evertz 7700FC - Downloading Upgrade Files; Linking the Frame Controller to the Network Adapter; Setting the 7700 FC Frame Controller to Upgrade Mode

7700 MultiFrame Manual
7700FC VistaLINK® Frame Controller
Revision 1.4.7 7700FC-19
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If for any reason the upload is interrupted, you must execute the procedures outlined
in sections 7.3.4, 7.3.5 and 7.3.7, as you will be unable to complete the procedure
outlined in section 7.2.
7.3. SERIAL CARD EDGE UPGRADE PROCEDURE
The 7700FC Frame Controller image is upgraded by following the procedure outlined in this section.
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Throughout the upgrade instructions when you are prompted to type commands
using HyperTerminal, the following conventions apply.
Do not type the quotation marks “”
<space> means to press the space bar
<Enter> means to press the “Enter” key
<Ctrl-x> means to press and hold the “Ctrl” key and press the “x” key
7.3.1. Downloading Upgrade Files
1. Download the boot loader “7700FC Boot Loader”, upgrade program “7700FC Upgrade” and the
image file ”7700FC Image File” from the web site (www.evertz.com
– Downloads link, Firmware
Downloads link, Type “7700FC” in the Model search and press “Go”.). Save the files to the hard
drive.
2. Unzip the downloaded files and store them in a selected sub-directory. Record the location of the
stored files.
7.3.2. Linking the Frame Controller to the Network adapter
Connect a “straight-thru” Cat5 Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connectors, between the PC’s network Ethernet
card and a network hub; and a second “straight-thru” Cat5 Ethernet cable between the hub and the rear
plate of the 7700FC VistaLINK
®
Frame Controller. A “cross-over” cable directly connecting the PC’s
Ethernet adapter to the 7700FC Frame Controller’s rear plate can be substituted for the two straight-thru
Ethernet cables and hub. (See Section 2.1)
7.3.3. Connecting the computer to the card edge serial port
Refer to section 7.1.2.1 for instructions on connecting the computer to the card edge serial port and
configuring the terminal software.
7.3.4. Setting the 7700FC Frame Controller to Upgrade Mode
The UPGRADE jumper J5 located at the front of the module is used when “image” upgrades are being
done to the 7700FC Frame Controller module. For normal operation the jumper is set in the RUN position.
To upgrade the firmware in the module unit pull it out of the frame. Move Jumper J5 into the UPGRADE
position. See Figure 7 for jumper locations on the 7700FC Frame Controller card.