KEPCO Firmware Upgrader Utiliy - Manual

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I N S T R U C T I O N S H E E T
KEPCO
An ISO 9001 Company.
Firmware
Upgrade
FIRMWARE UPGRADE UTILITY
I — INTRODUCTION
SCOPE OF MANUAL. This Instruction Sheet covers the
installation and use of Kepco’s Firmware Upgrade Utility.
DESCRIPTION. The Kepco Firmware Upgrade Utility
allows selected Kepco products to be upgraded to the lat-
est Firmware without replacing any parts. The Firmware
Upgrade Utility is available from the Kepco web site at
www.kepcopower.com/utilities/util.htm
NOTE: Check the web page referenced above to verify
that your Kepco product and/or Firmware ver-
sion is 1) eligible to use this method to upgrade
the firmware and 2) note any requirements for
the port used to perform the upgrade.
II — INSTALLATION
1. Download and open the zip file from
www.kepcopower.com/utilities/util.htm
2. Run the file called setup and follow the instructions to
install the program on your PC. The upgrade utility is
self-contained and does not require VISA to be installed
on your PC.
3. Installing the Firmware Upgrade utility accomplishes:
• Start Menu updated with KEPCO folder and UTLI-
TIES subfolder.
• Program Files Folder updated with KEPCO sub-
folder and UTILITIES sub-subfolder containing all
files required for upgrade, including a runtime exe-
cutable for CVI that performs the upgrade without
affecting prior installations of CVI.
4. Verify communication between the power supply and PC
using either the RS 232, GPIB (IEEE 488) or LAN bus.
III — OPERATION
After the Firmware Upgrade Utility has been installed, pro-
ceed as follows:
1. At your PC go to Start - Programs - Kepco - Utilities -
Firmware Upgraded to run the Firmware Upgrade Utility.
2. At the top menu bar, click Bus Selection (see Figure 1)
and choose RS 232, IEEE 488 (GPIB) or LAN as the
interface bus to use during the upgrade process.
3. Depending on the bus selected, enter the following
a. RS 232: Select applicable COM Port and Baud Rate
(see Figure 1).
FIGURE 1. OPENING SCREEN, RS 232 SELECTED