How to Program the Heritage Series

Requirements
To program the console you will need a PC with a serial port and a standard Null Modem cable, which should be wired as below:
End 1 -Female 9 Pin D-Type End 2 – Female 9 Pin D-Type
Pin 1 Not Connected Pin 1
Pin 2 ----------------\ /------------------- Pin 2
Pin 3 ----------------/ \------------------- Pin 3
Pin 4 Not Connected Pin 4
Pin 5 ------------------------------------- Pin 5
Pin 6 Not Connected Pin 6
Pin 7 Not Connected Pin 7
Pin 8 Not Connected Pin 8
Pin 9 Not Connected Pin 9
Pin 5 is a pin-to-pin connection, however Pins 2 and 3 are reversed at one end of the cable. No other pins are connected.
NB We only recommend this cable is a maximum length of 5m.
The computer should be linked by the null modem cable to the rear RS232 cable on the Heritage.

Installing the Heritage PC Update Software
The software is available on floppy disk, via the link at the bottom of this page or can be E-Mailed upon request. If you are installing from a floppy, then bypass step one.
1. On the PC, Create a directory called HSUtil
2. Extract ‘HSUTIL Ver1-4 Release.zip’ to this directory, using a tool such as WinZip.
3. Run the Hsutil application.
4. In the HSUtil File menu, select Setup Comms. This will display the four possible COM ports, one of which will be highlighted (normally COM1). If you have connected the Null Modem cable to a port other than COM1, select it here. Click on OK to complete the configuration of the COM port.

Programming New Host Code Software Into The Heritage
1. Turn off the console and connect the Null Modem cable between the console and an available COM port on the PC.
2. Copy the new Heritage software (named ***.htg) into the HSUtil directory.
3. If the HSUtil update program is not already running on the PC, run it now (when this program starts there will be a slight delay as it looks for a serial port to use.) Note: COM1 is the default port; if you are not using the default port, be sure to set it using the method described in step 4 of “Installing the Heritage PC Update Software” above).
4. Select the Console menu and click on Program. The Program window will be shown.
5. Select Browse and highlight the file ‘***.htg’ you wish to update to (normally located in c:\hsu\). Click on Open to select this file as the new software to be programmed to the console. This file name will be shown in the program window.
6. Click on Program, and in the Status window you will be prompted to turn on the console.
7. Switch on the Heritage. The HSUtil software will detect all 11 of the console microprocessors and their names will be displayed in the status window (a listing of their names is given at the end of this page). The new software will then be loaded into the Heritage, during which time ‘Programming’ will be displayed in the status window. The programming status of the microprocessors will then be shown in the status window and ‘Console Programmed Successfully’ will appear on completion of the installation.
DO NOT INTERRUPT THE PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE!
Doing so could corrupt the console microprocessor software and render the console inoperable.
8. When all 11 microprocessors have been programmed, click on the OK button.
9. Turn the Heritage console off and then back on, and the automation system in the Heritage will reconfigure itself and the new console software will start.
10. Close the HSUtil application and disconnect the null modem cable.

Saving The Memory From The Heritage To A File
1. Connect the Null Modem cable between the console and an available COM port on the PC.
2. If the HSUtil update program is not already running on the PC, run it now (when this program starts there will be a slight delay as it looks for a serial port to use.) Note: COM1 is the default port; if you are not using the default port, be sure to set it using the method described in step 4 of “Installing the Heritage PC Update Software” above).
3. Select the Show menu and click on Download From Console. A window will open and set up the COM port. The message Waiting for Show data will then be displayed.
4. Select the SYSTEM menu on the Heritage and scroll to DATA. Press CONFIRM, then scroll to SAVE and press CONFIRM.
5. Now scroll to RS232 and press CONFIRM. The show memory from the Heritage will be uploaded from the console into the computer.
6. When the data transfer is complete, the Heritage will ask you to confirm the STORE OK. Press CONFIRM.
7. On the PC HSUtil application, select the Show menu in HSUtil and click on Save To File.
8. A prompt will appear asking for a Show name. Give the file a suitable name and a file type of .shw.
9. Click on OK and the file will be saved.

Uploading A Show Into The Heritage
1. Connect the Null Modem cable between the console and an available COM port on the PC.
2. If the HSUtil update program is not already running on the PC, run it now (when this program starts there will be a slight delay as it looks for a serial port to use.) Note: COM1 is the default port; if you are not using the default port, be sure to set it using the method described in step 4 of “Installing the Heritage PC Update Software” above).
3. From the Show menu click on Load From File. Using the browse function select the Show you wish to upload into the console and click on OK.
4. A window will open telling you the loading is complete. Click on OK.
5. Select the Show menu in HSUtil and click on Upload to Console’. A window will open asking you to hit upload when console is ready.
6. Select the SYSTEM menu on the Heritage and scroll to DATA, then press CONFIRM. Scroll to ‘LOAD’ and press ‘CONFIRM’.
7. Now scroll to RS232 and press ‘CONFIRM’.
8. On the PC HSUtil application, click on the Upload button. The screen will then display the scene numbers as they are uploaded to the console.
9. When the file is uploaded successfully, the Heritage will prompt you to press CONFIRM.
10. The show memory from the computer is now be loaded into the Heritage.

HSUtil Files
Hsutil.exe – The main program executable.
Hsutil.hlp – The program help file.
Hsutil.gid – Help support file.
Hsutil.cnt – Help support file.
Microprocessor Names and Locations
Input MPU (1) Input Block 1
Input MPU (2) Input Block 2
Input MPU (3) Input Block 3
Input MPU (4) Input Block 4
Input MPU (5) Input Block 5
Input MPU (6) Input Block 6
Matrix/Group/Aux MPU (0) Central Processor
Matrix/Group/Aux MPU (1) Central Processor
VCA MPU (0) Central Processor
VCA MPU (1) Central Processor
Central MPU (0) Central Processor

Note: The microprocessors are not necessarily displayed in this order. Depending upon the start-up software loaded on the microprocessors you may get an error message about version numbers - this is normal and will not affect the reprogramming operation.

If you have any further questions regarding these instructions, please contact Karl Brant or Nigel Turner at Midas Customer Support.

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