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1.  Table Of Contents 

1. Table Of Contents .......................................................................................................................................2 
2. Issue Status..................................................................................................................................................2 
3. Requirements...............................................................................................................................................2 
4. Procedure.....................................................................................................................................................2 
 
 
 

2. Issue Status 

 

Issue 

Date 

Reason 

1.0 

05 May 1998 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Requirements 

• 

Computer running ADAMEDIT 

• 

The new combined Hex file for the Controller card 

 
 

4. Procedure 

The following has to be carried out to update the Controller firmware in the Adam controller card.  
 
Please follow the following procedure:- 
1.  Save the configuration that is currently in the ADAM to a file on the computer. This needs to done as 

the upgrade to the controller firmware clears the memory in the Controllers. 

2.  Place the combined Hex file into a temp directory 
3.  Open ADAM EDIT and ensure that you are online. 
4.  If you have two controllers remove the slave one (only has on red LED on). 
5. Select 

Status

 from the pop downs along the top of the screen. 

6. Select 

Software Versions

7. Select 

Master Controllers

8.  It should show the current version 
9.  Highlight the line by  clicking on it with the cursor. 
10. Now do the following keystroke 

Ctrl + Shift 

5

 

and 

D

11. A dialogue box named 

Firmware Download

 should appear. 

12. 

From the Temp directory created earlier select the file 

combined Hex

 select OK

 

13. 

You now should have a dialogue box named 

Download Device Firmware

.

 

14. 

Select 

Begin Download

.

 

15. 

The download bar should show the % . This takes a few minutes.

 

16. 

When this is complete the system will reset.

 

17. 

Wait a minute and re-connect ADAM EDIT

 

18. 

Confirm that the Master Controller Version is now the new version .

 

19. 

Send saved configuration file.

 

20. 

Now remove the update controller and insert the slave and repeat steps 3, 5 to 19.

 

 2 

Issue:- 

1.0 

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