Sailor Inmarsat B, Workshop Manual

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6 SERVICE INTERFACE Inmarsat B
Transmitter
The current channel number (hexadecimal) of the transmitter followed by the current
or latest power level and whether or not the high-power amplifier (HPA) is enabled.
6.1.2 ADE UPLOAD
If it is necessary to update the software in the ADE, this command may be used to transfer a program file
from a disk directly to the FLASH memory of the controller on the TSP board. The TTY device must be
a PC running a terminal emulation program.
The following procedure is used:
Type the command ADE UPLOAD and press Return or Enter .
If the ADE is not connected you will be notified and returned to a new command prompt.
Otherwise, you will be asked to start the upload or press the
Escape key to abort the procedure.
Please note the following:
NOTE The SES is now disabled for normal operation and there is no
automatic time-out associated with the procedure.
Insert the supplied program disk in the floppy drive, A: or B:, in the following referred to as A:.
Start the upload of the file A:TSP.HEX. Using PROCOM for MS-DOS ® you have to press the
Page-up key, select the ASCII protocol and finally type the file name A:TSP.HEX and press
Return or Enter .
The file is now being transferred to the Below Deck Equipment (BDE) for validation. A typical
program contains approx. 2600 lines and the current line number is displayed during the
transfer.
If any error is detected, you will be notified and returned to the command prompt after normal
operation has been re-enabled.
When the transfer to the BDE is complete and found to be valid this will be displayed and the
program transferred to the ADE. During this process the percentage done will be displayed.
Again, if any error is detected you will be notified and returned to the command prompt after
normal operation has been re-enabled.
Finally, when all of the program has been transferred to the ADE it will reset itself changing to
the new program. During this process the connection to the ADE will be lost for about 20
seconds. After this, normal operation will be re-enabled.
In order to assure yourself of the success of the upload, the version of the new program may
be checked against the disk label using the
ADE command without parameters (refer to 0).
6.1.3 ADE UPLOAD BOOT
The ADE program is split into two functional blocks. The primary block deals with the actual control and
regulation mechanism and may be changed using the
ADE UPLOAD command. The secondary block
contains general program code such as the FLASH memory programming algorithm. Even though this
block is not likely to change, the
ADE UPLOAD BOOT command may be used to do so.
The procedure is the same as for the ADE UPLOAD command, except the floppy disk file name is
changed to TSPBOOT.HEX .
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