SeaTrac
Upgrading Beacon Firmware
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2.2.
Programming New Firmware
For beacons to function and communicate correctly, each SeaTrac beacon should be programmed to the
firmware release using the following procedure…
•
If you
haven’t already done so, connect the SeaTrac beacon to the serial port of a PC (or use the USB
-
to-Serial converter supplied with the SeaTrac system).
•
Power up the SeaTrac beacon and run the
SeaTracProgrammer
program (either from the Start Menu,
or by execu
ting “
SeaTracProgrammer.exe
”).
•
In the application window, click the drop-down list to choose the COM port the beacon is connected to
(
), then choose a baud rate of 115200 from the second drop down list (
). Finally click “CONNECT” to
connect to the SeaTrac beacon (
)…
•
Having opened the serial connection, check the SeaTrac Beacon is connected and get is hardware
information by clicking the “INFO” button (
).
•
If the beacon isn’t connected properly, you will see something similar to…
Device identifying...
Timed out waiting for device to reply.
Aborted.
•
However, if the serial communication settings are correct, you will see information similar to…
Device identifying...
Device information...
Uptime = 4238 seconds
Run Section = APPLICATION (1)
Hardware Part Number = BP00795
Hardware Revision = 6
Hardware Serial Number = 001234
Hardware Flags = 0x00000000
Bootloader Valid = True
Bootloader Part Number = BP00912
Bootloader Version = v1.6.436
Bootloader Checksum = 0x00000000
