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UPDATING VIA COMPACTFLASH
CRIMSON USER MANUAL - MODULAR CONTROLLER
SENDING THE TIME AND DATE
The Link-Send Time command can be used to set the Master’s clock to match that of the PC
on which Crimson is executing. Obviously, make sure your clock is right before you do this!
UPDATING VIA COMPACTFLASH
If you need to update the database within a unit that is already installed at a customer’s site,
Crimson allows you to save a copy of the database to a CompactFlash card, ship that card to
your customer, and have the G3 load the database from that card. The process is performed
via the Save Image command on the File menu.
The Save Image command will create a Crimson database image file with a CDI extension. It
will also create three other files with extensions of BIN, LDR and ROM. The image file must be
given the name DBASE.CDI, and it, along with the BIN, LDR and ROM files, must be placed in
the root directory of a CompactFlash card. To update a Master module, power down the unit,
insert the CompactFlash card bearing the four files, and reapply power to the unit. The
Master’s boot loader will first check whether it needs to upgrade the unit’s firmware, and
once this process has been completed, the Crimson runtime application will load the database
stored on the card. The CompactFlash card can then be removed or left in place as required.
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