Fastrak Supreme 10 - Upgrade Firmware to R7-43

[davidc]

Hiya,

You will need to Make or otherwise obtain an appropriate programming cable.

I can’t find my previous post to reference, but here’s the instructions again:

As awneil said, it’s all in the Fastrack Supreme user guide (WA_DEV_Fastrk_UGD_001), section 3.2.1.3
Basically, you will need the following:

• 1 x HD-15 Male (has pins) connector (solder bucket connections make life a lot easier)
• 1 x DB-9 Female (has holes) connector
• 1 x 10k 1/4 watt axial resistor
• 1 x small Single Pole Normally Open (SPNO) push-button switch
• appropriate cable
• Soldering iron and solder

A small vice is useful to hold the connectors while soldering.

Construction Steps:

1. Follow Table 2 (Sub HD 15-pin connector description) to wire the RS232 pins from the HD15 connector to the DB9 connector. The connection is DCE ‘Straight through’ (i.e. HD15[TxD] goes to DB9[TxD]).
   The easiest way to work out the correct pins is to use a multimeter and test your existing interface cable.
2. Trim and Solder one end of the resistor to one terminal of the push-button switch
3. Strip the end and Solder a short length of insulated hook-up wire to the other terminal of the push-button switch
4. Trim and Solder the other end of the resistor to Pin 3 of the HD15 connector
5. Strip the end and Solder the other end of the wire connected to the push-button switch to Pin 9 of the HD15 connector
6. Make the whole constriction tidy and ensure that no inter-pin shorts are possible

That’s it. Follow the instructions posted earlier to erase the application from your modem.

and then here:http://forum.sierrawireless.com/viewtopic.php?f=116&t=1907&p=11683&hilit=10k#p11665 for notes on the procedure to upgrade your firmware.

Hope this helps.

ciao, Dave