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M4RTU/M4 I/O User’s Guide
To attach OptoDisplay or OptoServer to an M4RTU/M4 I/O (or to an Opto 22 Controller Network containing
M4RTU/M4 I/Os), follow the standard procedures outlined in the OptoDisplay and OptoServer online help or
user’s guides for adding controllers. In short, you will be telling OptoDisplay and OptoServer which OptoControl
database to open to access the communication information and strategy data items.
For more details regarding OptoDisplay and OptoServer, refer to the
OptoDisplay User’s Guide
and
OptoServer
User’s Guide
.
UPDATING THE M4RTU/M4 I/O FIRMWARE
The M4RTU/M4 I/O consists of two processors, each running a unique real-time, event-driven operating system.
The main processor contains the firmware, which executes the control strategy generated by OptoControl. The
I/O processor contains the I/O firmware, which performs all of the various local I/O unit real-time tasks, such as
counting, PIDs, and event/reactions. Opto 22 continues to improve the firmware by adding functionality and
enhancing features.
The M4RTU/M4 I/O comes preloaded with both the current Opto 22 firmware and I/O firmware. The M4RTU/
M4 I/O also comes with two disks containing the current firmware files for both Cyrano and OptoControl. The
latest firmware files are also available on Opto 22’s web site. Refer to Appendix G for details.
Each processor has a boot loader stored into a nondestructive part of its flash memory. This boot loader enables
a user to update the firmware as Opto 22 makes new firmware files available. The firmware can be updated
either locally or remotely. This enables a user to update existing firmware, change a control strategy to take
advantage of a new firmware feature, and download and debug the new strategy without having to venture out
to an RTU site.
If you are using OptoControl, use the OptoTerm utility, included with this controller on the OptoUtilities disks, to
update the firmware. This utility can update either the main processor firmware (flash file) or the I/O processor
firmware (I/O flash file). For details on using OptoTerm, consult online help or Chapter 12 in the
OptoControl
User’s Guide.
If you are using Cyrano, use the Flash200 program on the disk packaged with this controller to update the
firmware. For details on using Flash200, consult online help.
The boot loader for the main processor currently supports COM0, COM1, ARCNET (coaxial), and Ethernet as
primary host ports for firmware updating. As new communication expansion daughter cards become available
from Opto 22, new flash chips with enhanced boot loaders will be developed to support them. The new flash
chips will need to be installed after removing the current flash chips located on the processor board of the base
unit. Refer to Appendix E for details on this procedure.
Software and Firmware
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