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Extron Electronics PowerCage FOX 3G HD-SDI User Guide User Manual

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3.

Locate the “Firmware Loader” line and click the

Download

link at the far right.

Figure 16.

Download Link for Firmware Loader on the Download Screen

4.

Follow the instructions on the download screens to save the installer file to your
computer.

5.

In Windows Explorer or another file browser, locate the Firmware Loader executable
file in your computer’s file system and double-click on it to open it.

6.

Follow the instructions on the Installation Wizard screens to install the Firmware
Loader on your computer. Unless you specify otherwise, the installer program places
the Firmware Loader file, “FWLoader.exe” at

C:\Program

Files\Extron\FWLoader

.

NOTE: In Windows 7, the file is located at

C:\Program

Files

(x86)\Extron\

FWLoader.

If the Extron and FWLoader folders do not yet exist in your Program Files folder, the
installer creates them.

Updating the PowerCage FOX 3G HD-SDI firmware

The serial port on your computer must be connected to the Config port on the PowerCage
front panel. See “

e

Config port

” in the “Installation and Operation” section for more

information.

1.

In the FOX Extenders program, click the

Firmware

Loader

button

on the toolbar.

2.

If you have not previously updated firmware for the PowerCage FOX 3G unit, the
Add Device window appears. From the drop-down menus, select the device name
(PowerCage FOX 3G HD-SDI [MM or SM], the appropriate Com port number, and the
baud rate (the default is 9600).

Figure 17.

Add Device Window

PowerCage Fox 3G HD-SDI • Remote Communication and Control

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