Hybrid Ultrasonic, DXN Portable Ultrasonic Measurement System
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UPGRADING SOFTWARE
MPORTANTI The Dynasonics USB Update Drive is formatted in FAT/FAT32. NTFS (New Technology File System) formats do
not work.
The upgrade is supplied as a self extracting zip file that you must extract on a PC before it can be loaded into the.
1. Save the supplied zip le to a convenient place on your computer’s hard drive.
2. Double-click on the PortableFlowmeter_YYYYMMDD_RevX.zip le to start the extraction process. The completed
extraction should open the zip le and place the contents in a folder named PortableFlowmeter on your hard drive.
OTE:NThe YYYYMMDD indicates the year, month, and day of the current revision. The X in the filename stands for the
current revision letter.
NameDate modiedTypeSize
PortableFlowmeter4/12/2013 12:20 PMFile Folder
3. When the extraction process is complete, copy the entire PortableFlowmeter folder to the USB Update Drive.
4. Start the and let it to get to the Meters (Display ► Meters) screen.
Display
Meters
MeterAdvCalSystem
SiteLogI/O
AlertsTableGraph SetupGraph
Flow
0.00
GPM
Totalizer NETTT Quality
0.00
Gallons
Site Name0.00 GPM
OTE:NRevision E and later of the firmware has multi-language capabilities. To change the language displayed on the menu
tabs, press the language button until the proper language is displayed on the screen.
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5. Insert the USB Update Drive into the USB port on the rear of the and wait 30 seconds for the to recognize the USB Update
Drive.
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6. From the Display ► Meters screen, press the System tab on the far right of the display.
7. From the System screen, select Update (System ► Update).
Display
Power
MeterLog
Disk
Quit Meter to Manage / Update
GUI -> Rev H = V 001.16 20121205.0
DSP -> Rev H =
DASH -> Rev F =
BIOS -> Rev A =
OS -> Rev A =
V
001.16 20121205.0
V
001.12 20120821.0
V
001.00 20111112.0
V
001.02 20121011.0
8. Press the Quit Meter to Manage / Update button.
UD: XKey1 exists
UD: SR value is 0
UD: Eth Services IP=192.168.0.100 Subnet = 255.255.255.0
UD: Folders
UD: Registry
C:\Documents and Settings\FlowMeterUser> ewfm
Protected Volume Conguration
×
Type RAM
State ENABLED
Boot Command NO_CMD
Param1 0
Param2 0
Presistent Data “”
Volume ID C7 A2 27 25 00 7E 00 00 00 00 00
Device Name “\Device\HarddiskVolume1” [C:]
Max Levels 1
Clump Size 512
Current Level 1
Memory used for data 6432256 bytes
Memory used for mapping 16384 bytes
After the reboot a screen with a grayed out button that says Insert USB Update Drive appears.
12. Insert the USB Update Drive. When the USB Update Drive containing the update is inserted the grayed out button
changes to an active Start Updater button.
UD: SR value is 0
UD: Eth Services IP=192.168.0.100 Subnet = 255.255.255.0
UD: Folders
UD: Registry
C:\Documents and Settings\FlowMeterUser> ewfm
Protected Volume Conguration
Type RAM
State ENABLED
Boot Command NO_CMD
Param1 0
Param2 0
Presistent Data “”
Volume ID C7 A2 27 25 00 7E 00 00 00 00 00
Device Name “\Device\HarddiskVolume1” [C:]
Max Levels 1
Clump Size 512
Current Level 1
Memory used for data 6432256 bytes
Memory used for mapping 16384 bytes
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When the update process is complete a green appears in the Update System (Reboot) box. The screen now also
indicates Reboot. Remove the USB Update Drive and then press the OK button.
15. When the opening screen reappears, insert the USB Update Drive. The Insert USB Update Drive button changes to a Start
Updater button.
16. Press the Start Updater button.
17. Press the Copy button (Step 3: Copy Updated Files). The text area to the right shows a series of status messages that ends
with “Copying Files Complete 98 Files”.
19. Press the Lock button and then remove the USB Update Drive.
When the Lock button is pressed more code appears in the progress screen. When the process is complete a request
to reboot appears in the middle of the screen.
The reboots ending up at the Start screen. This reboot uses a more Window’s like process and requires more time for
completion. When the reboot is complete the meter should return to the Start Screen.
OTE:NSee below for an additional instructions on clearing a lock-up with a hard reboot.
When the USB Update Drive is removed the may continue on to a system reboot but hang at the Dynasonics
splash screen.
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This condition requires a hard reboot by pressing and holding the main power button until the unit turns off. When
the power button is pressed again the meter should start normally.
A successful update is verified by noting the revision letter in the upper right hand corner of the Start screen. It
should match the revision letter noted when the updater zip file was extracted.