250 Version: 1.2.1 MS249E C-863.12 Mercury Controller
➢ Repeat the firmware update.
➢ If the update of the firmware fails, contact our customer service department (p. 259).
If new parameters are introduced with the firmware update or the C-863.12 memory
management is changed, an initialization of the C-863.12 is required after updating the
firmware.
Requirements
✓ You have connected the C-863.12 to the PC via the USB or RS-232 interface (p. 44).
✓ You have made sure that the C-863.12 is not a part of a daisy chain network.
✓ You have made sure that no cable is connected to the RS-232 Out socket.
✓ The PI Firmware Updater program is installed on the PC (p. 39).
✓ You have copied the new firmware file, which you have received from our customer
service department, to a directory on the PC.
✓ You have read and understood the documentation which you received from our
customer service department together with the new firmware. You have learned from
the documentation whether new parameters are introduced with the firmware update
or the memory management of the C-863.12 changes.
✓ You have saved the parameter values of the C-863.12 to a text file on the PC (p. 233)
✓ You have saved the C-863.12 controller macros to files on the PC (p. 107).
✓ You have established communication with PIMikroMove or PITerminal between the C-
863.12 and the PC (p. 54).
Updating the firmware of the C-863.12
1. Activate the firmware update mode in PIMikroMove or PITerminal:
a) If the window for sending commands is not already open in PIMikroMove, select
the menu item Tools> Command entry in the main window or press the F4 key on
the keyboard.
b) Send the following commands one by one:
ZZZ 100 Flash
rbt
The C-863.12 reboots. If the C-863.12 is in firmware update mode after rebooting, the
STA LED will flash.
2. Close PIMikroMove or PITerminal.
3. Start the PI Firmware Updater program on the PC.
The PI Firmware Updater window opens.
4. Set the following in the selection fields: