Camera Link Range Extender over Fiber User Manual
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6.3
Firmware update
1.
The extender supports firmware update via USB using a serial emulated terminal. To initiate
firmware update the following steps should be taken:
2.
Connect the USB cable to the extender and acquire connection using Silabs drivers (drivers
need to be downloaded manually if an automatic download isn’t initiated).
3.
Open serial emulated terminal (usage of Tera Term terminal is recommended) and set serial
communication protocol as described in Table 3.
4.
In the terminal window type “status” followed by carriage return and checks the current
firmware version.
5.
Choose the firmware update option by entering “firmware” followed by carriage return and
wait for the following message: "Now starting firmware update, please start file transfer
using XMODEM:"
6.
At this point all the LEDs will turn off and the “System status LED” will slow pulse orange
indicating the extender is ready to receive the firmware binary file. Under “File” tab use the
terminal “transfer” capability using the XMODEM protocol to initiate the firmware update.
Choose “Send” and the firmware version: cl_ext_device_x_xx.rbf or cl_ext_host_x_xx.rbf,
depending on the chosen extender, when x_xx
is the version number.
7.
If no firmware will be sent during 1 minute, or in case of an error the firmware update will
fail and return to previous operation mode.
8.
A successful update will result in appropriate message and a reboot of the extender to new
firmware.
9.
Check the firmware version by typing “status” followed by carriage return. Make sure that
the firmware version matches the version on the firmware update package supplied; that
would insure the success of the firmware update operation.
Firmware
