10 Firmware Upgrade Utility

The Firmware Upgrade Utility is included with the Levelogger PC Software and can be used to upload new firmware files into a Leveloader. The firmware file can be obtained from http://www.solinst.com/Downloads/

To upload new firmware to a Leveloader Gold, follow these steps:

1) Turn the Leveloader ON, scroll to the 'Data to PC' option on the Leveloader Menu and select 'OK'. Connect the Leveloader to the PC using the USB or RS232 Communication Cable.

2) Open the Solinst Firmware Update Utility, which is located in the 'Utility' folder in the Levelogger4_0 folder. It can also be launched from the Utilities menu in the Levelogger Software. Pick the Com Port that the Leveloader is connected to and make sure the Baud Rate is set to 115200.

3) Click the 'Open' button, which should open a file dialog asking for the firmware file (*.ssf) to upload. Navigate to where the firmware file was saved on your PC, then click on the file and click 'Open' (make sure you have unzipped the downloaded firmware *.ssf file).

4) Check the 'Firmware File Information' box to make sure that the opened file is the right one.

5) Click the 'Upload Firmware' button to start the firmware upload process.

6) If a communication error occurs and is indicated in the Leveloader Information Window either before the "Verified Program Checksum" message or after the "Program Information Section", then restart the upgrade process.