Specifications

CXPS Manual Edition 1.08 Reference 119

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PGRADING

IRMWARE

As a hardware device, the CXPS contains firmware. Firmware is embedded software that

provides the necessary machine instructions for how the device operates. From time to time,

Black Diamond Video publishes firmware updates. These updates may add functionality to

or improve the operational efficiency of the CXPS.

Firmware updates, as they become available, are accessible from the Support page of the

Black Diamond Video web site (www.blackdiamondvideo.com). You may also receive a

firmware upgrade on a CD.

Firmware upgrades are performed using a 10/100T Ethernet connection, and, optionally,

RS-232 control.

Download or Copy Firmware Upgrade to the Control Computer

The first step in performing a firmware upgrade for your CXPS is to acquire the update file

and store it to a location on the Ethernet control computer. Firmware updates may be

downloaded from the Black Diamond Video web site or provided to you on a CD.

1 On the Ethernet control computer, create a folder to store the firmware upgrade.

For this example, we’ll create the folder on the Local Disk (C:) and name it upgrade.

2 Download the firmware upgrade file from a CD or from the Black Diamond Video web-

site into the folder created in Step 1.

The file name is bdvcxps.bin.xxx, where .xxx is the firmware version number. You are

now ready to upgrade the firmware of the CXPS.

Upgrade the CXPS Firmware

The upgrade can be accomplished entirely through Ethernet control, or you can use RS-232

control to issue the final upgrade command.

1 Open the Command Prompt on the Ethernet control computer.

2 Change the directory to the directory (folder) into which the firmware upgrade was

downloaded during the task “Download or Copy Firmware Upgrade to the Control

Computer.” In our example, this is done by entering the command: cd\upgrade. The

new command prompt is C:\upgrade>.

3 Type the command: ftp

NOTE:

You may save the upgrade file to any drive you wish and use any folder

name you like.