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AM-10HD / Aug 2008
A M - 1 0 H D G U I
Future versions of the AM‑10HD software may be released to implement new
features or correct known problems. The Software Update menu choice opens a
dialog box and prompts the user to select a file to be uploaded to the AM‑10HD.
Upon completion, you will be asked to restart the AM‑10HD (cycle power).
Only verified updates provided by Wheatstone will work!
AM-10HD Hardware Update
The AM‑10HD hardware is extremely easy to
update whenever new firmware becomes available
from Wheatstone. There is only one file required for
hardware updates, a file with extension “VBN.”
The “VBN”
– VBN stands for “Vorsis Binary
Nugget.” This file contains highly encrypted ver
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sions of the motherboard application code, FPGA
images, and DSP code.
To update the AM‑10HD, right click on any por‑
tion of the upper control area in any screen of the
remote GUI to open the pop menu tree, and select the
“Hardware‑>Update...” option. The following screen
will appear.
Navigate to the location of the VBN file that was
downloaded from the Wheatstone Processing website
or located on the CD‑ROM that you received from
Wheatstone Technical Support. Verify that the ver
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sion number is correct in that it matches the version
number listed in the documentation about the firm
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ware upgrade. If so, select the “Open” option in the
“Choose a file to download” window. The prompt
on the right will appear (actual text will vary):
