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5.0 Using FreeSpace
®
4400 Installer™ Software
3. Launch the FreeSpace 4400 Installer™ software.
The FreeSpace 4400 Installer software splash screen will appear
on your screen.
After the splash screen, a status dialog will appear and report the
status of each installation stage.
Programmer’s Note: Clicking the Close button on the
hardware connection status dialog will cause a communi-
cations failure, locking the serial port. If the port locks,
you must restart your computer.
4. If prompted, select the correct COM port for the
FreeSpace 4400 system.
By default, the FreeSpace 4400 Installer software tries to locate a
hardware device on the COM 1 serial port. If the FreeSpace 4400
system is not detected on COM 1, the software displays a
“Choose COM port” dialog box asking you to select the correct
serial port.
Programmer’s Note: If you encounter the “Choose
COM port” dialog box, immediately follow the displayed
recommendations for correcting the problem. DO NOT
click the Cancel button until after trying each of the
given recommendations.
Programmer’s Note: Before dismissing the “Choose
COM port” dialog, select the COM 2 port and click Try
Again. Not doing this will cause the COM 1 port to be
locked.
After your PC successfully connects to the FreeSpace 4400 hard-
ware, the Choose COM port dialog should automatically close. If
not, close the window manually.
5. If you have connected to a new FreeSpace 4400 sys-
tem, use the FreeSpace 4400 front panel window to
set up the hardware.
Refer to the “FreeSpace® 4400 System Setup” on page 34.
At this point in the installation, the software looks for a
connected FreeSpace 4400 system, and if found, then
checks to see what version firmware is running in the
FreeSpace 4400 system.
If you get a “No hardware detected” dialog, see “No
hardware detected” on page 26.
If you get an Incompatible Microcontroller code dialog,
see “Incompatible microcontroller code” on page 26.