A2 Galaxy II Operating Manual
4. Start the G2UPDATE program on the PC. The first time
G2UPDATE is executed, OPTIONS need to be set.
a. From the FILE MENU, choose OPTIONS.
b. Choose the COM port you will be using. On a lap-
top, this will usually be COM1.
c. Choose the RATE (speed) that you want to transfer
such as 57600 bps. This has to be the same as the
speed set on the Galaxy II (see below).
d. Under TRANSFER SETUP, choose what you want
to do. For software update, choose UPDATE
SOFTWARE.
e. At the bottom of the OPTIONS window, choose
the drive letter where the update file is located.
NOTE:The actual software update file must be in an
UPDATE folder directly off the root folder of the
drive. For example: If the drive is “A” the file must
be in A:\UPDATE; for “C” drive it must be in
C:\UPDATE. If DARTCOMM has saved the file to
the drive or floppy, you will be ready to proceed. If
the file was downloaded from the Internet, make
sure to copy the file to a DIRECTORY called
UPDATE on the drive. This is where G2UPDATE
will expect to find the file.
5. At the Galaxy II machine:
a. Turn on power (plug in the power cord).
b. Press the TEST switch.
c. Go to the main Test/Setup menu.
d. Select HARDWARE TEST/SOFTWARE
UPDATE MENU.
e. Again select HARDWARE TEST/SOFTWARE
UPDATE MENU from the next menu.
f. Select RECEIVE RS485 SOFTWARE UPDATE.
The screen should say “Waiting for update –
57600* bps.” Using the up and down buttons,
change the rate so that it is the same as the rate set
in step 4c above.
6. At this time select Connect in the G2UPDATE program
on the PC.
7. After transfer has been started, the GALAXY II screen
should say “Received XXX K” with the “XXX” being
a number that should change and get larger as the file
transfers.
8. When the transfer has been completed, the Galaxy II
screen will say “SUCCESS! Done receiving update.”
At this time the Galaxy II needs to be RESET or pow-
ered OFF and then back ON to use the new updated
software.
9. Press the test switch, you will be asked if you would
like to update the boot flash memory if a boot flash
update was included with the software update. Answer
YES and you will have the latest program in the boot
memory as well as the program memory.
RS232 to RS485
Adapter Connected
to Serial Port on PC
PC Running
G2 Update
Software
In Test -Ready
to Receive
Cable from
Adapter goes
to COM OUT
Updating the Galaxy II from Another Galaxy
II (Networked)
When Galaxy II machines are networked, software updates
can be transferred from one machine to another on the net-
work.
1. Update the software on the first machine from a PC as
described above.
2. Make sure the machines are networked properly and
communicating with one another.
3. Put the two machines (the updated machine and the one
to be updated) in test mode by pressing the test switch
on both machines.
