Flash Memory Upgrade

8Flash Memory Upgrade

The PL-50uses a microcontroller that runs firmware located in FLASH memory. The latest version of firmware can be downloaded from the Kramer Web site at www.kramerelectronics.com and updated in minutes using the K-UPLOAD and the following procedures.

Before firmware upgrade:

Close the embedded Web pages

Do not press the front panel buttons

8.1Upgrading the Firmware

To upgrade the PL-50firmware:

1.Download the firmware file from the Internet (see section 8.1.1)

2.Connect a PC to the PL-50(see section 8.1.2)

3.Update the firmware using the K-UPLOAD (see section 8.1.3)

8.1.1 Download the Firmware

To download the latest firmware file1 from the Internet:

1.Go to the Kramer Web site at www.kramerelectronics.com.

2.Navigate to SUPPORT / Software Firmware Updates.

3.Click on the link of the firmware that applies to your product. Download it and save it to disk.

4.Extract the file to a folder (for example, C:\Program Files\Kramer Flash).

8.1.2Connect a PC to the PL-50

To connect a PC to the PL-50, make any one of the following connections:

Connect a serial cable from an RS-232 9-pin D-sub rear panel port on the PC to the PL-50.

Connect a USB cable from a USB port on the PC to the USB port on the

PL-50

Connect an RJ-45 Ethernet Ethernet port on the PL-50

cable from the Ethernet port on the PC to the as explained in section 6.2

1 The files indicated in this section are given as an example only. File names are liable to change from time to time

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Kramer Electronics PL-150 user manual Flash Memory Upgrade, Upgrading the Firmware