Caution: Improper firmware updating procedures can result in the kit not functioning. Read this document carefully and avoid improper updating. Should a power failure, lightning, accidental shutdown or noise occur during writing of data, the kit may fail to function normally. In the worst case this can lead to damage to the equipment. We shall not be liable for such damage and the user may be required to ask for repair at his/her own expense.
Please follow the steps below:
- Connect the kit to the computer
Connect the USB Loader to your computer using the provided USB cable, and then connect the 4 pin D2D harness from your USB Loader to the Vehicle Interface Kit, as shown in Figure 1.
Note: High Power USB Port must be used to flash vehicle interface kit.
Figure 1. Connecting the kit to the computer
- Open the XpressVIP3 application
Click Start, click All Programs, click XpressVIP3, and then click XpressVIP3
Figure 2. Starting XpressLoader
- XpressVIP displays the vehicle interface kit's existing firmware version. Click the Firmware Search button to find the firmware. as shown in Figure 3 below.
Figure 3. Firmware information is displayed at the red circle.
- XpressVIP displays the a list of firmware compatibile to the connected kit. Choose the firmware to be flash, click the select button. as shown in Figure 4 below.
Figure 4. Click select button to select the firmware to be flash.
- Flash the new firmware to the kit
To being flash the firmware, click [Flash]. A progress bar will show the status of the write process.
Note: The update process will take approximately 30 seconds.
Do not Interrupt the firmware update process
Figure 5. Flashing in process
- Complete the update
When the update is complete, a message will appear on the screen as shown in Figure 6. The current information box (see Figure 6) will be updated with the current version of the reflashed file. You may close the application and disconnect the kit from the computer.
Figure 6. Firmware successfully flashed