GE Multilin F650 Digital Bay Controller 8-11
8 BOOTCODE AND FIRMWARE UPDATE 8.4 STEP LIST SUMMARY FOR VERSIONS 1.70 AND LATER
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8.4STEP LIST SUMMARY FOR VERSIONS 1.70 AND LATER
8.4.1 BOOT MEMORY UPDATE (*)
1. NSTALL THE PROPER VERSION OF THE ENERVISTA F650 SETUP PROGRAM.
2. CONNECT AN RS-232 CABLE IN THE FRONT PORT OF THE RELAY AND ETHERNET ONE AT THE REAR
ETHERNET PORT (CROSSOVER CABLE FOR BACK-TO-BACK CONNECTION AND DIRECT ETHERNET CABLE
FOR HUB OR SWITCH).
3. GET CALIBRATION SETTINGS (AND SAVE IT TO A FILE).
4. SAVE ALL THE DATA FROM THE RELAY (SETTINGS, OSCILLOGRAPHY, EVENTS).
5. FROM THE ENERVISTA F650 SETUP PROGRAM SELECT COMMUNICATION/UPGRADE OPERATING SYSTEM.
6. FOLLOW THE INDICATIONS OF THE PROGRAM AND SELECT THE BOOT PROGRAM BIN FILE.
7. WHEN REQUIRED BY THE PROGRAM SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON THE RELAY.
8. CONTINUE WITH THE PROCESS AND SET THE IP ADDRESS AND GATEWAY WHEN REQUIRED.
8.4.2 FIRMWARE UPDATE (*)
1. SET THE APPROPRIATE IP ADDRESS IN THE RELAY.
2. SET THE APPROPRIATE IP ADDRESS IN THE PC.
3. FROM THE ENERVISTA F650 SETUP PROGRAM SELECT âCOMMUNICATION/UPGRADE SOFTWARE
VERSIONâ.
4. ENTER THE IP ADDRESS, SERIAL NUMBER AND ORDERING CODE OF THE RELAY TO UPDATE.
5. WHEN REQUIRED BY THE PROGRAM SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON THE RELAY.
6. LOCATE THE UPDATE.TXT FILE ACCORDING TO THE MODEL OF THE RELAY.
7. PRESS UPGRADE FIRMWARE AND INITIATE THE UPGRADE PROCESS.
8. TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE, SWITCH OFF AND BACK ON THE RELAY WHEN REQUIRED BY THE
PROGRAM.
9. SET CALIBRATION SETTINGS (FROM THE PC TO THE RELAY) (for versions lower than 1.50).
10. THE SETTINGS AND CONFIGURATION ARE NOW SET TO FACTORY DEFAULT.
11. SEND THE NEW SETTINGS AND CONFIGURATION FILES TO THE RELAY IF NECESSARY.
(*) The boot code upgrade must be performed using a crossed copper cable (RJ45) connected to the PC. It is not
necessary to modify the internal fiber/cable switch, as the upgrade is carried out at 10 Mb/s, and thus there is not cable/
fiber conflict.
This fact does not apply to the firmware upgrade, which can be performed either with the Ethernet fiber
connection, or with the cable connection.
Notice that boot program and firmware upgrade will erase all the data contained in the relay, thus it is advisable
to save all the data, oscillography, events, settings and configuration files previously.