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KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY
Upgrading the Flash Memory
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9
Upgrading the Flash Memory
The main part of the
VS-1616A
firmware is located in FLASH
1
Download the up-to-date file from the Internet or obtain it from your
dealer. The following example shows how to install a file named (for
example) “1616-15.hex” to the FLASH memory
memory,
which lets you upgrade to the latest Kramer firmware version in minutes!
2
The current
VS-1616A
software version shows in the
STATUS
display as
.
Figure 19
illustrates in section
7.1
.
9.1
Connecting the PC to the RS-232 Port
Before installing the latest Kramer firmware version on a
VS-1616A
unit,
connect:
•
The COM port on your PC to the RS-232 IN port on the
VS-1616A
unit
When simultaneously upgrading the firmware on several
VS-1616A
units:
•
Connect the COM port on your PC to the RS-232 IN port on the
first
VS-1616A
unit
•
Connect the RS-232 OUT port on the first
VS-1616A
unit to the
RS-232 IN port on the second
VS-1616A
unit or another 16x16
unit
•
Connect All 16x16 units that you want to upgrade, in this way,
linking them in a daisy chain connection
•
Set DIP 7 according to whether or not a null-modem is being
used
3
9.2
Upgrading the Firmware
1. Install and run the
K-Sender
program on your PC.
2. Open the
K-Sender
program.
The File COM Port Sender window opens.
1 Electrically programmable and erasable
2 The number “15” in the file name indicates the version number “1.5”. Be sure you receive the latest version, and that it is a
“.hex” file
3 Refer to section
6.6
for full details