CAEN
Electronic Instrumentation
UM5175
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V2495/VX2495 User Manual rev. 1
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Upgrade the V2495 Main FPGA Firmware
The MFPGA firmware is available on CAEN website at the V2495 web page (
login required
):
Home / Products / Modular Pulse Processing Electronics / VME / I/O Registers / V2495
The firmware file is available in Altera
RPD
format.
The following instructions allow to upgrade the MFPGA firmware:
1.
Select the “Upgrade Firmware” option i
n the
Board
tab.
2.
Select the “V2495” 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
).
4.
Select the MFPGA by checking the relevant checkbox.
5.
Select the Main application firmware RPD file.
6.
Press the
Upgrade
button. The outcome of the upgrade process is shown in a message window (see
7.
Power cycle the board to reconfigure the MFPGA with the firmware just updated on the flash. Please refer to
Sect.
Power-on Configuration Sequence
to check the outcome of the process.
Fig. 8.8:
CAENUpgrader MFPGA Upgrade Firmware menu