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Upgrading your 1394 GMC Turbo Firmware

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Publication 1394–6.3 – November 1997

11. Close HyperTerminal and Open GML.

12.Press the Control Init button while pressing the Control Reset

button. Continue to hold in the Init button until the 1394 GMC
Turbo completes the power up sequence (about 10 seconds). This
resets the baud rate on the serial communications port (Port A) to
9600. Refer to Figure 1 for button locations.

Important:

If you were operating at a baud rate other than
9600, you will have to change the baud rate in
your GML program. Refer to your GML
Programming Manual for more information.

13.In GML, select Online from the Diagram menu. The Online

Manager window appears. As GML establishes communications
with the 1394 GMC Turbo, verify that the new firmware revision
number appears in the lower left corner of the Online Manager
Window.

14.Select Exit. The Online Manager Window disappears.

15.

If you:

Then:

Uploaded your GML script
from the controller

1. Open the GML Script you

saved.

2. Select Download script

from the Script menu.

3. Resume operation.
4. Go to Step 16.

Have a copy of your GML
diagram

1. Open the GML diagram.
2. Select Online from the

Diagram menu.

3. Select Download Diagram.
4. Resume operation.
5. Go to Step 16.

16.Place the firmware upgrade label on the left side of the 1394

GMC Turbo next to the data name plate.

The procedures below show how to upgrade your firmware using the
Windows accessory, Terminal, found in Windows 3.1.

Setting up Terminal in Windows 3.1

To set up Terminal:

1. Close GML and any other application that occupies the COM port

used to communicate with the 1394 GMC Turbo.

2. Select Terminal from the Accessories window.

Upgrading Firmware Using
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