MPUpdate User Manual - Rev F

MPUpdate User Manual33, rue Gantois, 59000 Lille – FranceTel : +33 (0)3 20 74 66 30 – Fax : +33 (0)3 20 74 66 35 – 33, ru Tel :Every effort has been made to make this documentation as complete and as accurate as possible, but no warranty or fitness is implied. The information is provided on an “as is” basis. Micropross shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any p erson or entity with respect to any loss or damage arising from the information contained in this documentation. Copyright © 2003-2009 Micropross. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced nor translated by any means without the written consent of Micropross. The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice.Table of contents1. INTRODUCTION (4)2. HOW TO UPDATE A MP300? (5)3. EMBEDDED APPLICATIONS MANAGEMENT (7)3.1. Download application: (7)3.2. Delete application (8)4. CONFIGURATION INFORMATION (9)1. INTRODUCTIONMPUpdate is a software that has been designed to help the user to easily update his MP300 or MP50.It will allow you to :- update the boot software (initialisation of the hardware, emergency reprogramming of the system)- update the core system- update the modules drivers- update the FPGAs (communication between the system and the hardware)- store applications in the flash memoryA physical link must be established between the product and the PC: RS 232, TCP/IP or USB. The choice of communication type depends on several parameters:∙If either the System is invalid: use the serial link.∙If you only wish to update one device: choose one of the solutions at your convenience (USB and TCP/IP being much more faster).∙If you wish to update several devices: use TCP/IP.The installation of the MPUPDATE software is identical to current applications under Windows. Insert the Micropross CD inside your computer’s CD/DVD reader and locate the MPUpdate directory. Then double click on the InstallMPUpdateXXXX.exe file, and follow the instructions on your screen.2. HOW TO UPDATE A MPXXX?In order to update a MPXXX, the user needs a set of files provided by MICROPROSS. Inside this set of files, there is a file called MPUpdate.dat, that contains information for the MPUpdate software. This file should never be edited directly by the user.When running for the first time MPUpdate, the software will immediately ask the user for the location of the MPUpdate.dat file. Otherwise, its location can be specified by clicking on the “Browse” button of the “Firmware+config” pag e. You will not be able to update your product without any valid MPUpdate.dat file. Before updating your product, a link between the software and the MP300 must be established. Depending on your needs and your own configuration, you will have to choose TCP/IP, USB or serial 115200 bauds. Click on “Connection” to input the suitable parameters according to what you intend to do.Serial connection TCP/IP connectionUSB connectionIt is possible to update a range of MP300 via TCP/IP, provided that their IP addresses are on the same type C network (the first three decimal values of the addresses must be identical). To do so, the user has to click on the checkbox next to the “To:” text so that there is a cross next inside the box, and then type t he last IP address of the MP300 range he wishes to update. You also have to select which addresses will be active : odd and/or even addresses (in order to connect to a rack where only half of the addresses are used).Then click on the “connect” button and select the “Firmware+config” page.Information about your MP300 hardware and their associated software is displayed in the table. Then click on “Update” to start the update process.Current softwareversionsSoftware versionsafter updateThe user can monitor the state of the update proces s by watching the “Status” column of the table in the “Firmware+config” table.A “silent mode” is available, so that the update process operates with a minimum of user messages.For a given software entity, the update takes place according to the table :At the end of the process, the software offers the user to reboot the MP300. Is is mandatory for the new software versions to be taken into consideration.3. Embedded applications managementEmbedded applications can be managed via MPUpdate using the “Embedded applications” table. Seve ral things are possible :3.1. Download application:Clicking on the Download application button will allow the user to store a Motorola formatted .abs file into the flash memory of the MP300. A dialog window then appears so that the user can select the application he wishes to send to the product. The selected application will be stored in the MP300’s flash memory if it is in the Morotola format and if there is enough free memory available.The Flash occupation diagram and the Flash directory table will then be automatically refreshed.You can also download an application on several UC (selecting a range of MP300 via TCP/IP). In this case the application will automatically be erased if it already exists in Flash memory.3.2. Delete applicationTo delete an application, the user just has to click on the row of the application he wishes to delete on the « Flash occupation » table, and then press the delete key on the keyboard. The software will prompt the user for confirmation and then delete the application if the user agreesThe Flash occupation diagram and the Flash directory table will then be automatically refreshed.4. Configuration informationMPUpdate displays the user a lot of information that can be helpful when contacting MICROPROSS. They can be ac cessed via the “Infos” table.。