Applied Systems Engineering BCOM-USB - New Firmware Installation; Figure 17: Firmware Update Completion

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3.5. New Firmware Installation
The ASE License/Firmware Updater program is also used to install new rmware in the BCOM-
USB device. The BCOM-USB device was released in April 2009 and a small number of rmware
updates since then have been released. Registered users are notied by e-mail of new rmware
releases with a description of the issue and solution. Release notices will also be available on
the ASE web site at www.ase-systems.com.
Download and save the new Firmware le in a convenient in a convenient directory (for example,
your Desktop or Downloads folder). If contained in a ZIP le, open the le and extract the rmware
le – it will have .hex as the le extension. Start the ASE License/Firmware Updater program.
Click the “New Firmware” button and browse to the folder containing the new rmware le. Select
the appropriate le. The rmware release number is part of the le name and the extension is
.hex.
Select the rmware le name and click “Open”. The program will write the new rmware to the
BCOM-USB device while displaying a progress bar. If the update is successful, the message
below will be displayed. Both “ERR” LEDs on the BCOM-USB device will blink on and off (ping-
pong) to indicate successful transfer. Cycle power to the BCOM-USB device by removing and
re-connecting the USB cable. After the rmware update and re-start of the BCOM-USB device,
the current rmware version will be displayed on the ASE License/Firmware Updater window
“Firmware Version” section.
Figure 17: Firmware Update Completion
After the rmware update and re-start of the BCOM-USB device, the current rmware version
will be displayed on the ASE License/Firmware Updater window “Firmware Version:” section.