Acom 700S - 7.5. Firmware

User's Manual | ACOM 700S | 1.8-54 MHz Linear Amplifier
April 2024
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7.5. Firmware
7.5.1. Firmware Versions
The history of available ACOM 700S CPU Module firmware versions is shown in Table 7-1 | ACOM 700S
firmware versions history.
Table 7-1 | ACOM 700S firmware versions history
Version
Release Date
Notes / Summary of changes
1.0
2018
Base firmware version;
1.6
19.05.2022
Small firmware improvements based on minor hardware changes;
1.8
19.02.2024
- NEW function: "Active automatic protection"
- CAT interface: properly set power before tune
- Increase threshold for 5V max
- YAESU CAT interface: restore MIC gain after tune
- Improve code readability and add HW division (These changes are purely internal
and have no effect on end user experience)
- Disable Auto-Operate after Hard Fault Error
- Fix: selection of polling time and byte spacing
Table 7-1 | ACOM 700S firmware versions history
The new firmware is issued as a file, for example ACOM_700S_FW V1.8 - 19.02.2024.DAT.
The latest firmware versions for our products are available at www.acom-bg.com free of
charge.
7.5.2. Prequistments
Before you change the firmware version, check the new version compatibility with the
revisions of the hardware and of the boot loader in your amplifier (see Figure 5-6 | Menu
FAULTS LOG). If you have any doubts about the versions, please, consult your dealer
before you undertake any action.
When ACOM issues a new firmware version, the user can upload it in the amplifier after he checks the
compatibility. When compatibility is confirmed a return to an earlier version is also possible.