Renesas M3028BT-EPB - Manual (Page 29)

M3028BT-EPB User’s Manual 2. Setup
REJ10J1459-0200 Rev.2.00 Sep 16, 2006
2.7 Downloading Firmware
2.7.1 When It is Necessary to Download Firmware
It is necessary to download the firmware in the cases listed below. Normally, the following are automatically detected when
the emulator debugger is started up, and the firmware is downloaded.
(1) When you use this product for the first time
(2) When the firmware has been upgraded
(3) When the emulator debugger has been upgraded
(4) When you use this product with a PC7501 which was used with other emulation probe before
If downloading firmware is not completed in the cases below, redownload the firmware.
- When the power is unexpectedly shut down during a download from the emulator debugger
- When a communications interface cable is unexpectedly pulled out
2.7.2 Downloading Firmware in Maintenance Mode
Download the firmware in maintenance mode as explained here following. The user system must not be connected when
downloading the firmware.
(1) Set the interface select switch on the rear panel of the PC7501 to the LPT side and connect the LPT parallel interface cable
to the PC7501 and the host machine.
(2) Within 2 seconds of activating power to the emulator, press the RESET switch on the PC7501 front panel to switch to
maintenance mode.
Switched to maintenance mode, the SAFE SYSTEM STATUS LED begins to flash.
(3) Start up the emulator debugger. When the Init dialog box setup is complete, the dialog which urges to download the
firmware will appear. Download the firmware following messages. Required time for downloading the firmware is about
60 seconds.
POWER
CLOCK
RESET
RUN
WARNING POWER
SAFE
ERROR
SYSTEM
STATUS
TARGET
STATUS
POWER
CLOCK
RESET
RUN
WARNING POWER
SAFE
ERROR
SYSTEM
STATUS
TARGET
STATUS
Maintenance mode
started
POWER
CLOCK
RESET
RUN
WARNING POWER
SAFE
ERROR
SYSTEM
STATUS
TARGET
STATUS
Downloading firmware
POWER
CLOCK
RESET
RUN
WARNING POWER
SAFE
ERROR
SYSTEM
STATUS
TARGET
STATUS
: ON
: OFF
: Flashing
POWER
CLOCK
RESET
RUN
WARNING POWER
SAFE
ERROR
SYSTEM
STATUS
TARGET
STATUS
Download complete
Figure 2.5 Downloading firmware in maintenance mode
IMPORTANT
Note on Downloading Firmware:
z Do not shut OFF power while the firmware is being downloaded. Doing so, the emulator will not start up
properly. If power is shut OFF by mistake, redownload the firmware in maintenance mode.
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