ICP DAS USA DS-700 Series User manual

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Version: 1.0/ Updated: Aug. 2018
DS-700 Series
Firmware Update via 7188XW.exe
ICP DAS CO., LTD.
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Ch. 2. Firmware Update Procedure
Ch. 3. Additional Information
Ch. 1. Setting up the DS-700

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1.Setting up the DS-700
Before updating the firmware, please ensure that the DS-700 module is connected with your host
computer. Refer to the following steps for the details.
Step 1: Switch off the Power to the DS-700 module.
Step 2: Connect the DS-700 module to your host computer.
DS-712: Connect the COM1 connector on DS-712 to COM Port on host PC using the
CA-0910N cable, as illustrated in the Figure 1-1 below. Note: CA-0910N is a 3-wire
Null-Modem cable (optional).
DS-715: Remove the screw and top shell first, and then connect the JP2 connector to COM
Port on host PC using the CA-0904 (optional) and CA-0915 (optional) cables, as illustrated in
the Figure 1-2 below.
Step 3: Short the INIT* and GND pins of the DS-700 module in “Init”to initiate the update.
Step 4: Switch on the Power to the DS-700 module.
Vs+
GND
CA-0910N Cable
Short INIT* and
GND pins
Figure 1-1: DS-712 Wiring

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Figure 1-2: DS-715 Wiring
GND
CA-0915 Cable
Remove the screw
Remove the stop shell
Connect the JP2 connector (RS-232) to COM Port on Host PC
Short INIT* and
GND pins
Vs+
GND
CA-0904 Cable
JP2

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2.Firmware Update Procedure
NOTE: DS-700 using the same MiniOS7 and firmware with the PDS-700, and also provides virtual COM features.
The DS-700 is non-programmable serial-to-Ethernet devices server while the PDS-700 is programmable.
Step 1: Download the Firmware File of DS-700 module and then decompress it to a temp folder,
for example DS700fw.
Download the PDS-700 Firmware File.
The DS-700 firmware and autoexec.bat files are compressed in Zip format. You can decompress the zip file by
7-Zip, WinZip, WinRAR... utilities.
Step 2: Modify COM Port number in 7188xw.ini file, depend on your PC COM Port that connect
to DS-700.
For Example (first parameter of the line 1 in the 7188xw.ini)
COM1 ==> C1 B115200 P0 D8 S1
COM2 ==> C2 B115200 P0 D8 S1
C: COM Port (e.g. C7) Modify this item.
B: Baud Rate (e.g. B115200)
P: Parity (e.g. P0)
D: Data Bits (e.g. D8)
S: Stop Bits (e.ge. S1)
Select the “Save” item from the “File”
menu to save the new configuration.
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3
Double Click
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Step 3: Double click the DS-7xx.bat for starting update. The DS-7xx.bat file is depending on
model name of your DS-700 module. Refer to note1 (Page 8) for more details. (e.g.
DS-712.bat.)
Step 4: You are now ready to update the firmware. The DS-7xx.bat file will auto run
the 7188XW.exe utility program and shows the progress of the update.
Step 5: The 7188XW.exe utility program will then upload the firmware and
autoexec.bat files into DS-700 module automatically. If the update cannot proceed,
please refer to note2 (Page 8).
Starting update
Double Click

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Step 6: The MiniOS7 update completed when disply [End file xxx] message. Then click
the “X”icon on the right-top corner of the windows to close it.
Step 7: Disconnect the INIT* and GND pins of DS-700
module.
Step 8: Switch off the Power to the DS-700 module and
then switch it back on again to rebbot the module to
“Normal”operation.
Open INIT* and
GND pins

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Step 9: Connect both the DS-700 module and your computer to the same sub network
or the same Ethernet Switch.
Step 10: Install the VxComm Utility on
your Host PC, and then run the Utility
to search for any DS-700 module
connected to the nework.
Download the VxComm Utility.
Step 11: Configure the correct network settings for the required DS-700 module.
Please refer to “Chapter 3-Configuring Network Settings”in the DS-700 Quick Start Guide. If the IP address
settings do not work correctly, please refer to note3 (Page 8).
Download the Quick Start Guide.

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Step 12: Click the name of the DS-700 module.
Step 13: Click the “Web”button.
Step 14: Log in to the web configuration pages for the DS-700.
Step 15: Verify that the firmware version and date details are correct.
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3. Additional Information
Notes:
Note 1: The DS-7xx.bat file is depending on model name of your DS-700. If wrong DS-7xx.bat file
that may cause your DS-700 does not work correctly and you need to update it with a correct
firmware again. ………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………. back
Note 2: Make sure the 7188XW.exe and autoexec.bat program files exist on the same folder. If not,
update firmware can’t be successful. …….…………………………………………………………….……………. back
Note 3: If the IP address settings do not work correctly (e.g. there is no response to a ping
command), please contact your network administrator to obtain a valid IP address for the DS-700
module. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. back
Note 4: 7-Zip—Free Archiving (Compress and Decompress) Utility
7-Zip is a free archiving utility, you can get it from the following web:
http://www.7-zip.org/