Solinst Levelogger Series - Firmware Upgrade Utility; Firmware Upgrade Process

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12 Firmware Upgrade Utility

Note: To check for ﬁrmware updates using Levelogger Software, retrieve settings from the connected datalogger (see

Section 5). “Firmware Update Available” will appear in the top right menu bar if there is an update available. Clicking

the message will open a web page where you can download the ﬁrmware update. You can also use the Software’s

Help menu.

Note: It is important that the communication between the PC and the Levelogger is not interrupted during a

ﬁrmware/calibration upload so make sure to close any other running programs, including screen savers, and do not

disconnect the Levelogger before the upload is ﬁnished.

Note: Solinst recommends using an Optical Reader (Desktop Reader 5 or Field Reader 5) to connect your Levelogger

to the PC during a ﬁrmware upgrade to avoid any interruptions during the extended communication period.

The Firmware Upgrade Utility is used to upload new ﬁrmware ﬁles to a Levelogger. The zipped ﬁrmware ﬁle

can be obtained from: https://www.solinst.com/downloads/

Make sure to unzip the ﬁrmware ﬁle after you have downloaded it, so you can access the *.ssf ﬁle.

To upload new ﬁrmware to a Levelogger, follow these steps:

1) Open the Solinst Firmware Upgrade Utility from the Utilities menu in the main Levelogger Software. Pick the

Com Port to which the Levelogger is connected and make sure the Baud Rate is set to 9600.

2) Click the ‘Open’ button , which should open a ﬁle dialog asking for the ﬁrmware ﬁle (*.ssf) to upload.

Navigate to the directory where the ﬁrmware ﬁle was saved on your PC, then click on the ﬁle and click ‘Open’.

3) Check the ‘File Information’ box to make sure that the opened ﬁle is the right one.

4) Click the ‘Upload Firmware’ button , to start the ﬁrmware upload process.

5) If a communication error occurs and is indicated in the ‘Datalogger Status’ section (Figure 12-1) either before

the “Veriﬁed Program Checksum” message or after the “Program Information Section”, then restart the

upgrade process.

6) If, however, a communication error occurs between the “Veriﬁed Program Checksum” and the “Program

Information Section” messages, then please contact Solinst. You will need to give the Levelogger Serial Number

and explain the exact positioning of the error message.

Figure 12-1 Firmware Upgrade Utility Window

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