Preparing Your Hardware

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Preparing a DS202

Before starting to use TIDE, you should upload the correct firmware to a DS202. Perform the following steps:

•	Get tios_EM202_xxx.bin firmware file (the latest version) from the Tibbo website. _100 in this filename stands for version 1.00, for example.

•	Connect the DS202 to power (preferably, use adaptor supplied by Tibbo).

•	Connect the DS using a network cable (WAS-1499 or similar) to the same hub your computer is connected to, or directly to the computer with a cross network cable (WAS-1498 or similar).

•	Make sure your local firewall (such as the XP SP2 firewall) is disabled or does not block broadcast UDP messages. This is essential for communications between TIDE and the DS202 while debugging.

•	Run Device Explorer (Start > Programs > Tibbo > Tibbo IDE > Device Explorer).

•	You should see your device on the list. Select it.

•	Click Upload > Load Firmware Through the Network.

•	Select the firmware file, and click OK.

•	The firmware will now be uploaded.

•	For some firmware versions, you now have to manually reboot the DS (Disconnect and reconnect the power cable). The red Status LED should now blink rapidly. This is OK -- it means the TiOS firmware is loaded and the application program memory is empty.

•	Proceed to Starting a New Project.

Of course, once you upload a device with the TiOS firmware, it is no longer a Device Server! So you cannot see it under DS Manager. You could program it so it would respond to DS Manager -- but by default it is a 'clean slate', and does not respond to DS Manager broadcasts.

If for some reason you cannot perform a network upload, you can perform a serial upload by selecting Upload > Load firmware Through the Serial Port. You will then be prompted to select a COM port, turn the device off and turn it back on while pressing the SETUP button. Upload will then commence.