Upgrading the firmware – B&B Electronics ESP904 - Manual User Manual

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Upgrading the ESP904 Firmware

Chapter 8

Manual Documentation Number: ESP904-4513m

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Upgrading the Firmware

Step 5: Double-click the

Firmware Upgrade

icon (or click the

Server

and

Firmware Upgrade

)

Step 6: In the

Upgrade

window, click

Browse

. The Open dialogue box will

appear. Locate the folder that contains the firmware .hex file. Select
the file and click

Open

. The Open dialogue box will disappear.

Step 7: In the

Upgrade

window select the serial port to be used in

transferring the firmware.

a. If connected directly from the computer to Port 1 of the

ESP904 the port will typically be COM1 or COM2

b. If using a virtual COM port to upgrade via the network,

identify the virtual COM number and address mapped to
Port 1 on the ESP904.

Step 8: Click

Upgrade

Step 9: In the

Port Settings

window set the

Bits per second

Data bits

Parity

and

Stop

bits to the same values as set up in the

Server

Properties

window. Click

OK.

Figure 47. The Port Settings Window

Step 10:

Upgrade progress

will be shown until the

Upgrade finished!

message is shown. Click