5 connecting to the indicator, 1 downloading to the indicator, 2 uploading configuration to irev – Rice Lake 920i Installation Manual V3.07 User Manual

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920i

Installation Manual

5.5

Connecting to the Indicator

Connect the PC serial port to port 2 of the

920i

. Return

to the Hardware Configuration display, then click on
the

Connect

icon in the toolbar.

iRev

attempts to

establish communications to the indicator.

Once communications is established,

iRev

queries the

indicator configuration to determine whether the
indicator hardware matches the virtual hardware
configured in the current

iRev

file. If the hardware

matches, the Hardware Configuration section of

iRev

is disabled, preventing further changes.

If the hardware does not match, you are given the
option of either canceling the connect operation or
overwriting the

iRev

hardware configuration with the

actual indicator hardware configuration.

5.5.1

Downloading to the Indicator

The

Download Configuration

function on the

iRev

Communications menu allows an

iRev

configuration

file (with or without scale calibration data), setpoint
data, widgets, database tables, or an

iRite

program file

to be downloaded to a connected indicator in setup
mode.

T h e

D o w n l o a d C u r r e n t D i s p l a y

f u n c t i o n o n t h e

Communications menu allows you to download only
the currently displayed object, such as the parameter
set for one scale of a multi-scale configuration.

Because less data is transferred using

Download Current

Display

, it is typically faster than a full configuration

download, but there is an increased possibility that the
download may fail due to dependencies on other
objects. If the download fails, try performing a
complete download using the

Download Configuration

function

.

5.5.2

Uploading Configuration to iRev

The

U p l o a d C o n f i g u r a t i o n

function on the

i Re v

C o m m u n i c a t i o n s m e n u a l l o w s t h e e x i s t i n g
configuration of a connected indicator to be saved to a
file on the PC. Once saved, the configuration file
provides a backup that can be quickly restored to the
indicator if needed. Or, the file can be edited within

iRev

, then downloaded back to the indicator.

NOTE: The indicator must be in setup mode before uploading
or downloading data.

5.6

Installing Software Upgrades

New releases of the

920i

system software can be

downloaded and installed using an internet connection
and the Rice Lake Web Update application.

NOTE:

Before upgrading to a new version of

920i

system

software, ensure that a copy of the current indicator
configuration has been saved using

iRev

. Reloading the

system software requires a RESETCONFIGURATION
function and resets all configuration and calibration values
to their factory defaults.

Figure 5-5. Rice Lake Web Update Display

Click on the

Check for Updates

button in the Rice Lake

Web Update application to check if a new version of
the

920i

software is available. To download a new

software version, select the new software version and
click on

Get Selection

. Once the new software is

downloaded to the PC, do the following:

1. Disconnect power to the

920i

.

2. Connect the PC serial port to port 2 of the

920i

. Connection must be made at 38400 bps.

3. Open the indicator enclosure and place a

jumper across the SW1 boot mode pins (see
Figure 2-5 on page 10).

4. Power up the

920i

. The indicator will stall at

the diagnostic monitor.

5. Click on the

Update Indicator

button to

download the new software. When the
download begins, the following messages are
shown:

Loading…
System Diagnostic Monitor v1.10
$

?

$

?

$KNIX
$SYSLOAD

6. When the download is complete, the indicator

display shows the following messages:

$DONE

$BOOT

Loading…

7. The indicator resets and goes to weigh mode.

8. Disconnect power to the indicator. Remove

the jumper from across the SW1 boot mode
pins and place it on a single pin.

9. Power up the indicator and reload

iRev

and

iRite

files as necessary.

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