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Section 10. Utilities

Two common operations are sending a new operating system and
communicating with a device in terminal emulation mode. These two
operations are covered below. Refer to DevConfig’s embedded help or the
user manual for a device for more device-specific operations.

10.3.3 Downloading an Operating System

DevConfig can send operating systems from the Send OS tab to all Campbell
Scientific devices with flash replaceable operating systems. An example for
the CR1000 is shown below:

The text at right describes any interface devices or cabling required to connect
the PC to the device. Screens for other devices vary only in the text on the
right side. This screen differs from other screens that are available in
DevConfig in that it can be accessed from either a connected or disconnected
state.

When you click the Start button, DevConfig offers a file open dialog box to
prompt you for the operating system file (usually a *.obj file). You may be
required to cycle power the device or press a special “program” button. When
the device issues the appropriate prompts, DevConfig starts to send the
operating system:

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