User manual

6
8
FIRMWARE UPDAT
E
Firmware U
p
date Procedur
e
The
f
ollowin
g
items are required to update
fi
rmware
:
•
RS
-232 Terminal
(
e.
g
. Windows-based P
C
runnin
g
H
y
perTerminal
)
.
•
RS
-232 cable
(
do not use a null-modem cable
)
• Firmware
fi
le: DVI8x8DL_[version]_nonKVM.bi
n
(
download the
fi
rmware
fi
le
f
rom the
S
upport > Downloads section o
f
the
G
e
f
en Web site
)
To be
g
in the update procedure the matrix Boot Loader must be activated. To
activate the Boot Loader please
f
ollow the procedure below
:
1. P
o
w
e
r-
o
n th
e
m
a
trix.
2.
C
onnect an R
S
-232 cable to the P
C
and open the terminal pro
g
ram usin
g
the
f
ollowin
g
settin
g
s
:
Baud rate: 1
9
2
00
S
top bits:
1
Data bits:
8
Fl
o
w
co
ntr
o
l: N
o
n
e
3
.T
y
pe the command:
#
activebolo
Two options will be provided
:
To download the
fi
le DVI8x8 to the matrix, t
y
pe the command
‘
activebolo 0’
4. T
y
pe the command:
#
activebolo
0
This will be
g
in the update process o
f
the main board.
5
.
O
nce the Boot Loader is activated the
f
ollowin
g
messa
g
e should appear
:
6
. Press [1] on the computer ke
y
board to be
g
in downloadin
g
pro
g
ram to the
temporar
y
memor
y
D
VI8x8 Boot Load
i
n
g
=
================= M
ai
n M
e
n
u
===========================
D
ownload new
p
ro
g
ram -------- 1
Ca
n
ce
l ----------------------
2
========================================================
7. Press [1] on the computer ke
y
board to be
g
in downloadin
g
pro
g
ram to the
temporar
y
memor
y.