Upgrading an FX40 1.2 Station to FX Workbench 2.0
What the Upgrade Station Does
An enhancement was made in the core software of the FX40 that changes the internal file system functionality.
The updated file system now uses a base file block size of 1024 bytes where it used to be 512 bytes.
With this change in file block size, it is necessary to reduce the overall number of files stored within
a station. This upgrade tool can be used to reduce the number of files in a station by removing files
that should not be needed on a running station. This file reduction process is necessary in order to
avoid seeing a new warning message indicating that the station is running low on available disk space.
This upgrade process will perform following steps:
- Removes station backup files from the root directory.
- Delete the large brengel.png file from the Graphics folder.
- Deletes many of the Library Graphic files found in the sysPxFiles directory.
NOTE:
This upgrade process
WILL NOT upgrade an FX Workbench 1.0 or 1.1 Station!
Follow the steps to Upgrade your Station to FX Workbench 1.2 FIRST
and then follow these steps to Upgrade to FX Workbench 2.0. Failure to do so
may cause issues with your Station.
Upgrade Steps
- ALWAYS Backup your Station first!
- Upgrade can be run on a Local or Remote Station
- For a Remote FX40:
- Use Station Copier to create a copy of a Remote FX40
- From FX Workbench Pro, Open the Platform for the Remote FX40
- Double-click on the Station Copier found under the Platform
node of the tree.
- Copy the Station from the FX40 to the PC.
- Double-click on the Upgrade Station shortcut.
- From the File Menu, select Upgrade Remote Station.
- The Upgrade Remote Station dialog will appear. Use the remote site IP address of the FX40 and
enter the platform User ID and Password. You will also need to log into the Station
using the Station user id and password.
- Click the OK button to Upgrade the Remote Station.
- When the Upgrade process is complete, a status log will appear.
- After the Station is upgraded, you can proceed to run the Upgrade Remote Software Version
from FX Workbench 2.0.
- Select the Tools/Upgrade Remote Software Version. This
will install all of the latest Version 2.0 core software to the FX40.
- After the FX40 restarts, access your Station from FX Workbench 2.0 as normal.
- For Local Station:
- Copy the Local Station Directory to another location on the PC.
- Double-click on the Upgrade Station shortcut.
- From the file menu, select Upgrade Local Station.
- From the dialog, select the Station from the drop-down list. Also, enter the Windows Administrator User ID
and Password. You will also need to log into Station using the
Station user id and password.
- Click the OK button to Upgrade the Station.
- When the upgrade process is complete, a status log will appear.
- After the Station is upgraded, you can proceed to run the Upgrade Remote Software Version
from FX Workbench 2.0..
- Select the Tools/Upgrade Remote Software Version. This
will install all of the latest Version 2.0 core software to the FX40.
- After the FX40 restarts, from FX Workbench 2.0, select
File/Download Station. This will re-install the Upgraded Station.
Note: If you would like to control which files are trimmed from your old station, edit the file
TrimFileList.txt to include or exclude
other files.