Simrad PI44
292
850-165085 / Rev.B
DSP Software upgrade
Purpose
The DSP software is used by the digital signal processor inside
the PI44 Operator Unit. This processor controls the
interpretation of the coded signals from the sensors. Changing
the DSP software will not change any of the menus or
presentations on your PI44.
How to check the current version
To check which DSP software version that is currently installed
on your PI44, observe the following procedure.
1
Press the
MENU
button to open the main menu.
2
Select
Fishery
on the main menu, and then
Status
display
.
3
In the top right corner of the
Status
display presentation,
just beneath the numeric presentation, you will read the
following sentence:
DSP = y.zz
-
y.zz
is the current software version in use.
- When a new software version is released, it will always
have a higher number.
Prerequisites
In order to upgrade the DSP software, you will need the
following tools and equipment:
•
A personal computer (desktop or laptop) with operating
system Microsoft® Windows 2000® or Windows XP® and
with a 9-pin serial line connector.
•
NMEA1 PC data cable (Order no. 298-079852)
•
PI DSP Upload program (Order no. 880-281039)
•
DSP Software (Order no. 880-281036)
Note that once the upload process has started it will take more
than one hour to complete it!
