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5.UpgradingtheLINDYCPUSwitch'sfirmware

 

 

TheLINDYCPUSwitchDualMPusesflashmemorytechnologywhichenablesthe

 

 

firmwarecodeto

upgradedbytheuser.Newkeyboards,

 

operatingsystems

 

 

anddrivers

 

beinglaunchedallthetime.FromtimetotimetheLINDYCPU

 

 

Switch'sfirmwarewillbeupdatedtoprovidesupportfor

micenewdevices.Youcan

 

 

take

vantageoftheseupgradesfreeofchargeduringtheswarrantyperiod.

 

 

Upgrades

reperformedbyconncting

PC'sserialporttotheLINDYCPUSwitch's

 

 

serialportnda

runninganupgradprogramonthePC.Thisupgrdeprogram

 

 

ownloadsthenewfirwaretotheLINDYCPUSwitchDualMPandchecksthatthe

 

 

datahasbeenprogrammedcorrectly.

 

currentlyloadedintoyourLINDY

 

 

Youcancheckthev

ofthefirmwarethat

 

 

CPUSwitchusingthersion-screenmenu.Toothisactivate

 

-screenmenuusing

 

 

thecurrent

 

 

willthenbedisplayedatthebottomoftheConfigurationMenu.

 

 

 

keyboardhotkeys(seesection4.10)and

npressF1.Theversionnumberof

 

 

ToperformfirmwarereupgradeonyourLINDYCPUSwithDualMPyouwillneeda

 

 

uit

 

serialupgrdecableandanIBMPCcompatiblecomputerwithanRS232

 

 

seriableportandanoperatingsystemthatsupportsDOS.

 

upgradecableswith

 

 

9linesconnected"straightthrough"(i..typepin1topin1,pinSuitable2opin2,pin3topin3

 

 

9-pinserialconnectorsareprovdedwiththeLINDYCPUSwitch

 

MP.Ifyou

 

 

havelostyurcable

youwillneedtobuy

cablewith

9-wayDual-typemale

 

 

connector

oneendthend9-wayD-

femaleconnectorntheotherendwithall

 

 

etc.).Thesearestandardserialextensioncables.

 

 

 

 

 

YouwillalsoneedtoobtainthelatestversionoftheLINDYCPUSwitchDualMP

 

 

firmwarewhichisavailablebyrequestfromLINDY.

 

 

 

 

 

Note:Thenormalflashupgradeprocessdoesnotclearthecomputernames,user

 

 

names,securitypasswordsorotherconfigurationsettings.

 

 

 

 

 

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InstallationandUse

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