AGS Field Service Knowledge Base

CLS (Cabinet Lighting Controller) Firmware Eclipse

You may need to get with IT to install the program needed to install the software.**

*If printer gives an error in device manager you need to turn off integrity checks.

In admin cmd bcdedit.exe /set nointegritychecks on


Tools:

  1. Right angle USB-B to USB-A (C030492). You can use a standard USB-A to USB-B if you remove the logic box and slide the CLS into the logic slot.

  2. Laptop with drivers and programs.

    1. CLS4HostApp

  3. Firmware file. (order like all other software)

 


Start up settings required to install the drivers. You will need IT help if the driver was not already installed.


Programming CLS Firmware:

  1. Pull the CLS out of the cabinet.

  2. Connect the Right angle USB to the port on the top side of the CLS board

  3. Push the CLS back into the cabinet.

  4. Connect the opposite end of the USB cable to your laptop.

  5. Launch Starwall Host App.

  6. click on “Upgrade TI-430” box to all application to put the ECM board into boot mode.

  7. A new dialog box will pop-up, click on the “Next” button, look for the next dialog box to indicate a device was found.

  8. When the device is found click on the “Select Firmware” radio button and then select “Browse” to the location where you have the firmware update file, it should have a following format”..\Fxxxxx-EclipseCtrl_y.zz.txt” file.

  9. This file is what will be sent to the CLS. click on the “Upgrade Firmware” button to start the upgrade.

  10. When complete click the “Close” button which will remove the “CJ USB Firmware Upgrade” dialog box and put you back to the “StarWall Host Application” dialog box.

  11. Notice that the Device F/W were the arrow is pointing should match the version you downloaded. This completes the firmware upgrade process for the CLS.

  12. Close the application.

  13. Remove the USB from the CLS and reboot the cabinet through the Control Menu.


Bad CLS Board

The video below shows what happens when the CLS was used with a Parallel LED Eclipse monitor while running the wrong firmware. It cannot be updated.

CLS update fail due to bad CLS Boarde.mov

 

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