Rice Lake MSI-9850 CellScale RF Digital Indicator - Operator Manual - Manual (Page 95)

MSI CellScale ® System • 9850 User Guide Page 95
MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL
Firmware Version 5-XX for 2450 Modems
INSTALLING FIRMWARE UPDATES
The 9850 contains Flash memory that allows the firmware to be upgraded through the Comm Port. A “Boot
Loader” program is used to load a new program file into the 95750. MSI will update and improve the 9850 feature
set over time and provide program updates free of charge. Please see MSI’s web page (www.msiscales.com) to
download the most current 9850 firmware.
Using 9850 Bootloader
1) Set a terminal program to emulate an ASCII terminal.
2) Set the Baud rate to 9600 Baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and no parity.
3) Set the data transfer protocol to ASCII.
4) Connect the 9850 to the PC serial port with a null modem cable.
5) Starting with the 9850 off, press and hold the 9850’s
[ABC1] key while you press and release the POWER
key.
6) When the “BOOTLOADER” screen appears, release the [ABC1] key.
7) The “MSI Software Installer” screen will appear on the 9850, and the Bootloader menu will appear on the
terminal screen.
MSI Boot Loader Version 3.K8
(1) Update Application
(2) Change Baud Rate
(ESC) Start Application
Enter Command :
8) Choosing a faster baud rate will decrease the amount of time required to complete the update. However,
baud rates above 76800 usually require a 5 wire serial cable (include RTS and CTS) and a terminal program
that supports hardware handshaking. Press [2] on the terminal keyboard to change baud rate.
Baud Change menu
(1) 9600 Baud
(2) 19200 Baud
(3) 38400 Baud
(4) 57600 Baud
(5) 115200 Baud
(ESC) Exit
Choose a baud rate, then
change your terminal’s baud rate.
If you encounter problems, reset your
terminal to 9600 Baud and re-start.
Choose now :
9) In this example, choose [4] 57.6K baud. This will immediately change the baud rate of the CellScale. It
will transmit “When you can read this, press any key.” Change the baud rate of your terminal program to
match. Until you do the message will be garbage characters. When the message is legible due to matching
baud rates, press any key to return to the main menu.
This process completely destroys 9850 setups and erases data logging
memory. It does not affect CellScale calibration in any way.
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