Raritan MasterConsole MX48, Installation And Operation Manual

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PPENDIX
C: MCU
PDATE
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ROGRAM
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Appendix C: MCUpdate
MCUpdate Overview
MCUpdate is a Windows 95/98 based utility program designed to upload the MX
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firmware from a PC Windows
environment into the MX
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unit. This section of the manual will guide you to install and run the MCUpdate program
to update your MX
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with a new release of firmware.
MCUpdate is designed to run on an industry standard PC, with a DB9 serial COM connector, running Windows 95
or Windows 98.
The MCUpdate kit contains the following parts:
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1 Floppy Diskette containing MCUpdate, setup programs and HEX file
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1 DB9 to RJ11 Serial port adapter
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1 4-wire Telephone cord
Installing MCUpdate
1. Insert the MCUpdate diskette into the floppy drive.
2. Run the setup.exe program on the diskette and follow the step by step instruction to complete the MCUpdate
program installation. The setup will install the program and file in C:\Program Files\MCUPDATE.
Connecting PC to MX
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1. Plug the DB9 to RJ11 Serial port adapter to your PC’s DB9 serial port
If your PC has only a DB25 serial port, you need to convert it to DB9 using a standard DB25 to
DB9 adapter available from your local PC store.
2. Plug one end of 4-wire telephone cord to the RJ11 port on the adapter, and plug the other end to the MX
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RJ11
admin port. (Figure 37)
Figure 37 MX
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Back Panel and Admin Port