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Downloading a Configuration, Continued
Prerequisites
for Serial Code
Download
The following must be available before a FLASH code file can be loaded into
a D25’s FLASH memory:
• Windows PC with terminal emulation communication software loaded.
• The code file, in the Motorola S-record format, located on a local hard drive. If
the file is located on a network or floppy drive, the download may be
significantly slower.
− This file typically will be named either:
down.shx, or
salxxxx.shx
• A WESMAINT cable to connect the PC to the D25’s WESMAINT port.
Before Starting
• This procedure will suspend all operation of the D25, and following the
download, the unit will probably require a configuration download before it
becomes operational.
• Consult your System Administrator for access and authorization to perform
system download procedures.
• In Application Monitor, (i.e., when the D25A> prompt is displayed)
configuration files can be downloaded — but code cannot be downloaded.
• To download code, System Monitor (i.e., when the D25S> prompt is displayed)
must be running.
Procedure:
Download files
Steps to download a firmware file to the D25’s FLASH memory
Step Action
Access Application Monitor
1 Connect the WESMAINT serial cable from PC to the D25’s
WESMAINT port
2 Start terminal emulation communication software on the PC, and
configure it as follows:
− 9600 Bps
− 8 bit
− no parity
− VT100 emulation
− Xon/Xoff (software) flow control enabled
Note
If the D25 has no code file loaded, or it has detected a corrupt FLASH file,
you will have to go directly to Step 8 and log directly into the monitor.