DAVIS Vantage Pro2 Console Updater User Manual
Vantage Pro2 Updater
User’s Guide
Vantage Pro2 Updater Overview
The Vantage Pro2 Updater allows you to update the firmware in a Vantage Pro2
console via the expansion port used by the WeatherLink data logger. The Updater
can be powered by a 5 Volt Vantage Pro AC-power adapter or a 9V battery. One 9V
battery provides over 20 hours of operation.
Note: Do not use the Vantage Pro2 Updater to update an original Vantage Pro console! The Vantage
Pro 2 Updater is incompatible with the original Vantage Pro.
Updating the Vantage Pro2 Console Firmware
These are the basic steps involved in using the Updater to reprogram the firmware
in a Vantage Pro2 console:
Note: If you are using WeatherLink software with your Vantage Pro2 weather station, be sure to down-
load the weather data into your computer before beginning this procedure.
1. Press DONE and the DOWN arrow [-] on your console to enter Setup Mode.
This will preserve the time and other settings on your console.
2. Remove power from the console by unplugging the AC power adapter and
removing the batteries. See you Console Manual for instructions on how to do
this.
3. If a W eatherLink data logger is installed, remove it from the expansion slot in the
console.
4. Turn the Vantage Pro2 Updater on. The Status LED is GREEN. If it shows
another color, see the Status LED Summary Table.
5. Insert the Link Program Adapter (See Figure 2) into the console expansion port.
See Figure 1 for location of port. It’s the same port used by the WeatherLink data
logger.
6. Press the Start Button on the Updater. The LED starts flashing YELLOW.
7. When the Updater is done programming, the LED turns GREEN and you will
hear 1 beep. A RED LED indicates a problem. See the Status LED Summary
Table and the Troubleshooting Notes for more information.
8. Unplug the Updater from the console.
9. If you have a WeatherLi nk data logger, plug it into the console.
10.Restart the console by replacing the batteries and/or connecting the AC power
adapter.
11.Check the release notes for the version of firmware you just installed. You may
have additional steps to perform in order to complete the update.
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Status LED Summary Table
Table 1:
LED COLOR UPDATER STATUS ADDITIONAL INFO
Solid Green The Updater is ready. If after programming, it means
Solid Red The target flash did not program
correctly.
Solid Red If this happens when the updater
has just been turned on, the battery is low.
Flashing Yellow Target flash pages for firmware
are being programmed or verified.
Flashing Red The firmware update failed veri-
fication.
Troubleshooting Notes
On power up, the Updater beeps twice and sequences the colors of the LED. When
the LED is GREEN it is ready to use. The first beep indicates the processor is running. The second beep means the updater is ready to update console firmware.
• If you do not hear a beep after powering up, the battery is dead or something
is wrong with the Updater.
• If, after pressing the Start button the LED does not change to flashing YEL-
LOW but instead beeps twice and goes to RED, the Updater cannot talk to the
console. Check connections and press Start again.
• If there is a problem in programming the status LED will be soli d RED.
• If the console did not program correctly, you can push the Start button to try
to program it again.
• If the programming is not verified, the updater will beep three times.
everything programmed ok.
If just after the Start button is
pushed, the Updater is not talking
to the target at all.
If the condition repeats, the Updater flash memory may be corrupt. Reload the firmware into
the VP Updater.
Note: The Vantage Pro Upda ter sends diagno stic messages through i ts se rial port that may be helpf ul if
the operator is puzzled about what is going on. These messages can be viewed in PROCOMM or
HYPERTERMINAL.
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