Firmware version is approved for use within a Property’s jurisdiction.
Identifier
Example
Printer Type - First two characters
e.g., 'GU'
'GU' = GEN2U
Protocol - One character
'R' = RS-232
'N' = Netplex
'U' = USB
'GUR' = RS-232
Version number - Remaining characters
(variable length)
'GUR0001213.dfu' = GEN2U, RS-232, Version 001213
'GUN0010506.sha' = GEN2U, Netplex, Version 0010506
'GUU001A508.sha'= GEN2U, USB, Version 001A508
Table 5
GEN2U Firmware Levels
Level
Contents
Application Level
Contains Ticket Formatting, Content and Specific Details for a
Ticket, such as Jurisdictional requirements and Protocol (RS-232,
Netplex, USB)
BSP Level
Board Support Level, contains the Printer Operational
components
Boot Code
Boot Code consists of Printer Startup/Power Up routines.
Table 6
GEN2U Firmware Classes
Class
Description
GDS (Gaming Device Standard)
Used by most Game Manufacturers, GDS is indicated by
extension .dfu
SPC (Specific Printer Command)
Used by IGT and WMS, SPC is indicated by extension of .sha;
May be either Netplex- or USB-specific.
