Maretron TSM800 Technical manual

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TSM800 / TSM1330 Update Instructions
Contents
Contents........................................................................................................................................................ 1
Automatic Updates .......................................................................................................................................1
Manual Update to the Latest Version of N2KView....................................................................................... 2
Manual Update of the Complete Operating System .................................................................................... 3
Automatic Updates
In a system where the TSM800 or TSM1330 has internet access, if the Allow Automatic Updates check
box in the Configuration Dialog is checked, the system will automatically check for updates on startup,
and prompt the user to the install the updates.
This should be the normal practice, and the rest of this document is not applicable.

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Manual Update to the Latest Version of N2KView
Where the installation of the TSM800 or TSM1330 does not have internet access, a manual update will
be required on a periodic basis to ensure that the latest version of N2KView is installed.
These are instructions to create a USB memory stick that will update N2KView on a TSM800 or
TSM1330.
Preparation
Download the following files and copy them to the root directory of a USB memory stick.
www.maretron.com/files/N2KView/Maretron N2KView BlackBox 3.6.0.20121101.air
www.maretron.com/files/N2KView/n2kview-update-descriptor-blackbox-2.5.xml
The easiest way to save the second file is to follow the link which opens the file in a browser window.
Then press ctrl-S to save the file, navigate to the USB memory stick, and save the file.
Install
With the N2KView running, plug the USB memory stick into the TSM800 or TSM1330. Within a few
seconds, you will see a window pop up asking if you want to upgrade. Follow the instructions.
If you do not see this message, you may already have the latest software installed. Pressing F12 should
show the following messages:
Checking for update on USB drive ….
Received update-descriptor from USB, new version = …. , current version = ……
Comparing the new and current versions will tell you if you are up to date.
If the second message is not displayed, the xml file that you downloaded was not found in the root
directory of the USB memory stick
Restart
Note that the TSM800 or TSM1330 will do an automatic restart 5 minutes after this process is started.
This is necessary.

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Manual Update of the Complete Operating System
These are the instructions to create a USB stick that will do the complete update of the OS on a TSM800
or TSM1330. In normal operation this should not be required; please contact supp[email protected]
before doing this to confirm that this action is really necessary.
This image will create N2KView version 3.6.0 on your TSM800 or TSM1330. If there is a later version of
N2KView available, and you have internet access, you will be prompted to upgrade to the latest version
of N2KView.
Preparation
Do the next steps on your PC.
Download the file www.maretron.com/files/N2KView/N2KView TSM Image 3.6.0.zip to your
computer. It’s a big file and will probably take over an hour to download.
Get a new USB drive, at least 2GB in size. Insert the new USB drive into your computer.
Format the USB drive with a FAT32 file system
Right click on the drive letter and choose Format …
Unzip the contents of the zip file you downloaded in step 1 to the flash drive
Navigate to the directory \utils\win32 on the USB flash drive

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Make sure that you are on the USB Flash drive and double click on makeboot.bat. This will run a
program to make the USB flash drive bootable.
Eject the flash drive –you are now ready to install the new software on the TSM800 or TSM1330

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Install
The next steps are done on the TSM800 or TSM1330
Make sure that the configuration in use has been backed up –either on the IPG100 or on a USB
Flash drive. We will be completely erasing the disk on the TSM800 or TSM1330
Switch the TSM800 or TSM1330 off.
Plug the new USB flash drive into the TSM800 or TSM1330, and a USB keyboard
Power on the TSM800 or TSM1330 and press the “Del” key as soon as the BIOS splash screen
appears; this should put you into the BIOS settings screen.
Using the left and right arrow keys on the keyboard, select the Boot menu at the top of the
screen.
Using the up and down arrow keys, select the Hard Disk Drives sub-menu. Press Enter to display
the Boot Hard Disk Drives screen.
Using the up and down arrow keys, highlight the 1st Drive and press “Enter” to display the
options menu. Using the up and down arrow keys, elect the USB option corresponding to the
new USB flash drive and press “Enter”.
Press F10 to Save Changes and Exit to save the changes and restart the computer. Press Enter
when OK is highlighted to confirm the action.
The computer should boot to a blue Maretron Screen

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Press the Enter key to continue (this will happen automatically if you wait more than 30
seconds)
After several seconds of system messages scrolling by, the prompt “Are you sure you want to
continue? ?” appears at the bottom of the screen:
You must type “y” and press the ENTER key to proceed.

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A second prompt will ask to confirm the update again as the following screen shows:
The restore of the software image begins next. The following two screens show the beginning
and end of the process:

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When the image restore is completed and verified, a final prompt will appear at the bottom of
the screen:
Press the 0 key and then ENTER key to power down the system.
Remove the USB flash drive.
Power on the TSM800 or TSM1330, restore the previously backed up settings and verify that the
new N2KView software functions as expected.