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Loading the enpac ex operating system – Rockwell Automation 441-PEN25 Enpac Ex Data Collector User Manual

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Publication GMSI00-UM001A-EN-E - February 2005

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Loading the Enpac Ex Operating System

To load the latest operating system to the Enpac Ex, follow these steps.

1. Press the ON/OFF key for one second to power off the Enpac Ex.

2. Using a flat head screwdriver, loosen the two 1/4 turn fasteners on the

battery access panel and remove the battery access panel.

3. Press the Reset switch using a 1/16th inch diameter pin or a

straightened paper clip.

4. Replace the battery access panel and tighten the two 1/4 turn fasteners.

5. Press the LEFT and RIGHT ARROW keys and the ON/OFF key

simultaneously to power on the Enpac Ex. The data collector will power
up in the Bootloader Configuration screen.

6. Connect the Enpac Ex to the computer with an RS-232 serial cable.

7. Insert the Enpac Ex CD-ROM disk that contains the Enpac Ex

operating system into your CD-ROM drive of your computer.

8. On the taskbar, click the Start button, and then click Run.

9. Type x:\winserdl.exe (where x is the drive letter for your CD-ROM drive),

and click OK. The WinSerDL dialog box appears.

10. Select File > Open.

11. Select the operating system file from the CD-ROM disk. The file has an

.OUT extension, for example, v200e.out.

12. Click Open. Make sure the name of the file you are loading appears in

the title of the WinSerDL dialog box. Also check that the correct Com
Port
is selected.

ATTENTION

Do not remove the battery access panel unless the Enpac
Ex has been powered off.

WARNING

Do not load an operating system unless the area is known
to be nonhazardous.