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12.2 Firmware Update
1) Obtain the bootloader program and new firmware file from a Time Mark
Corporation representative. (The files are available from the same Microsoft™
OneDrive™ link mentioned in section 10.2.)
2) Launch the TMC_Bootloader_x64_2.1.exe program This is a stand-alone
program, no installation is required. (Make sure to use the correct 32-bit or 64-
bit version, most new Windows™ computers are 64-bit.)
3) Reboot Controller; holding down the third button from the left – the screen will
say “LOAD PROGRAM” on the top line.
4) Connect the controller to the computer with a USB-A to USB-B cable.
5) Click the “Scan for Controller” button in the bootloader program; this “scan”
button should disappear, and the text above will be Time Mark Controller:
COMx (e.g.: COM8).
6) Click the “Open File” button and select the .bin file obtained from the Time
Mark Corporation representative.
7) Click “Send to Controller” and wait for the process to complete; this should take
about 20 seconds.
8) When the process is complete, the controller should reboot into the new
firmware, and you may click the “Exit” button to close the program.