VEDASII Upgrade Instructions
Download the required setup files
(Download Links located on the right side of this page)
- Java Runtime Environment
- Valcom Terminal for Windows
- Valcom Upgrade Package V1.24
Installation Instructions
Once you have downloaded the above, you can procede with the install.
- Step One: Install the Java Runtime Environment - jre-1_5_0_09-windows-i586-p.exe
- Step Two: Install the Valcom Terminal - Valcom-Terminal-Setup.exe
Windows 95/98/NT/XP Port Settings
- Valcom Terminal has been tested with the following COM port settings
- Speed: 9600
- Data Bits: 8
- Parity: None
- Stop Bits: 1
- Flow Control: None
- FIFO turned off
- You can find the settings for your COM port under - Control Panel - System - Device Manager - Ports
- FIFO control is under the advanced button when editing the properties of your COM Port
Upgrading the VEDAS II
- Open the Valcom Terminal from the start menu - it will ask for the COM port that the VEDAS will be connected to
- Under the Settings menu, click the Set Baud Rate, and set to 57600
- Connect the VEDAS II (Program Terminal) to the PC's serial port, using the provided serial cable
- Power on the VEDAS II
- Verify the connection has been made by pressing space then enter in the terminal, The VEDAS menu should be displayed in the terminal
- At the main menu type -9999 and press enter, the VEDAS is now ready to accept the new firmware
- Under the Commands menu, click Upgrade VEDAS II
- The Valcom Terminal will ask for the VEDAS II Upgrade Package you downloaded above - v124.vug
- The Valcom Terminal will now ask you for an upgrade activation code, which has been given to you for each VEDAS you wish to upgrade
- The upgrade will take approximately 5 minutes
- Watch the bottom status window, to make sure no errors occur during the firmware upgrade
- Once the upgrade is done, the window will disappear, and a message at the bottom will say upgrade complete
- To initialize VEDAS, push ESC in the terminal
Trouble Shooting
- If an error occurs during the upload, in most cases you can recover by re-uploading the firmware
- Press enter in the terminal, make sure you have the * prompt
- As above click Upgrade VEDAS II under the Commands menu
