Specifications

Operation

3.10 Updates

3.10.1 Software Updates

Updated releases of software and manuals are available for download at

www.pi.ws. While the manuals are freely accessible, you need a password

for the software download. This password is provided on the E-517 CD in

the E-517 Releasenews PDF file in the \Manuals directory.

To download the latest software (complete CD mirror) from the PI Website,

proceed as follows:

1 On the www.pi.ws front page, click on

Download/Support in the

Service section on the left

2 On the

Download/Support page, click on Manuals and Software

3 On the PI Download Server page, enter the Username and the

Password which are provided in the E-517 Releasenews xxxxx.pdf

on the E-517 CD and click on

4 Click on

Download in the navigation bar across the top

5 Click on the E Piezo Drivers & Nanopositioning controllers category

6 Click on E-517

7 Click on Software (if you click on Documents you will get the latest

manuals)

8 Click the download button below the latest CD-Mirror (includes the

manual versions that were with the release)

3.10.2 Firmware Updates

The overall firmware revision of your E-517 system can be identified in the

answer of the *IDN? command. For the revisions of the individual firmware

unit ask with the VER? command.

In the E-517, there are the following individual firmware units which can be

updated separately:

Firmware Unit Filename

DSP E-517_DSP_Firmware_HW_xxxxx_FW_xxxxx.hex

FPGA E-517_FPGA_Firmware_HW_

xxxxx_FW_xxxxx.hex

MCU MCU_Firmware_HW_

xxxxx_FW_xxxxx.hex