User's Manual

ntothebootloader.Theusercanpressedthe“Enter” keyorenterthe“version”commandandviewtheresponse.
Beforeprogrammingtheimage,theusermustdecidewhethertoloadtheimageto:
1.RAMinwhichcasetheprogramwouldbelostafterresettingthedevice
2.Flashin
whichcasetheprogramwouldbepersistedevenafterresettingthedevice
Note:IfthestatusLEDonPRS4601isblinkingagreenpattern,youcanskipthisstepandgotosection2.3.2.When
installingthefirmwareforthefirsttimethebootloadermustberunning–thisis
indicatedwithaflashingyellow
LED.
Thedownload_elf.exeutilityisusedtoloadtheimagetoRAMonly.Thisutilitymustbeexecutedfromthesame
directorythathasthefirmwareimages.Note:Pleaseensuretorunthisutilityasanadministratorbyrightclicking
onthedownload_elf.exefileandselecting
optionto“RunasAdministrator”.
Thedownload_flash.exeutilityisusedtoloadtheimagetoFlash.Similarly,thisutilitymustbeexecutedfromthe
samedirecto rythathasthefirmwareimages.Note:Pleaseensuretorunthisutilityasanadministratorbyright
clickingonthedownload_flash.exefileandselecting
optionto“RunasAdministrator”.
Note:Forthemajorityofuserscenarios,option#2wouldgenerallybepreferred.
2.3.2Loading image onto device that already havea priorimage
Theimageontheboardcanbeupgradedordowngradedbydoubleclickingtheprs_flash_bin.batscriptprovided
withthefirmwareimage.
Theboardmustberesetforthenewimagetotakeeffect.
2.4Creating a Network with two PRS4601s
WhenattemptingtocreateanetworkbetweentwoPRS4601s(wiredorwireless),theusermaychooseto
configureaspecificnodeasthenetworkcoordinator(moreappropriatelyknownasthePCP
inan802.11adPBS
Snetwork)whileconfiguringtheothernodeasaStation(STA).Alternately,ausermayalsooptforhavingtheP
CPandSTAselectionsbenegotiatedallowingthedevicestochooseamongthemselvestheroleeachnodewillp
lay.
2.4.1Configuring PCP/STA Modes
Inorderto
setthenodetoPCPorSTAmode,wewillneedtousetheDeviceManager.
TheDeviceManagercanbefoundunderControlPanel‐>DeviceManager.
Findthecorrectnetworkadapter,rightclick‐>properties.