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Upgrade Mode
54 Chapter 8 Manual Documentation Number: ESP901-902_5012m
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Step 4: Click Yes on the vcomui dialogue to restart the Serial Server.
Upgrading the Firmware
Step 5: Double-click the Firmware Upgrade icon (or click the Server
menu and Firmware Upgrade)
Step 6: In the Upgrade window, click Browse. The Open dialogue
box will appear. Locate the folder on your PC that contains the
firmware .hex file. Select the file and click Open. The Open
dialogue box will disappear.
Step 7: In the Upgrade window select the serial port to be used in
transferring the firmware.
a. If connected directly from the PC to a Serial Server
port it will typically be COM1 or COM2
b. If using a virtual COM port to upgrade via the
network, identify the virtual COM number and
address mapped to Port 1 on the Serial Server.
Step 8: Click Upgrade
Step 9: In the Port Settings window set the Bits per second, Data
bits, Parity and Stop bits to the same values as set up in the
Server Properties window. Click OK.
Figure 49. The Port Settings Window
Step 10: Upgrade progress will be shown until the Upgrade finished!
message is shown. Click OK.