INFICON Explorer Portable Gas Chromatograph User Manual

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9. Click

OK

.

10. Save your configuration file.

The next time you open the HyperTerminal window, select your configuration
file instead of Hypertrm.exe. This will load HyperTerminal and set it up to
send data to

Explorer.

11. To configure

Explorer to receive new firmware, switch Explorer on, while

pressing the leftmost, and two rightmost soft keys, as shown in Figure 18.

The display will be very dim, and the Ready LED will be on.
If the unit has been successfully connected a series of characters may be
displayed. This verifies the connection between the PC and

Explorer.

Figure 18 Configuring

Explorer to Receive Firmware

12. The file is in binary format so select the appropriate protocol. In

HyperTerminal, open the Transfers menu and select

Send File

, enter the

Location

and

Name

of your file, select

1KXmodem

as the protocol and click

Send

.

Your communication software will display a window showing the transmission
status. When the file has been sent the dialog box will close.
Once the file has been completely downloaded, the three LEDs on the

Explorer

will light in sequence. The Green LED will flash initially, then the Yellow
LED, lastly the Red LED will flash. The LEDs indicate that

Explorer has erased

its old program and installed the new one.

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