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Software Downloads
ProtoTRAK SLX CNC
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Current versions in this release: |
4.01 Software |
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4.0 Firmware |
Both master and slave software are downloaded simultaneously with this
process.
Please follow instructions carefully.
Download Instructions
(For Windows 95 or above.)
1.
Click on the Download Now button
2. In the selection window, select Save
3. Choose a location to save the file. You may want to create a
directory called "ProtoTRAK
Downloads" or save the file to your Desktop.
4. After the download completes, you will have the software
saved on your hard drive.
Close the download window if it is still open.
5. The software you have just downloaded is compressed to make
it easy to download. See the
instructions below "Extracting and installing the
software on your ProtoTRAK" to finish the
process.
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sx401_40.zip 1,104KB |
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Extracting and installing the software on your ProtoTRAK
This section describes the easiest way to get the software you have
downloaded from your computer
hard drive to your ProtoTRAK.
Note - You may choose to install the software via a floppy disk or a
USB thumb drive.
For Windows XP users:
1. Place a formatted, blank floppy disk into your floppy drive (Drive
A), or plug your thumb drive into your USB port..
2. Double Click on the
zip file that you've just
downloaded.
3. Go up to the top left hand corner of your window, and click on
FILE, and then EXTRACT ALL.
4. An Extraction Wizard window will appear. Click on NEXT.
5. Underneath where it says "Files will be extracted to this
directory:" type in the location / drive
letter of the device you wish to install the software
from (for example, A:\ for the floppy drive,
or E:\ for your USB thumb drive. The software MUST be
copied within the root directory of the
drive), then click NEXT.
6. This should start copying all the necessary files to the floppy
drive. Once complete, click on the
FINISH button. Then proceed to the instructions
on installing to your Prototrak control below.
For Windows 95, 98, NT, ME, and 2000 users:
You must have third party compression software installed on your
computer, such as WinZip
(www.winzip.com).
Follow the appropriate instructions for extracting all files to a
floppy disk or USB thumb Drive
Installing the software on your ProtoTRAK
1. After the software is copied to the floppy, take it out and put it
into the floppy drive on your
ProtoTRAK SLX CNC. Before doing the following steps,
you may want to save your program
or any tools you have in current memory.
2. Press Mode, then the SYS key (this is key to the left of the
screen).
3. Press Update Slave. This will start the update process and will
take a moment or so. After
the update is finished, the ProtoTRAK SLX screen will
show the same image you see when
you first turn it on.
4. Press the SYS key once again.
5. Press UPDATE MASTER. This will update the main software and will
reboot the computer once
it is complete. In the event that updater gets stuck on
a black screen with a message "Commiting
data and disabling overlay (live)", try inserting /
removing any USB device in the available USB
ports on the Prototrak control. This should wake it up
again.
6. Remove the floppy from the floppy drive.
7. You can verify that the software was properly installed by checking
the software version
in the service codes. To do this, press the following:
Mode, Set Up, Serv Codes, Code #, 33,
ABS SET. You should see the same version numbers as
above.
Installing the software on your ProtoTRAK from USB THUMBDRIVE
1. Using your keyboard, press the PAUSE BREAK button - this will exit
out of our software.
2. Press CTRL and ESC at the same time. This will bring up the START
menu.
3. Use the arrow keys to navigate to the RUN option. Press ENTER.
4. In the text box, type in the following: D:\PT4SXINSTALL SLAVE This
will update the firmware portion
of the software. Once complete, our software screen
should come back up.
5. Repeat steps 1 - 3
6. This time in the text box, type in the following: D:\SETUP This
will update the master software
portion. Once complete, it will reboot the computer,
and then the update process will be complete.
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