Copyright March 2002 by ICP DAS CO., LTD. All right reserved.

**************************Description**************************
Please refer to "descripition.txt" file.
CD-ROM\Napdos\ISaGRAF\7188EG\Driver\special_version\1.29_s1\descripition.txt
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The ISaGRAF embedded driver is firmware burned into the flash 
memory of the I-7188XG/I-7188EG. It can be easily 
upgraded by the user.

Our newly released driver can also be obtained from the following
website.
   ftp.icpdas.com/pub/cd/8000cd/napdos/isagraf/7188eg/driver/special_version  

Warning:
  The copyright of the firmware and ISaGRAF embedded driver 
  belongs to ICP DAS CO., LTD. 
  Only the I-7188XG/I-7188EG and I-8xx7 controller have registered 
  a legal ISaGRAF Target license. To burn an ISaGRAF embedded driver
  into others is absolutely illegal and may be punished by law. 

Trademark:
  Products, names and trade names appeared belongs to their respective owner. 

Make sure of your current driver version before you upgrade it. 

************** We use driver version 1.29_s1 as an example ********************


1. Create a file folder named "7188EG" in your hard drive. 
   For example, "c:\7188EG".

2. Copy the driver & dowmload utility of the correct version 
   into your "7188EG" folder. 

   For example, version 1.29_s1, copy 
   \Napdos\ISaGRAF\7188EG\Driver\special_version\1.29_s1\7188x.exe to \7188EG\7188x.exe
   \Napdos\ISaGRAF\7188EG\Driver\special_version\1.29_s1\7188x.ini to \7188EG\7188x.ini
   \Napdos\ISaGRAF\7188EG\Driver\special_version\1.29_s1\7188xw.exe to \7188EG\7188xw.exe
   \Napdos\ISaGRAF\7188EG\Driver\special_version\1.29_s1\7188xw.ini to \7188EG\7188xw.ini
   \Napdos\ISaGRAF\7188EG\Driver\special_version\1.29_s1\e-030516.img to \7188EG\e-030516.img
   \Napdos\ISaGRAF\7188EG\Driver\special_version\1.29_s1\isa7188e.exe to \7188EG\isa7188e.exe
   \Napdos\ISaGRAF\7188EG\Driver\special_version\1.29_s1\autoexec.bat to \7188EG\autoexec.bat

3. Run "\7188EG\7188x.exe" (run "7188xw.exe" if your windows is NT, 2000 & XP) 
   in your hard drive. A "7188x" screen will appear. 

4. Link COM1 or COM2 of your PC to COM1 of the I-7188EG controller 
   through a RS232 cable. 

5. Power off the I-7188EG controller, connect pin "INIT" to "GND" 
   and then power it up.

6. If the connection is Ok, messages will appear on the 7188x screen.

      ****************************************
      ****  7188x Ver. 1.01.0 02/23/2000  ****
      ***        Press F1 for help.        ***
      ****************************************
      
      i7188e>

7. Type ver to see the current OS date and version

      i7188e> ver

      ICP_DAS MiniOS7 for I-7188e Ver. 1.01 build 006,Feb 05 2002 10:52:09
      SRAM:512K, FLASH MEMORY:512K
      Serial number= 09 79 70 63 03 00 00 53

   Type "isa7188e *p=", the driver version No. and copyright message will be displayed.

      i7188e> isa7188e *p=

      i-7188EX Driver: V1.03 , Mar.18,2002
      (C)Copyright:ICP DAS  CO. , LTD.      Taiwan Id:84517297


To burn an ISaGRAF embedded driver, follow the following steps. 

8. Power off the I-7188EG controller, connect pin "INIT*" to "GND" 
   and then power it up.

9. The OS image should upgrade first. Type "upload" to load the OS image

    i7188e> upload       

    press at ALT+E and key in the image name ( for version 1.29_s1  "e-030516.img" ) 

    and then type "bios1"

      8000> bios1        (WAIT ABOUT 30 SEC. ***DO NOT REMOVE THE POWER IN THESE 30 SEC.*** ) 

10. Type "del" and reply "y" to delete the current driver.

      i7188e> del
      Total File number is 2, do you really want to delete(y/n)?

11. Type "load", then press ALT_E and then type "autoexec.bat" .

      i7188e> load
      File will save to 8000:0000
      StartAddr-->7000:FFFF
      Press ALT_E to download file!
      Input filename:autoexec.bat
      Send file info. total 1 blocks
      Block 1
      Transfer time is: 0.329670 seconds

      Back to Terminal mode

12. Type "load" again, then press ALT_E and then type "isa7188e.exe". 
    It will take about 55 seconds to finish.

      i7188e> load
      File will save to 8003:0002
      StartAddr-->8000:0031
      Press ALT_E to download file!
      Input filename:isa7188e.exe
      Send file info. total 1070 blocks
      Block 1070
      Transfer time is: 54.505495 seconds

      Back to Terminal mode

13. Type "dir" to make sure "autoexec.bat" and "isa7188e.exe" 
    are well burned.

      i7188e> dir
       0)autoexec.bat 12/18/2000 10:09:00     18[00012]8002:0000-8003:0002
       1)isa7188e.exe 11/27/2001 18:34:02 273691[42D1B]8005:0002-C2D6:000D
      Total File number is 2  Free space=53875 bytes

14. Type "isa7188e *b=n", Setting COM1 Baudrate ,n = 0~9, n=4(defaulf) 
      i7188xb> isa7188 *b=4
        Set Com1 Baudrate to 19200


    The setting for com1 baudrate are as follows : 1=2400,2=4800,3=9600,4=19200(defaulf),
    5=38400,6=57600,7=115200,8=300,9=600,0=1200


15. Press ALT_X to exit "7188x".

16. Remove the connection between "INIT*" - "GND", reset the I-7188XG.

Note:
    If 7188x.exe couldn't work correctly, try to copy 
    \Napdos\ISaGRAF\7188EG\Driver\7188xw.exe,7188xw.ini 
    from the CD_ROM into your "7188EG" folder and run "\7188EG\7188xw.exe".