User Manual – Rev BE    AMETEK Programmable Power 
MX Series  244 
7.7.3  Flash download Messages 
One or more messages may appear during this process.  The table below shows 
some of the possible message and their meaning.  
Flash erase complete 
Erase operation successful. 
Flash erase fail 
Firmware download capability not supported 
b y CP U board. 
Refer to Service Bulletin SB-0043 
Flash write fail 
Unable to write to flash. This message is 
unlikely as it generally is preceded by the 
Flash Erase Fail message. 
Refer to Service Bulletin SB-0043 
Firmware down load fail 
Data error. Incorrect checksum read-back 
from Flash block. Communication interrupted 
or problem with RS232 interface.  
1. Check cable connection. 
2. Try setting CmdDelay in Flash loader 
program to 100 msec and try again. 
Table 7-3: Flash Download Messages