TechNote IP-01C
Intelliprint Series
Printer Firmware Upgrade
Part 4 - SIMM Copy
22 Jan 2001 Ed Palmer

SIMM to SIM Copy

The Intelliprint controller has two SIMM slots, and can copy the code from the SIMM in slot 1 to a SIMM in slot 2. This has some advantages over the flash method:

• The copy is through direct memory access, therefore is much faster than the flash upgrade through the parallel or network interface (about two minutes vs. twenty minutes).
• The target SIMM can be blank.
• No parallel or network interface connections are required.
• This method can be used to upgrade multiple printers that are not on a network, or to repair a printer with corrupted firmware.

Note: The copy procedure works only for SIMMs of the same type. Refer to IP-18 for information on the different SIMMs.

Procedure:

• Turn the printer power off.
• Remove the printer controller from the printer.
• Install the source SIMM (the SIMM to be copied from) into the FLASH SIMM 1 slot.
• Install the destination SIMM (the code SIMM to be written to) into the FLASH SIMM 2 slot.
• Re-install the Intelliprint controller.
• mL320, mL401, LN32, LNM40: Press and hold CANCEL, SELECT and RETURN.
• mL210, mL280, LN21, LN28: Press and hold CANCEL, NEXT and SELECT.
• Turn the printer power on.
• When the display shows COPY SIMM 1 TO 2, release the keys.
• Press SELECT- the display shows COPYING.
• When complete, the display shows COPY COMPLETED | POWER OFF.

  Note: Older versions of code may show COPY COMPLETED | PRESS START on completion. Do NOT press the START key. (If START is pressed, the printer will show USER FLASH ERROR | SELECT TO FORMAT. Pressing SELECT will format the SIMM, wiping the code that was just copied.)

• Turn the printer power off.
• Remove the Intelliprint controller.
• Remove the upgraded SIMM from slot 2.
• Re-install the Intelliprint controller.
• Install the copied SIMM into the desired printer.

Note: Any option Flash SIMM that normally runs in Flash SIMM slot 2 cannot be copied by this method. This includes the IPDS Font SIMM, the User Flash SIMM and any Bar Code or Font options.

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