8 flash memory upgrade, 1 upgrading the firmware, 1 download the firmware – Kramer Electronics PL-50 User Manual

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Flash Memory Upgrade

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8 Flash Memory Upgrade

The PL-50 uses a microcontroller that runs firmware located in FLASH

memory. The latest version of firmware can be downloaded from the Kramer

Web site at

www.kramerelectronics.com

and updated in minutes using the

K-UPLOAD and the following procedures.

Before firmware upgrade:

Close the embedded Web pages

Do not press the front panel buttons

8.1 Upgrading the Firmware

To upgrade the PL-50 firmware:
1. Download the firmware file from the Internet (see section

8.1.1

)

2. Connect a PC to the PL-50 (see section

8.1.2

)

3. Update the firmware using the K-UPLOAD (see section

8.1.3

)

8.1.1 Download the Firmware

To download the latest firmware file

1

1. Go to the Kramer Web site at

from the Internet:

www.kramerelectronics.com

.

2. Navigate to SUPPORT / Software Firmware Updates.
3. Click on the link of the firmware that applies to your product. Download it

and save it to disk.

4. Extract the file to a folder (for example, C:\Program Files\Kramer Flash).

8.1.2 Connect a PC to the PL-50

To connect a PC to the PL-50, make any one of the following connections:

Connect a serial cable from an RS-232 9-pin D-sub rear panel port on the

PC to the PL-50.

Connect a USB cable from a USB port on the PC to the USB port on the

PL-50

Connect an RJ-45 Ethernet cable from the Ethernet port on the PC to the

Ethernet port on the PL-50 as explained in section

6.2

1 The files indicated in this section are given as an example only. File names are liable to change from time to time

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