Overview
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DLPU017B – March 2014 – Revised February 2018
Copyright © 2014–2018, Texas Instruments Incorporated
DLP
®
LightCrafter™ 4500 Flash Programming Guide
1
Overview
The DLP LightCrafter 4500 contains firmware, stored in flash memory, to initialize the onboard DLPC350
controller. If the firmware is compromised, or a blank flash memory module is installed, the memory must
be programmed with the DLPR350 firmware. Without the firmware loaded, the DLPC350 cannot boot up
or initialize the onboard USB port. The user must have access to the USB port to control the device using
the DLP LightCrafter 4500 GUI.
1.1
System Requirements
The following list shows the minimum recommended system requirements for the DLP LightCrafter 4500
flash programming tool:
•
PC with 1.4-GHz Pentium IV CPU or higher
•
Windows
®
XP SP3 or higher
•
Microsoft Visual C++
®
2005 Redistributable
•
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable
•
512 MB of RAM
•
20 MB of free hard-disk space
•
USB port
1.2
Hardware Requirements
The user must create a JTAG boundary scan cable as described in
. The cable requires a
UM232H USB-to-serial adapter board that can be found on the FTDI Chip
®
.
The cable also requires a Molex
®
51021-0600 connector that can be found on the
A single 2-mm jumper is required during the flashing process. The jumper is not consumed.
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Software Installation
2.1
DLP LightCrafter 4500 Flash Programmer And GUI Installation
Download the flash programming tool from the
. Extract the executable file from the downloaded
JTAGFlashProgrammer_v***.zip file and run it. Follow the on-screen prompts and select a convenient
installation path for the program. The installer creates a shortcut to the tool in the start menu and on the
desktop.
Download the LightCrafter 4500 GUI from the same
as above. Extract the executable file from
the downloaded DLPLCR45000GUI-*.*.*-windows-installer.zip file and run it. Follow the on-screen prompts
and select a convenient installation path for the program. The installer creates a shortcut to the tool in the
start menu and on the desktop.
2.2
DLP LightCrafter 4500 Firmware Installation
Download the latest DLPR350 firmware version from the
. Extract the executable file from the
downloaded DLPLCR4500GUI-***-********.zip file and run it. Follow the on-screen prompts and select a
convenient installation path for the files. TI recommends using the default installation path.
2.3
Communication Interface Driver Installation
When using the DLP LightCrafter 4500 flash programming tool, the user must have a communication link
established between the DLP LightCrafter 4500 and the computer running the tool. This allows the user to
read and write to the flash memory from the computer. This connection is established through the JTAG
cable created following this guide. The user needs to install device drivers for the USB-to-serial adapters
from the
. Choose and install the driver specific to the operating system on the
computer.
