FireFly-IIA User Manual - Jackson Labs Technologies, Inc.

FireFly-IIA User Manual4Firmware UpgradeInstructions4.1 IntroductionThe following is a short tutorial on how to upgrade the FireFly-IIA GPSDO firmware. Please followthe instructions in-order to prevent corrupting the FireFly-IIA Flash, which may require reflashing atthe factory.With some practice, the entire Flash upgrade can be done in less than one minute, even though thefollowing seems like a fairly long list of instructions.4.2 ISP Flash Loader Utility installationThere are two Flash loader utilities available to upgrade the FireFly-IIA firmware. You can downloadthe Philips LPC2000 utility from the Jackson Labs Technologies, Inc. website under the Support tab:http://www.jackson-labs.com/support.htmlThe Flash Magic utility is available for download on the Flash Magic website:http://www.flashmagictool.com/4.2.1 Philips LPC2000 Flash UtilityThe first is the Philips LPC2000 utility version 2.2.3. Please note that some computers are known tobe incompatible with the LPC2000 flash utility. Preliminary investigations show Windows MediaCenter and/or Centrino vPro processor systems to create download difficulties. Please use a differentcomputer if you experience problems such as the download breaking up in the middle of the transfer.Or, alternatively, you may use the Flash Magic programming tool.Please ensure that you have at least version 2.2.3 of the LPC2100 flash utility installed. Earlierversions may not recognize the LPC2138 processor used on the FireFly-IIA boards.4.2.2 Flash Magic Flash Programming UtilityThe second utility is the Flash Magic tool available on the Flash Magic website:© 2012 Jackson Labs Technologies, Inc. 31