Upgrading the Flash Memory
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3. Choose the appropriate COM port.
Be sure that “9600 Baud rate” is chosen.
Click the
File
button.
4. Locate the file “1616-15.hex” and click the
Open
button.
The filename appears in the lower part of the window (in bold script).
5. Press and
hold
the
TAKE
button while simultaneously turning on the
POWER
switch on the
VS-1616A
.
After a few seconds, following the initial machine identification message,
the MATRIX Display shows the following message:
Please,
release key TAKE
6. Release the
TAKE
button.
The TAKE LED blinks and the MATRIX Display shows the following
message:
Update program?
Please confirm < TAKE >
7. Press the
TAKE
button.
The MATRIX Display shows the following message:
YOU will lose current SETUP
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8. Press the
TAKE
button again.
The MATRIX Display shows the following message:
Confirm < TAKE >
Are you ABSOLUTELY sure?
Press TAKE to execute
At this stage, and at any time previously, you can cancel the operation by
pressing any button, other than the TAKE button.
9. Press the
TAKE
button once again.
The program starts working and the TAKE LED turns off.
The MATRIX Display shows the following message:
ERASE flash MEMORY
Please, wait…
10. After a few seconds the FLASH memory is erased and the MATRIX
Display shows the following message:
Ready for receiving
Start transmission from PC
1 Upgrading firmware resets your VS-1616A unit to the factory default. This includes erasing all setups