System information

Maintenance & Troubleshooting DAC-2202 Antenna Control Unit
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16. If the bootload is successful, the
module will reboot, you may not see
any text after the last S9 record, but it
will respond correctly to the Paper Clip
and EyeBall tool bar button requests to
display the new versions you just
loaded in. In this case, you are done.
17. If the bootload was unsuccessful, you
will see checksum and bootloader
version displayed. In this case, repeat
the upload procedure.
7.7. Programming Instructions Pedestal Control Unit
These instructions apply to Pedestal Control Units with GP32 Processors.
Electrical Hookup – DAC-2200/2202/2302
1. Use a standard straight 9-pin serial
cable (P/N 120643 or equiv.) connected
between the ACU (M&C Port) and a PC
with an available com port.
Electrical Hookup – DAC03 with Software 4.6x
1. Ensure that a PC DAC cable (116670 or
equiv.) is connected between ACU (J11
M&C/NMEA Port) and a PC with an
available com port.
2. Obtain a Copy of the ACU .s19 file and
save in a convenient area such as the
desktop or in the same directory as the
ProgTerm files.
3. Click on the “ProgTerm” icon to
open the ProgTerm program and verify
the build date is Mar 2007 or later
Programming Operation: PCU Software Upload
4. Power on ACU and Antenna.
5.
From the CommPort menu, select the
correct ProgTerm programming mode
and destination. I.E. for a DAC2200 /
2202 PCU, click the ‘DAC2200 to PCU’
menu item. It is very important to be
sure that you have selected the correct
programming mode (DAC-03, DAC-
2200, Coastal or Direct) and the correct
destination (ACU, PCU or DVB). If you
select the incorrect destination and
actively override the self-check
warnings, you will most certainly render
your system inoperable