8 Firmware Updates

The STS Controller has been designed with firmware that is easy to update whenever useful new functions or other improvements become available, as with software releases. You can update firmware in the field at the Remote Station, or remotely from the Home Station. To update the firmware in your STS Controller, go to the Solinst Website at: http://www.solinst.com/Downloads/ where you can obtain a link to the STS firmware update file.

Update In the Field

1. Use a null modem (RS232) cable to connect the PC to the "Modem or PC" serial connection on the STS Distribution Box of the STS Remote Station, or connect the STS Controller directly to the PC using a USB cable.

2. Make sure the STS Controller is ON. Select the "PC Diagnostic" mode from the STS Controller main menu.

3. Open the Solinst Firmware Upgrade Utility which is located in the 'Utility' folder in the Levelogger3 folder (LLGfirmwareUpdate.exe), and pick the COM port to which the STS is connected. Make sure the Baud Rate is set to 115200.

4. Click the leftmost 'Open' button, which should open a file dialog asking for the firmware file (*.ssf) to upload. Navigate to the directory where the firmware file is located then click on the file and click 'Open'.

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

6. Click the 'Upload Firmware' button, which is the second button from the left, to start the firmware upload process.

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