Datum Systems PSM-500, Инструкция по установке и эксплуатации

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Maintenance PSM-500/500L/500LT SCPC Satellite Modem
Page 4-8 PSM-500/500L/500LT - Rev. 0.91
The complete software update “package” consists of two or three ZIP compressed files – One
holding the Update program with a Window’s Installer and the other two holding the firmware
images that the Update program writes to the modem. There are separate firmware files for the
main unit and the FEC card The following are typical of the file types and ZIP contents, but they
may change as to provide easier operation – check the web site for the latest:
A. - M500UpdateFullVxxx.zip where xxx is the current version number of the M500Update
program. Besides the Loader program itself this zip file also contains the full set of Visual Basic
DLL and OCX associated files. The USB drivers needed for installation on a computer are
typically separately packaged.
Once installed the latest version of the program itself without the other drivers and DLL files is
available as
M500UpdateVxxx.zip (note the “Full” is not in this version’s name).
•
M500Flash.EXE PC based program to load software to the modem.
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Various DLL, OCX Visual Basic runtime routines necessary to run the M500Flash.exe
program.
B. M500ModemUSBDriver.zip This program is only needed once on any computer to provide
the USB driver.
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USB drivers for the FTDI USB interface – currently named FTD2XX.lib, sys, dll, ini, etc.
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Windows installer used to install the driver program and its associated files.
C. M500Ux.xx.yyy.zip where x.xx is the current version number and yyy is the applicable unit
type as explained below.
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M500Ux.xx.yyy.fbf Binary image of the modem’s main Unit software/firmware.
M500U is for the Unit where currently exists yyy values of:
o
000 for a 70 MHz modem
o
001 for a 140 MHz Modem
o
040 for the L-Band Modems
D. M500Fx.xx.yyy.zip where x.xx is the current version number and yyy is the applicable FEC
card type as explained below.
•
M500Fx.xx.yyy.fbf Binary image of the FEC cards firmware. M500F is for the FEC
where currently exist yyy card types of
o
001 for the standard FEC card containing Viterbi, Trellis Code Modulation (TCM)
and Reed-Solomon
o
002 for the enhanced standard FEC card containing Viterbi, Trellis Code
Modulation (TCM) and Reed-Solomon, plus the TPC4K type Turbo chip.
o
003 for the enhanced standard FEC card containing Viterbi, Trellis Code
Modulation (TCM) and Reed-Solomon, plus the TPC16K type Turbo chip.
o
004 Not defined yet.
In addition the user must supply a “PC” type computer running Windows and a USB A to B type
cable to connect the PC to the modem. The USB type A connection goes to the computer and the
type B connection to J10 on the rear of the modem. This is a normal serial cable available from
many common sources and also used with many computer peripherals such as printers. Do not
connect this USB cable until the software drivers are installed.
Although not recommended, if using a serial RS-232 connection to perform modem
updates, the serial cable has a male DB9 connector on the modem end and normally a
female DB9 connector on the computer end. Older computers may require a DB25 to
DB9 adaptor on the computer end. The 9 pin cable is wired 1:1 with no crossovers (as in