Verilink PRISM 4051 (34-00253.2) Product Manual - Manual (Page 45)

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ROCEDURE
This appendix is a step-by-step procedure for downloading the Flash PROM
software for the PRISM 4051.
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 sets all parameters according to the boot mode switches (see Boot
Mode on page 7) and clears all performance registers. Record the 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 0020-214.hex.
3 Select the download.exe file. The Verilink Flash Loader main screen is displayed
(Figure A-1).
4 Select 4051 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 Switched. Switched requires setting switch S3-8
Up to place the unit in a download mode.
6 Select the PC serial communications port to be used for the download procedure.
The choices are Com1, Com2, Com3, and Com4.
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