Texecom Premier Elite Flasher User manual

Premier Elite Flasher
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Content
1.0 Flash Upgrading the Premier Elite Series 3 ..........................................................................
1.1 Equipment 3 ...........................................................................................................................
1.2 IMPORTANT Flashing to V4 3 ..................................................................................................
1.3 Preparation 4 ..........................................................................................................................
1.4 Connections 4 .........................................................................................................................
1.5 Flashing the Control Panel 5 ...................................................................................................
1.6 Using Wintex™ to Update New Options 11 .............................................................................

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1.0 Flash Upgrading the Premier Elite
Series
Introduction
This document describes how to flash upgrade the Premier Elite Series control
panels.
N This programme IS NOT compatible with non-Elite Premier panels.
N This programme will NOT update the Ricochet® expander firmware on -W
panels.
1.1 Equipment
In order to flash upgrade the control panel the following items are required:
Flash Interface PCB
USB-Com JAC-0001
PC and Premier Elite Flasher software
Flash data file
Wintex™ UDL Software (V6.2.5.0 or later)
N The latest firmware files are packaged with the programme. Please check our
website for updated firmware files, or Email [email protected] and
request the firmware file (Please specify panel type and existing firmware version).
N If a PC-Com JAA-0001 is being used an alternative version of Flasher software
is required. Please contact Technical Support to obtain the required software.
1.2 IMPORTANT Flashing to V4

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1.3 Preparation
It is HIGHLY recommended that you use Wintex UDL to upload and save all control
panel data BEFORE flashing the control panel.
1.4 Connections
Remove power from the control panel and connect the Flash interface to the
control panel and PC as shown:

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Re-apply power to the control panel and press the RESET button on the Premier
Flash Interface board.
1.5 Flashing the Control Panel
Ensure that the Flash Interface is connected to the control panel and PC as shown
previously.
If you have anything connected to the control panel COM Ports , you MUST1.
UNPLUG them.
Run the Premier Elite Flasher software on the PC, the following screen will2.
appear:

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3. Choose which panel and firmware version you wish to use. If the version number
you wish to use is later than the one listed, just click on the correct panel type. The
LS number denotes te language set, please ensure you choose the correct one.
64/88/168/640 (V6 and later)
LS1 LS2 LS3
English (UK)
French
Dutch
German
English Export
Spanish
Italian
Portuguese
English Export
Czech 1
Czech 2
Slovak
LS4 LS5 LS6
English Export
Swedish
Danish
Norwegian
English Export
Hungarian
Polish
Finnish
English Export
Engloish India
12/24/48/64/88/168/640 (V5, V4)

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LS1 LS2 LS3
English (UK)
English
French
Dutch
German
English
Spanish
Italian
Portuguese
English
Russian
Czech 1
Czech 2
Slovak
LS4 LS5 LS6
English
Swedish
Danish
Norwegian
Finnish
English
Hungarian
Polish
Slovenian
Estonian
English
India
You will be presented with the following screen.
4. To change the firmware file being used click on select, you will be presented
with the following screen

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5. Browse to file you want to use and click open.
6. Click on Select Com Port, and enter the com port number that you’re USB-Com
is connected too; press OK

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7. Press the Flash Button
8. Set the switch to “Prog” and press “Reset” on the flasher interface

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9. When complete the following will appear
10. Move the switch from “Prog” to “Run” and press “Reset”, press OK.
11. Carefully unplug the 10 way header from the control panel.
12. Loading Defaults
If the firmware is a Minor Upgrade, going from say V2.10 to V2.50 then the
panel will not need defaulting.
If the firmware is a Major Upgrade, say from V3.XX to V4.XX then panel
defaults will need to be loaded. You MUST power down the control panel and

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perform a “Factory Reset” to ensure that all defaults are loaded correctly.
13. The control panel should now have the new software in it. If you press Menu
then 4 on a remote keypad it will display the control panel type and software
version.
1.6 Using Wintex™ to Update New Options
If as recommended, you uploaded the profile data into Wintex™ before flashing
the control panel, the following procedure will ensure that all new features will be
set to their default settings:
Open the account profile of the control panel that you have just flash1.
updated.
Click on the2.
button.
3. Select the “Panel Details” tab:

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4. Click on the “Software Version” drop-down box and select the version that
matches the version you used to flash the control panel.
5. Click OK, Wintex will automatically update any new options to their default
settings.
6. Click on the
button to connect to the control panel using USB-Com.
7. Click on the
button to update the new options in the control panel.