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Utility FlashLoader
FlashLoader is a simple Windows™ program running in text mode. It
enables you to upgrade the firmware of the pulse controller. You
should perform an upgrade when you have received or downloaded a
new firmware file from the device manufacturer. Launching the utility
FlashLoader.exe
without any parameters displays a simple help
text with the expected syntax of the command line.
FlashLoader is a universal utility for many different devices. The pulse
controller uses a variable data rate for communication, thus a utility
with the revision number 1-20 or later must be used and it must be
launched with the command line parameter
-$
.
Before upgrading the firmware, you should first test the device and the
communication by verifying the current firmware version. To do so,
execute the following command:
FlashLoader 6 Firmware.txt -$ -v
where
Firmware.txt
is the file containing the current firmware and
the number 6 indicates the port COM6 to which the device is con-
nected. The program should produce the following output:
Code file Firmware.txt from 06/18/2021, 12:00:00
Flash Loader 2.00
Verifying code file Firmware.txt
Verification completed on Mon, 06/21/2021, 12:34:56
23293 (5AFDh) bytes processed, 24064 (5E00h) bytes
verified
Resetting the target
Program completed successfully
For the verifying procedure, a flash-loader utility on the device is acti-
vated. When the verification is completed without any errors, the de-
vice is restarted.
!
Attention:
To ensure that the device cannot activate the attached
switches or other peripherals and produce erratic signals while Flash-
Loader is active, disconnect the power cables of the switches or turn
off the power supply units providing the supply voltages for the
switches.
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