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CAEN
Electronic Instrumentation
UM6508
–
DT5495 User Manual rev. 0
31
8.4
Software Tools
CAENUpgrader
CAENUpgrader is a software tool available for Windows® and Linux® OS, 32 and 64-bit. The documentation
[RD1]
and
installation packages can be downloaded on CAEN web site at the CAENUpgrader web page (
login required
).
CAENUpgrader allows to perform the following operations on the DT5495 board:
•
Upgrade the MFPGA firmware
•
Load the User firmware on the UFPGA
•
Verify the Main and User FPGA firmware
•
Read the release number of the MFPGA firmware
•
Store and get the Product Unlock Code in case of paid firmware
•
Get the Board Info file (useful in case of support requests)
CAENUpgrader can operate with Windows and Linux, 32 and 64-bit OSs
The software installation package can be downloaded from CAEN web site (
login required
) at the CAENUpgrader web
page.
For any installation and functions which are not described in this manual, please refer to CAENUpgrader
documentation.
➢
Get the DT5495 Main FPGA Firmware Release
The following instructions allow to read the release number of the MFPGA firmware:
1.
Select the “Get Firmware Release” option in the
Board
tab.
2.
Select the “
V24
95” item in the
Board Model
combo box.
3.
Set the connection parameters according to your communication link and hardware setup (all the parameters
are detailed in
[RD1]
).
4.
Press the
Get FW Rel
button. The software displays the release number in a message window (see
Fig. 8.13
).
Fig. 8.13:
CAENUpgrader Get Firmware Release menu