RabbitLink User's Manual

> ## Appendix C. Install Firmware and Upgrades

> Appendix C provides information on how to connect the RabbitLink to reload the firmware and firmware upgrades.

> ### C.1 Download Firmware

> Two binary files are included in the Dynamic C RabbitLink folder.

> - DOWNLOAD.BIN--RabbitLink firmware binary image.
> - CLEAR_PARAM.BIN--RabbitLink serial port reset. This binary file is used to reset the serial port if its operation has become undefined.

> The RabbitLink board supplied from the factory already has DOWNLOAD.BIN firmware loaded. Follow these steps to reload the firmware or to reset the RabbitLink serial port.

> 1. Connect the RabbitLink board to your PC as shown in Figure C-1 with the PROG connector on the programming cable connected to the PROG IN header of the RabbitLink board.
> Figure C-1. RabbitLink Connections for Downloading Firmware

> 2. Use the Rabbit Field Utility to load the DOWNLOAD.BIN firmware or the CLEAR_PARAM.BIN binary image onto the RabbitLink board.
> 3. Disconnect the programming cable.
> 4. Unplug the power supply, then plug the power supply back in. This resets the RabbitLink from Program Mode to Run Mode.

> #### C.1.1 Firmware Upgrades

> Follow the above steps to install a firmware upgrade. Just subsitute the name of the firmware upgrade for the DOWNLOAD.BIN firmware binary image file. Web ugrades will be available at www.rabbitsemiconductor.com or at www.zworld.com.

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