NTI VOPEX SERIES CAT5 USB KVM SPLITTER/EXTENDER
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Upgrade the Local Port Controller Firmware
The Local port controller firmware comes as a file in Intel Hex format and has the extension .hex (i.e. filename.hex). To
upgrade any of Local Port controller with this firmware, press
<p>
from the terminal window. The following message should
appear on the screen:
Send .hex file using XModem protocol...
At this point, the hex format file
vc5usbvu-cpx-x.hex
has to be sent, using HyperTerminal and the same procedure as
before. When the transmission is done, the following message will be shown in the HyperTerminal window:
File transfer OK!
Please, type <A> to program chip or <X> to exit
To program the chip, just press
<
a
>
).
The following message will be shown on the screen (it may take about 12 seconds to program):
Programming device, please wait...
Device ID: 0x001E
Device successfully programmed!
To exit from the bootloader, press
<x>
.
Note: The Local port controller firmware will rarely, if ever, need to be updated. The firmware download package
will include both of the current Local and Remote controller firmware versions, but will only include the Local port
controller firmware if it has changed.
Upgrade the Remote Controller Firmware
Note: To upgrade the Remote Controller firmware, the Remote Unit must be connected to port #4 on the VOPEX.
The Remote controller firmware comes as a file in binary format and has the extension .bin. (i.e. filename.bin). To upgrade
the Remote controller to this file, press
<r>
from Terminal window. The following message should appear on the screen:
The Local Unit bootloader will now pass control
to the Remote Unit bootloader
Please, check that the Remote Unit is powered off
Please, type <Y> to continue or <X> to cancel
If you type <Y> to continue you get the following message:
To enter into Remote Unit bootloader, power on the unit
while keeping the <TAB> key pressed
Remote Bootloader List of Commands:
h, H - Display list of commands
x, X - Exit Bootloader
r, R - Upgrade Remote controller firmware
