Verilink PRISM 3002 (34-00277) Product Manual - Manual (Page 49)

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LASH
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OWNLOAD
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ROCEDURE
This appendix is a step-by-step procedure for downloading the Flash PROM
software for the PRISM 3002.
Required
Equipment The following equipment is required to perform the download procedure.
✦ PC with at least one available RS-232 serial (COM) port.
✦ A diskette containing the DOWNLOAD.EXE program.
✦ A diskette containing one or more hexadecimal files to be downloaded to the unit
(these files have a .
HEX extension).
Throughout this manual, all factory default settings are shown underlined.
PC Setup
This operation zeros all performance registers. Refer to the unit’s configuration guide
noting current settings before performing this procedure.
1 Power up the PC and create a directory structure to contain the program files.
Creating a new directory, such as C:\HEX or C:\DOWNLOAD, is recommended.
2 Copy all the files on the supplied diskette to the destination directory noting the
complete file names of all hex files, such as 0026-214.HEX.
3 Select the DOWNLOAD.EXE file. The TxPORT FLASH Loader main screen is
displayed (Figure A-1).
4 Select 3111/3112 or 3002 at Device Type using the arrow keys to highlight the
field and the spacebar to toggle through the list of available products.
5 Select the Download Method as either Switched or Messaged. Switched requires
pressing buttons as shown in Table A-1 to place the unit in a download mode.
Messaged places the unit in a download mode through a message transmitted from
the download program.
6 Select the PC serial communications port to be used for the download procedure.
The choices are Com1, Com2, Com3, and Com4.