Boonton 4540 Peak Power Meter User Manual - Manual (Page 256)

Boonton 4540 Series RF Power Meter
Appendix A 7-2
7.5 Firmware Upgrade
Operating firmware has been loaded into the 4540 Series instrument at the factory. This consists
of the proprietary Operating System and the Boonton Electronics 4540 Series Application
Firmware. The Application Firmware will be updated from time to time to correct errors and add
new features. Users can upgrade their firmware by downloading a special Firmware Upgrade
package from the Boonton Electronics webpage, www.boonton.com.
7.6 Firmware Upgrade Instructions
Requirements
The 4540 series firmware installation utility can upload firmware via USB, GPIB, or TCP/IP. USB
and GPIB upload require an implementation of VISA (Virtual Instrument Software Architecture)
on the host computer. This library is available from several companies, including National
Instruments. Please refer to the specific vendor’s website for license and download details.
Firmware upload over TCP/IP requires a LAN connection. The host computer requires Microsoft
Windows XP and the Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0, which can be downloaded here. The
installation utility may work with other versions of Microsoft Windows, but has not been tested.
Procedure
1. Install the firmware update by downloading and running ―Upd4540_YYYYMMDD.exe‖.
2. Each version of instrument firmware requires a new software installation on the host
computer. This installation will remove previous firmware upgrade versions.
3. Connect the 4540 Series Peak Power Meter to the host computer through USB, GPIB, or
TCP/IP. The instrument must be running during firmware installation.
4. For USB and GPIB connections it open the VISA resource manager on host computer and
take whatever steps may be necessary to create a new VISA resource if the instrument does
not show up in the resource list automatically.
Note If the 4540 will not boot up, firmware can be installed from the boot loader. Refer to the
―How to Start Up in Boot Loader Mode‖ section below for more information.
5. If not already running, launch the program ―Installer4540.exe‖, which was installed by
―Upd4540_YYYYMMDD.exe‖.
6. Click the ―Install Firmware‖ button.
7. F ollow all prompts and instructions.
8. Close the program. This completes the firmware upgrade procedure.
Note The entire firmware update should take approximately 1 to 2 minutes, depending on remote
interface speed.