User guide

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Performing upgrades
The MC5 and MC5-IP units are fully recongurable via ash upgrades, as are the
individual Computer Access Modules that are used to link all host computers.
The MC5-IP models operate in a slightly different manner to the non-IP models
and so are upgraded differently:
• MC5 models and Computer Access Modules require a Windows-based
computer system to be linked via the COM1/UPGRADE port.
• MC5-IP models are upgraded via IP link and require a network-connected
Windows-based computer system.
Upgrading MC5 models and CAMs
The KVM Firmware Uploader utility is available from the LINDY support. It allows
you to check the current revision of the MC5 unit rmware as well as every
Computer Access Module connected to it.
Items required to use the upgrade utility
• Optional serial upgrade cable available from LINDY (see Appendix 7 for pin-
out specications).
• A Windows-based upgrade computer with an RS232 serial port.
• The latest version of the KVM Firmware Uploader and rmware les for the
MC5 - contact LINDY support for details.
To use the KVM Firmware Uploader utility
1 - Obtain and run the KVM Firmware Uploader.
Obtain the latest MC5 KVM Firmware Uploader from LINDY support and
install it on a Windows-based upgrade computer that will be connected to
the MC5 unt. The les are supplied as a compressed ZIP le. Decompress the
ZIP le with an appropriate tool such as WinZip (www.winzip.com) and copy
all contained les to the same folder on the upgrade computer.
2 - Power off the MC5 and select ash upgrade mode
Remove the power supply plug(s) from the rear panel of the MC5 and move
option switch 1 on the back of the MC5 to the ON position (down).
3 - Connect the upgrade computer to the MC5
Connect the upgrade computer to the COM1/UPGRADE port on the rear panel
of the MC5 unit using the optional upgrade cable. You do not need to set
the serial baud rate and protocol because the upgrade program will do this
automatically.
4 - Power on the MC5
Attach the power adapter to the MC5. The USER display should now show
which indicates that the MC5 is ready to be upgraded.
5 - Run the KVM Firmware Uploader utility
From that folder, select the KVMUploader icon to run the upgrade utility.
The KVM Firmware Uploader dialog will be displayed:
6 - Query the MC5 unit
Click the Query Unit button to conrm that communication is possible
with the MC5 and to establish the rmware details of the main unit and all
connected CAMs.
Note: The computer to which each CAM is connected must be powered
before the respective CAM can be accessed.
Note: MC5 units in lower levels of cascade links (and their respective
CAMs) cannot be queried or upgraded while remaining in the cascade
arrangement.
If the application cannot contact the MC5, recheck the connection cable
and click the Advanced... button to check that the correct serial port is being
used. Change the serial port within the Advanced section, if necessary.
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