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Manual NAVICO Software Upgrade Tool English Document no: 20222956 Revision: B Date: October 2008 The original language for this document is English. In the event of any discrepancy between translated versions and the English version of this document, the English document will be the official version. To the best of our knowledge, the content in this publication was correct at the time of printing. As we are continuously improving our products we retain the right to make changes to the product and the documentation at any time. Updated manuals are available from our website www.simrad-yachting.com, and are free to download. Copyright 2008 by Navico Holding AS.

About the Navico Software Upgrade Tool This program is mainly used for upgrading the software of Simrad products/devices. It can also be used for other purposes like: Get an overview of devices found on a SimNet network Copy device information to clipboard Export device information to HTML Perform factory reset of Simrad devices Verify that the network is well terminated Yard commissioning with export of device information to Excel Content Cable connection...3 Installation from CD...3 Getting started...4 How to verify correct network termination...5 How to troubleshoot connection errors...6 How to copy device information...6 How to export device information to HTML...6 How perform factory reset of devices...7 How to perform software upgrade...7 Troubleshooting software upgrade...8 How to use the yard commissioning wizard...9 Simnet Diagnostics... 16 Appendix A Parameter files... 17 Navico software upgrade tool 2

Cable connection Make sure the USB connector of the Kvaser Leaf is connected to the PC. Plug the D-connector of the enclosed cable to the Kvaser Leaf. Plug the SimNet connector of the same cable to a free SimNet connection of the SimNet installation to be updated. It is important that the connection of the upgrade hardware follows the SimNet installation rules and is limited to a drop cable length of max 6 meters. Installation from CD The setup process should start automatically when you insert the CD. If it don t you will need to locate the Setup.exe on the CD and double-click it. Continue pressing the Next-button until installation starts. After successful installation, the program icon will be located on the desktop. The software upgrade tool requires that the.net Framework 2.0 is installed on the computer. If it is not installed, the setup.exe will detect this and prompt you to install it. You must be connected to Internet to install.net Framework 2.0. Navico software upgrade tool 3

Press the Accept button to start installation of.net Framework 2.0. Getting started Start the Software Upgrade tool by double clicking the program icon on the desktop. At startup, the program will search for a connected Kvaser Leaf so that it can be connected to a SimNet network running on a CAN bus. After startup a screen similar to this will be displayed: Navico software upgrade tool 4

The device list will display an overview of every device found on the SimNet network. The connection status can be found in the lower right of the screen. How to verify correct network termination If the network is not terminated correctly, you will be notified on the status bar: The Network termination problems message will persist as long as error frames are detected on the network. More details on the network status can be found using Tools Simnet Diagnostics Navico software upgrade tool 5

How to troubleshoot connection errors At startup time, the Software Upgrade will try to connect to CAN bus using the Kvaser Leaf USB device. The connection status will be shown at the status bar. Here we will present some connection errors and their solution. This means that the Kvaser Leaf USB device is not installed or that the Kvaser Leaf USB cable is not inserted into the installed USB port at your PC. You need to make sure that the USB cable is inserted into the same USB port that you used when the Kvaser Leaf USB device was installed. Exit the Software Upgrade tool and correct the situation. This means that the Kvaser Leaf USB device is installed correct but that it is already used by another application on your PC. Please close any other application that can be using the Kvaser Leaf USB device and restart the Software Upgrade tool. How to copy device information Pressing Ctrl+C will copy the device name, software version and serial number for all devices in the list to the clipboard. Alternatively use Edit Copy device info. Then it can be pasted into any documents (Excel, Word etc) by pressing Ctrl+V. How to export device information to HTML Device information for all devices on the network can be exported to HTML-file using the menu File Export to HTML. The HTML-file will contain detailed information. Navico software upgrade tool 6

How perform factory reset of devices Select the device(s) you want to reset and use Tools Factory reset. Please note that the factory reset only applies to Simrad products. Performing a factory reset will set all parameters of the actual device(s) back to default settings. How to perform software upgrade This tool can reprogram or upgrade software on all products supporting the Navico NDP2k1) protocol for Software Upgrade. At present time it will only apply to Simrad products produced in 2007 or later. Supported products (November 2007) are AP24, AP28, AC12, AC42, SG05, RF25, RC42, FC40, IS20 Graphic, IS20 Combi, IS20 Analog Compass, IS20 Wind, IS20 Tack and IS20 Rudder. Before you can start the software upgrade wizard, you need to open a Sofware Upgrade Package (SWUP) for the actual product. This can be done by File Open, or by pressing the No package loaded click here sign. You can also select a SWUP from the list of recently used files found on the File menu. Select the device you intend to upgrade by clicking on the checkbox for the actual device. Multiple product of the same type can be upgraded simultaneously. When a device is selected, the device icon will change to. Click on the Upgrade wizard-button. Follow the on screen instructions in the wizard. When the software upgrade starts, a progress bar will be displayed in the wizard: Navico software upgrade tool 7

After a successful upgrade, the device will verify the new software by calculating a checksum. If the checksum is correct, the device icon will change to. In the case of an incorrect checksum or if the upgrade process was interrupted or aborted, the device icon will display. Repeat the above if you want to upgrade other products on the list. Troubleshooting software upgrade The software upgrade process will normally complete without any problems. To minimize the risk of failure, please close down all other PC applications running on your computer. In the case of an unsuccessful upgrade, the device may be in a state where it seems to be completely lost or dead. To be able to reprogram it again, you may need to unplug the device from the network and connect it as a stand alone unit directly to the SimNet connector of the upgrade tool with separate SimNet power and termination. Navico software upgrade tool 8

How to use the yard commissioning wizard The commissioning wizard is used to generate an Excel report of all devices on the SimNet bus, including serial number and software version. Press the Commissioning wizard button to get started. The first time you run the commissioning wizard, you will be prompted to select the folder where the log file and Excel reports will be saved. Select an existing folder, or make a new. Press OK to continue. Navico software upgrade tool 9

Before the wizard can start, we need to determine the installed Excel language. If this cannot be done automatically, you will be prompted to select it from a list. The first page on the wizard is used to verify that the connection to the CAN bus is OK. There should only be green markings. If everything seems to be OK, press Next to continue. Navico software upgrade tool 10

On the second wizard page you select the boat type and enter the hull number. If the boat type is not in the list, just enter a new type directly in the text field, or click on the New-button. Select the boat dealer and destination country from the list. If the boat dealer is not in the list, just enter the information directly in the text field. Navico software upgrade tool 11

Clicking the Next button will create an Excel sheet with the information provided at Step 2 and 3. Device information (name, version and serial) from all devices on the SimNet bus will be added to the sheet. Notice that the filename is given automatically and consists of the boat type, hull number and country code. The file is saved in the selected log folder. The commissioning wizard will go to the next page. Navico software upgrade tool 12

In this page you select the devices that should be reset to factory defaults (see below) after the installation has been completed. The Plug and Play reset is used to reset all source selections on devices complying with the SimNet Plug & Play standard. Plug and Play reset can be useful if for instance a preliminary wind vane has been used for system testing and the mast with a final wind vane is mounted later on. If any of the boxes are checked, the text on the Nextbutton changes to Reset. Pressing Next/Reset button will take you to the next step in the wizard. If the instrument language differs from the language in the destination country, you will be prompted to switch. Navico software upgrade tool 13

Default instrument units are imperial. If the destination country uses metric units, you will be prompted to switch units to metric. The effect would be: Depth: Feet Meters Volume: Gallons Litres Temperature: Fahrenheit Celsius The next page is the sea trial parameter setting page. This page can be used to command the autopilot sea trial settings. If these settings are known for a given boat type, they can be provided in a parameter file. The Yard Commissioning Wizard will search for a file named <boat type>_params.xml where <boat type> refers to the boat type entered at Step 2 of the wizard. Navico software upgrade tool 14

Parameter files for different boat types should be put in a Params folder as illustrated above. See Appendix A for an explanation of how to make the parameter files for different boat types. Clicking on the Set default parameters or Skip button takes you to the final page of the wizard. On the final page of the wizard, a summary of the commissioning process will be presented. 1) NDP2k: Navico Data Protocol compatible to NMEA2000 Navico software upgrade tool 15

Simnet Diagnostics You can use the Simnet Diagnostics dialog to get a quick overview of the status and activity on the network. Open the dialog using meny Tools->Simnet Diagnostics. Data CAN Status Tx Status Rx Status Frames / s Busload Tx errors Rx errors Rx overflow Error frames/s Description Read the network connection status of the software upgrade tool. The transmit status of the software upgrade tool. The receive status of the software upgrade tool. Total number of frames How many percent of the network that is being utilized. CAN tx error counter read from the CAN controller in the Kvaser dongle. CAN rx error counter read from the CAN controller in the Kvaser dongle. Number of frames that could not be received into the software upgrade tool. The number of error frames read on the network last second. Navico software upgrade tool 16

Appendix A Parameter files Parameter files are edited in a text editor like Notepad. Use the sample file provided in the Samples folder as a base. Quick instructions Copy the sample file from the Samples folder into the Params folder. Rename the file to <boattype>_params.xml Edit the parameter values in the new file. Detailed instructions Copy the sample file from the Samples folder into the Params folder. The sample file is called BoatX_Params.xml. The Samples and Params folders are found in the Software Upgrade application directory. On an English Windows PC this will be C:\Program Files\Navico Egersund AS\Software Upgrade. Rename the file to <boattype>_params.xml. Change <boattype> with the actual name you use as boattype in the commissioning wizard. So if you have a boattype called 320, then the corresponding parameter file should be named 320_Params.xml. Edit the parameter values in the new file. Use a text editor like notepad. Rightclick on the parameter file in My Computer / Explorer and choose Open with and select Notepad. When the file is opened you will see something like this Navico software upgrade tool 17

Change the value for each of the parameters so that it corresponds to the sea trial parameter values in the Autopilot (AP24, AP28 or similar). In order to know which values to use you need to perform a real sea trial with this or a similar boat. Navico software upgrade tool 18

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