User manual

Appendix C
Flash Updates
Appendix C provides information on updating DPI host or peripheral
product firmware.
Please take the following precautions to ensure a successful Flash:
• Obtain the new firmware version from Rockwell Automation. Save it
to the hard drive of the computer. Do not attempt to perform a Flash
from a floppy disk or a network.
• Read all instructions supplied with the new firmware file.
• Use a computer running terminal emulation software that supports
Xmodem transfers (e.g., HyperTerminal). In this manual, we show
how to use HyperTerminal.
• Record parameter values in the device that will be flashed. Updates
may reset parameters to their default settings.
• Ensure that the DPI host product (i.e. PowerFlex 70) is stopped.
• Close all programs except the terminal emulation program that you
are using to Flash the serial converter.
• Disable the screen saver and antivirus programs so that they do not
start during the Flash.
• If you are using a laptop computer, turn off the FIFO buffers in
HyperTerminal. In HyperTerminal, select File > Properties to
display the Properties dialog box. Click Configure, and then click
Advanced. Ensure that a check mark does not appear next to Use
FIFO buffers.
• Verify that Parameter 16 - [Interface Select] is set to “Auto”
(default).
Topic Page
Preparing for a Flash Update C-1
Performing a Flash Update with
HyperTerminal
C-2
Troubleshooting Potential Flash Problems C-4
Preparing for a Flash Update