Wavetronix SmartSensor 105 (SS-105) - User Guide - Manual (Page 43)

42 CHAPTER 4 • COMMUNICATION
Figure 4.8 – Firmware/Software Compatibility Screen
Upload
Selecting Upload will upload the bundled firmware to the sensor, thereby eliminating any
compatibility problems. The amount of time it takes to complete the upload depends pri-
marily on your connection speed, but usually varies from 1 to 10 minutes.
During the upload process, you can cancel at any time. However, if the FPGA firmware was
incompatible and the new version was not fully loaded before you clicked Cancel, the sen-
sor will revert back to a factory-installed version of the FPGA firmware upon reboot of the
sensor. The factory-installed version of the FPGA firmware may not be the same as the last
version you were running on the sensor. In this case, you will need to re-upload the version
of FPGA firmware you’d like to have on the sensor (see chapter 8 for information on how
to do this). This does not occur when you cancel an upload of DSP firmware.
If the upload completes successfully, the sensor will need to reboot and restart before the
new firmware will take effect. The restart should take about 15 seconds.
Exit SmartSensor Manager
If you are unsure what to do, you should click the Exit SmartSensor Manager button.
When you have decided what to do, you can reconnect to the sensor.
In some cases, you may have simply connected to the sensor with the wrong version of
SmartSensor Manager. Click the Exit SmartSensor Manager button to close your current
connection and quit the program. Once you have quit this version of SmartSensor Man-
ager, you can then connect up with the version you originally intended.
Continue w/o upload
If you are determined to continue using this version of SmartSensor Manager to interact
with the sensor, but have good reason not to upload the bundled firmware, you can click
the Continue w/o Upload button. With this choice, SmartSensor Manager finishes estab-
lishing the connection and continues normal execution. However, depending on the nature
of incompatibilities between the sensor’s firmware and SmartSensor Manager, unexpected
errors may result.