Perle Systems SCS, STS Downloading IOLAN Firmware, Calibrating I/O

Downloading IOLAN Firmware

312 IOLAN SDS/SCS/STS User’s Guide, Version 3.6

Downloading IOLAN Firmware

To upgrade the IOLAN firmware (software):

zIn DeviceManager , sele ct Tools, Advanced, Download Firmware to IOLAN. You can browse to

the firmware location. Once the firmware download is complete, you will be prompted to reboot

the IOLAN. You can choose to reboot the IOLAN at another time by selecting Tools, Reset,

Reboot IOLAN.

zIn WebManager, under the Administration option, select Update Firmware. Either browse to the

firmware file and then click the Upload button or configure the TFTP server and click the

Upload button. Note: If you use the TFTP option, the specified TFTP server must be on the same

subnet as the IOLAN.

Upgrading the firmware does not affect the IOLAN’s configuration file or downloaded custom files.

All I/O channels are factory calibrated and should not need recalibration during initial use. However

should calibration be required, yo u can recalibrate in DeviceManager or WebManager. In

DeviceManager, you calibrate the I/O channel(s) by selecting Tools, I/O Channels, Calibrate. In

WebManager, you calibrate the I/O channel(s) by selecting I/O Channels, Calibrate.

To calibrate an Analog input channel, read the section that applies to the type of input you are

calibrating. Note that calibration wil l be done fo r the active channel configuration; for example, if

Channel A1 is set to voltage, you cannot calibrate it for current. The voltage range configured for this

channel will also dictate what is being calibrated. For example, if this channel is configured for a

range of +/-10V, calibrating this channel will calibrate all channels which are configured for +/-10V.

During the calibration process, you will be asked to apply the m inimum and maximum configured

range value to the channel; for example, to calibrate for voltage +/- 10V, you will be prompted to first

apply -10V and then +10V to the channel.

Also, you cannot actively calibrate disabled channels (although, for Voltage, if you enable the

channel and then set it for a range that has already been calibrated for another channel, it will also be

calibrated).

When calibrating the IOLAN Analog input for voltage, you will need a calibration meter that is better

than .1% volts precision. When you calibrate one channel, all voltage channels are automatically

calibrated for that range; if another channel is set for a different range, you will need to calibrate that

channel separately, but all channels that use that range are also automatically calibrated.

When calibrating the IOLAN Analog input for current, you will need a calibration meter that is better

than .1% current precision. Each channel needs to be calibrated individually.