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Section-3 Operation
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Table3‐16TCUHome>System>SystemService>SoftwareManagement
Field Explanation
PCMTab,Figure3‐36LeftSide
Explanation
ThesoftwareversionwhichishighlightedyellowistheactivePCMcardsoftware.Therowsinblue
representotherPCMsoftwareversions.Thesoftkeysallowthereleasenotesofallversionstobe
reviewed,andothersoftwareversionstobeactivatedordeleted.
View Presstabtoreviewthesoftwareversionreleasenotes.
Activate PresstabtoloadthisversionofsoftwareintoTCUPCM.
Delete Presstabtodeletethisversionofsoftware.
MCMTab,Figure3‐36RightSide
Explanation
ThesoftwareversionwhichishighlightedyellowistheactiveMCMcardsoftware.Therowsin
bluerepresentotherMCMsoftwareversions.Thesoftkeysallowtheothersoftwareversionsto
beactivatedordeleted.
Activate PresstabtoloadthisversionofsoftwareintoTCUMCM.
Delete Presstabtodeletethisversionofsoftware.
UploadTab,Figure3‐37LeftSide
Explanation
ThisuploadfunctioncanbeusedtoupdatetheTCUMCMorPCM2software.
Forthisprocess,youmustbeloggedintotheTCUasanengineer.Logincanbethroughyour
network,viatheRJ45connectoronthetopofthetransmittercabinet,orlocallythroughthetop
RJ45connectoronthePCM‐2card.
Upload
UsedtolocateandselectTCUsoftwareupdatefiles.
ThesoftwarefilemusthavebeendownloadedfromtheHarriswebsitetoyourcomputersothatit
canbeuploadedfromyourcomputertotheTCU.
MCMsoftwarepartnumberis861‐1141‐032,atypicalsoftwarefilenamewillbesimilar
to
ULX_0040.ace.Where0040indicatestheversion.
PCM‐2Softwarepartnumberis861‐1141‐162,atypicalsoftwarefilenamewillbesimilarto
ULX_861‐1141‐162_E_01.20.2144.pcm.WhereE_01.20.2144indicatestheversion.
Browse
PresstouploadsoftwarefileintoTCU,seeprocedurebelow.
PresstheBrowsesoftkeyonthescreenandlocatethepreviouslydownloadedsoftwarefilefrom
yourcomputer.
Next,presstheUploadsoftkeytotransferthefiletotheTCU.
OnceuploadedthesoftwarecanbeactivatedonthePCMsoftwaremanagementscreen(fora
nnn.pcmsoftwarefile)orontheMCMsoftwaremanagementscreen(forannn.acesoftwarefile).
BackupTab,Figure3‐37RightSide
PullDownMenu
ThebackupfunctionsavesacopyofthePCM‐2SDcardimage,configuration,andsoftwarefilesto
theNANDflashmemoryonthesinglecardcomputer(daughterboardontheTCUPCM‐2card).
ShouldtheSDcardbedamagedorremovedthePCMsoftwarecanbeloadedfromtheflash
memorymoduleonthePCMdaughterboard.
TheBackuproutineshouldbeperformedaftersoftwareupdatesorfollowingconfiguration
changesthatneedtobesaved.
Backuppulldownmenuchoicesare:
Initializethebackupdrive
Partitionthebackupdrive
Backupthekernelpartition
Backuptheinitrdpartition
Backupthesystempartition
Backupthewritablepartition
Copyconfigtobackup
ToperformafullbackupsimplypressRunafterselectingeachofthemenuchoices(oneata
time)inthesequencegivenabove.Therun
timewillvaryfromsteptostep.
Ifonlyaconfigurationbackupisrequiredsimplyselect“Copyconfigtobackup”andthenpress
Run.
Run PressRuntoperformselectedbackup.
ResetTab,Figure3‐38
Restart
Presstoperformasoftwarereset.Takes2‐5seconds.PCMappsareclosedandrestarted.Willnot
taketransmitteroff‐air.
Reboot
Presstoperformahardwareandsoftwarereset.Takes10‐20seconds.PCMcardhardwareand
appsareclosedandrestarted.