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DEIF A/S

ML2 Backup Tool


Advanced Mode Description
Contents
Document information ...................................................................................................................................... 2
Revision history ............................................................................................................................................. 2
Acronyms and abbreviations ......................................................................................................................... 2
Purpose .......................................................................................................................................................... 2
References ..................................................................................................................................................... 2
Advanced mode ................................................................................................................................................. 3
Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 3
How to enter “Advanced mode” ................................................................................................................... 3
ML2 unit in application mode........................................................................................................................ 5
Application file selection ........................................................................................................................... 5
Bootloader selection ................................................................................................................................. 6
Upgrade ..................................................................................................................................................... 6
ML2 unit in boot mode .................................................................................................................................. 7
Application file selection ........................................................................................................................... 7
Bootloader selection ................................................................................................................................. 7
Restore settings file selection.................................................................................................................... 8
Document information
Revision history
Version Date Initials Comment
0.1 2015-08-23 FLS Document created
0.2 2015-09-03 HTD Documented reviewed + changes

Acronyms and abbreviations


Acronym Description
ASW Application software for the controller.
USW Utility Software
ML2 Multi line 2 controller e.g. AGC 2/3/4, PPM 2/3, GPC 2/3, PPU 2/3, GPU 2/3,
MDR 2 etc.

Purpose
The purpose of this document is making a guide, so the user is capable of making the correct choices in the
advanced menu for the ML2 Backup Tool.

References
ID BAAN/Link Document name Description
Advanced mode
Introduction
The “Advanced mode” feature is intended to be used when the normal wizard procedure in the “ML2
Backup Tool” is not capable of making the right choices. In the “Advanced mode” the ASW and Bootloader
must be selected. If incorrect choices is made regarding the bootloader the controller will be damaged and
most likely not be able to be repaired again. When using the “Advanced mode”, the user must know what
he is doing and be capable of making the right choices.

When using the “Advanced mode”, the user can easily damage the controller! The user
must know exactly what he is doing.

When entering the “Advanced mode”, the ML2 unit can be in two different states. Either in “application
mode” or in “boot mode”. When the controller is in “application mode” the controller looks normal on the
display and it is possible to move around in the menu. If the ML2 unit is in “boot mode”, it is not possible to
anything from the display. When it has been determined which state the controller is in, the chapter for
each state can be used, by following the steps in each chapter.

How to enter “Advanced mode”


When the “ML2 Backup Tool” has been opened, the “Advanced mode” is located in the bottom right
corner, shown with the arrow below:

Navn: How_to_enter

A popup window will then appear and asks for a password. The password to enter the “Advanced mode” is:

ml2adv15
The screen with the password is shown below:

Navn: Password
ML2 unit in application mode
If the ML2 unit is in “normal mode” (application mode), then it is possible to upgrade the application
software and the bootloader.

When the upgrade process is started the “ML2 Backup Tool” will create a backup file and save it on the
computer. The backup file contains different info about the unit such as options, settings etc.

If the backup file is not moved from the location where it is saved, it can be used for an automatic restore
process at a later time.

When the controller is in “normal mode” (application mode), and the “Advanced mode” is opened, the
“ML2 Backup Tool” will try to make some “safe” choices, if it is possible. The user cannot be sure that
choices the “ML2 Backup Tool” makes is safe, so the user must always be sure, before moving on in the
process.

When the ML2 unit is in “normal mode” the advanced menu will look like below:

Navn: Advanced_AppMode

Application file selection


The first line in the “Advanced mode” window represents which ASW should be flashed into the unit. If line
starts with “:DB:”, it means that the “ML2 Backup Tool” is able to recognise the software in the unit, and
suggests to put a matching software into the unit. If this software is not wanted to be used, the “Browse”
button can be pushed and another software can manually be selected.

Below the line with software selection, a box is shown. This gives two different possibilities:
If “Reset VTA” box is ticked. When the process has been done, the ML2 unit will have default
(A checkmark is shown in the settings. The options that where before the update process will still
box) be in place.
If “Reset VTA” box is NOT ticked. When the upgrade process has been done, the ML2 unit will have the
(A checkmark is NOT shown in same settings as before the process. This includes Input/Outputs,
the box) settings and M-Logic.

If the “Reset VTA” is left unchecked and software is changed, it is possible that the
parameters are not compatible, which can lead to hazardous situations.

Bootloader selection
The bootloader selection determines which bootloader should be put into the ML2 unit.

If the “application file line” starts with “:DB:”, the “ML2 Backup Tool” has detected a bootloader which is
relatively safe to put in. In the bootloader selection it is possible to choose between four different
bootloader softwares. The bootloader software must match the controller:

Bootloader Controller
R3+ Version 3 and upward products: AGC-3/4/PM, PPM-3, PPU-3, GPC-3, GPU-3 etc.
R2 Version 2 products: PPU-2, GPC-2, AGC-2, PPM-2 etc.
BGC/MDR (2000) BGC and BGC-2/MDR bootloader for 20 MHz processors
MDR (1944) Special MDR bootloader for 19,44 MHz processors

Selecting the wrong bootloader might damage the unit.

Upgrade
Push the “Upgrade” button, when the different selections have been made, to start the upgrade process.
ML2 unit in boot mode
If the ML2 unit is in “boot mode”, and there is no backup of the unit, the unit will have to be restored
manually through the “Advanced mode”. If a backup have been made earlier on the specific computer
connected to the ML2 unit, it is possible to restore the unit to the state it was, when the backup was made.

When the ML2 unit is in “boot mode” and a backup file is present, the “Advanced mode” window will look
like below:

Navn: Advanced_BootMode

Application file selection


When the unit is in “boot mode”, the line for “Application file” can only be active from two reasons. Either
there is no backup file present on the computer, or box further down called “Use Restore Application File”
is not checked. If the line for “Application file” is greyed out, there is a backup file present on the computer
and the “ML2 Backup Tool” will use the ASW that was used when the backup file for the unit was made.

Bootloader selection
From the bootloader selection the bootloader can be selected. If a backup file is present the bootloader
software will be chosen automatically. If the bootloader software has to be chosen manually the software
match between the controller looks like below:

Bootloader Controller
R3+ Version 3 and upward products: AGC-3/4/PM, PPM-3, PPU-3, GPC-3, GPU-3 etc.
R2 Version 2 products: PPU-2, GPC-2, AGC-2, PPM-2 etc.
BGC/MDR (2000) BGC and BGC-2/MDR bootloader for 20 MHz processors
MDR (1944) Special MDR bootloader for 19,44 MHz processors
Restore settings file selection
If a previous backup have been made, this backup file can be used to restore the unit. Click on the browse
button, and select the backup file, the unit should restore with.

It is only possible to backup files from the exact same unit.

The “Bootloader selection” will be updated, so it matches the bootloader used in backup file.

Enable Restore File


If the checkbox is marked all the settings in the ML2 unit will be restored from the backup file. If the
checkbox is not marked only the application configuration will be restored.

Use Restore Application File


If this checkbox is marked the “ML2 Backup Tool” will use the ASW when restoring the unit. If the box is not
marked, the ASW will have to manually selected.

Restore
Push the “Restore” button, when the different selections have been made, to start the restore process.

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