KEPCO Firmware Upgrader Utiliy User Manual

INSTRUCTION SHEET

KEPCO

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FIRMWARE UPGRADE UTILITY

I — INTRODUCTION

SCOPE OF MANUAL. This Instruction Sheet covers the

installation and use of Kepco’s Firmware Upgrade Utility.

DESCRIPTION. The Kepco Firmware Upgrade Utility
allows selected Kepco products to be upgraded to the lat­est Firmware without replacing any parts. The Firmware
Upgrade Utility is available from the Kepco web site at

www.kepcopower.com/utilities/util.htm

NOTE: Check the web page referenced above to verify

that your Kepco product and/or Firmware ver­sion is 1) eligible to use this method to upgrade
the firmware and 2) note any requirements for
the port used to perform the upgrade.

Firmware

Upgrade

III — OPERATION

After the Firmware Upgrade Utility has been installed, pro­ceed as follows:

1. At your PC go to Start - Programs - Kepco - Utilities ­Firmware Upgraded to run the Firmware Upgrade Utility.

2. At the top menu bar, click Bus Selection (see Figure 1)
and choose RS 232, IEEE 488 (GPIB) or LAN as the
interface bus to use during the upgrade process.

3. Depending on the bus selected, enter the following

a. RS 232: Select applicable COM Port and Baud Rate

(see Figure 1).

II — INSTALLATION

1. Download and open the zip file from

www.kepcopower.com/utilities/util.htm

2. Run the file called setup and follow the instructions to
install the program on your PC. The upgrade utility is
self-contained and does not require VISA to be installed
on your PC.

3. Installing the Firmware Upgrade utility accomplishes:

• Start Menu updated with KEPCO folder and UTLI­TIES subfolder.

• Program Files Folder updated with KEPCO sub­folder and UTILITIES sub-subfolder containing all
files required for upgrade, including a runtime exe­cutable for CVI that performs the upgrade without
affecting prior installations of CVI.

4. Verify communication between the power supply and PC
using either the RS 232, GPIB (IEEE 488) or LAN bus.

FIGURE 1. OPENING SCREEN, RS 232 SELECTED

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b. IEEE 488: Select applicable GPIB board and GPIB

address of the power supply (Figure 2).

FIGURE 2. GPIB (IEEE 488) SELECTED

c. LAN: Enter applicable IP Address of the power sup-

ply (see Figure 3).

FIGURE 3. LAN SELECTED

4. Enter the power supply password in the Unit Pass­word field.

5. Click Select Filename to locate and select the firm­ware code file (e.g., klpupgrade V9_00.hex).

6. Click Start. The Model, Serial No. and Firmware Ver-
sion Before Update are displayed. The Messages box
displays Erasing to indicate the upgrade has started. If
an error message is displayed (e.g., wrong password,
device not found, etc.) correct the problem and click
Start again. If unable to correct the problem, contact
Kepco.

7. As the upgrade progresses, the Transmit indicator
lights periodically when data is being transmitted from
the PC to the power supply, and % progress is indi­cated both numerically and graphically.

9. When Firmware Version After Update shows the new
firmware version and the % Progress indicators show
100%, the update is complete.

FIGURE 4. UPGRADE COMPLETE

10.Click EXIT! at the top menu bar to exit the upgrade util­ity.

11.Download documentation applicable to the new firm­ware revision from the Kepco website at
www.kepcopower.com/support/opmals.htm.

12.For a brief list of differences between the old firmware
and the upgraded firmware, refer to the readme.txt file
included with the Firmware Upgrade utility.

8. When the upgrade is near completion, the message
Powering Up will be displayed.

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