Xylem HandyLab 600 - Manual (Page 65)

HandyLab 600 Firmware update
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13.2 Firmware-Update for IDS Sensors
With the "Firmware Update" program and a PC you can update the firmware of
an IDS sensor to the newest version.
You can find available firmware update files for your IDS sensor on the Internet.
For updating, connect the IDS sensor to the HandyLab 600, and the
HandyLab 600 to a PC.
For the update via the USB-B interface, the following is required:

a free USB interface (virtual COM port) on the PC
 the driver for the USB interface (on the enclosed CD-ROM)
 the USB cable (included in the scope of delivery of the HandyLab 600).
After switching the meter off and on you can check whether the sensor has
taken over the new software version (see Y
OU WANT TO KNOW WHICH SOFTWARE
VERSION IS IN THE METER OR IDS SENSOR , PAGE 61).
1. Install the downloaded firmware update on a PC.
An update folder is created in the Windows start menu.
If an update folder already exists for the sensor (or sensor type), the new
data are displayed there.
2. In the windows start menu, open the update folder and start the firmware
update program for the IDS sensor
3. Connect the IDS sensor to the HandyLab 600 meter.
4. Using the USB interface cable, connect the HandyLab 600 to a USB
interface (virtual COM port) of the PC.
5. Switch on the HandyLab 600.
6. In the firmware update program, start the update process with OK.
7. Follow the instructions of the firmware update program.
During the programming process, a corresponding message and a prog-
ress bar (in %) are displayed.
The programming process takes up to 5 minutes. A terminatory mes-
sage is displayed after a successful programming process. The firmware
update is completed.
8. Disconnect the HandyLab 600 from the PC.
Meter and sensor are ready for operation again.