Pv+ Firmware Upgrade

Hi Guys ,I have a PV+ 700 with older firmware rev 3.01, i am trying to load an application into it that was created with latest version RS View ME , but am haveing problems due old firmware in PV+. Does any one know a solution?

Sure do Vern me ole cok sparra'...download the latest firmware file from Rockwell (it's a self running exe file), copy it to compact flash and slip er in!! It says it takes about 20 mins to update, then you're good to go!



Rob

If you are using RSView ME studio 4.0 then you can generate a runtime file that will work on the PV+ with the 3.01 firmware. You get the chance to choose the version to generate when it promts you for the .mer file name. There is a pull down at the bottom where you can choose the version number.

Darren

Cheers Rob , Ill give that a go.

PV+ has been through four actual generations of firmware, even though only the minor revision changed in three of them.

3.0
3.1
3.2
4.0


Version 3.0 of the PV+ firmware used a base Windows CE operating system that was version 3.0, and all the later versions of the PV+ use a version of Windows CE 4.10, aka "CE.net".

Version 3.0 must be first upgraded to 3.1 before it can be taken to any other version.

Because of Microsoft licensing terms, every unit that was upgraded from version 3.0 to 3.1 needed a new OS license sticker, and it was a chargeable upgrade.

RA did not charge for these for about a year, then started charging for the upgrade kit. Most RA offices still have a few of the upgrade kits around.

I do recommend contacting your local RA office and getting the firmware upgrade to the current 4.11 release of PV+ firmware. It's faster, more reliable, and has more features.

In the near term, though, version 4.0 of RSView Studio does have a "save as" feature to create a runtime that will run on any of the earlier terminal firmwares.