ENGINEERING CHANGE RECORD

No: 312I034
TITLE: Program Update to Version 00-09
Included ECR No:
PRIORITY: Important
DATE RELEASED: November 12, 2012
MODEL: XP Series

Revision Information:
N/A

Applicable To:
XP-100 S/N: A1574 and thereafter

XP-300 S/N: A1777 and thereafter

Summary:
The XP Series main unit program has been updated from version 00-07 to version
00-09. In addition, the XP Series program for SNCS communication PCB (SNCS
Firmware) version 00-02 and Print Server program have been added to the CF
(CompactFlash) card for program upgrade.

Detailed Information:
1. The XP Series main unit program has been updated from version 00-07 to version 00-09.
As there were some problems with version 00-08, it will not be released to the field.
Instead, version 00-09 will be released. Therefore, please read both versions’ changed
contents described below.
From version 00-08, programs listed in 2) and 3) below have been included in the CF card
for program upgrade, in addition to the XP Series main unit program.
List of programs contained in the CF card for XP Series main unit program version 00-08
1) CARD1XP1X: XP Series main unit program
2) CDR2XP1X (SNCS Firmware): Program for SNCS communication PCB (PCB
NO.90043)
3) Print Server: Print server program for XP instruments
 Print Server program has been added in order to provide the field with a program
that can be operated on a PC when printing on a Windows compatible printer via a
PC using the LAN port (for connecting to the host computer).

Notes:
For CDR2XP1X (SNCS Firmware) version 00-02, [Main Ver.: Ver.1.10] will be
displayed on the XP main unit as version indication, whereas for version 00-01,

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 [Main Ver.:
V Ver.1.003] will be displayed
d on the XP mainn unit. As suuch,
CDR2X XP1X (SNCS Firmware)) version 00--02 will be rreferred to ass CDR2XP1X
(SNCS Firmware) [Main Ver.: Ver.1.10] an nd CDR2XP P1X (SNCS Firmware)
version
n 00-01 will be referred to
t as CDR2X XP1X (SNC S Firmware)) [Main Ver.:
Ver.1.0
03] in this EC
CR.

To avoid risk assocciated with upgrading

u thee CDR2XP11X program,, you should
just ord
der PCB NO O.90043(XP SERIES)
S (P//N: BY5698881) and repllace. In this
way, thhe CDR2XP1X program will already y be installedd as part of tthe PCB
upgrade. This is reccommended process for the field.
Howev ver, for thosee who urgenttly need to upgrade
u the C
CDR2XP1X X program to
versionn 00-02 even n though they
y don't have new PCB, w we are providding an optioon
to upgrrade the prog gram using CDR2XP1X
C (SNCS Firm mware) in thhe CF card.
This is just a tempo orary measurre and is nott recommendded for the fi field.
If old PCB
P NO.900 043(XP SERRIES) is instaalled on XP instrument aand you fail to
upgrade the CDR2X XP1X progrram to versio on 00-02 usinng CDR2XP P1X (SNCS
Firmwaare) in the CF
C card, you will not be able
a to upgraade the proggram again
(You only have oncce chance.). If this happeens, you wil l need to repplace old PCCB
with neew PCB.
[Versio
on 00-08 ch
hanged con
ntents]
[CARD1
1XP1X: XP Series Main
n Unit Program]

For vers
sion 00-08, main chang
ges are as follows:
f

<Chang
ged Specifications>

(1) Charracters "." an

nd "_" have been added to the alpha//numeric keyypads.
 For uppe er case, "-" key
k has been changed to ". - _".

 For loweer case, "-" key

k has been changed to ". - _".

Before
B chang
ge Affter change

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 (2) The number of characters
c whhich can be set for POP user name hhas been incrreased. (To
enab
ble this functtion, a CF caard containin
ng CDR2XP P1X (SNCS F Firmware) [M
Main Ver.:
Ver.1.10] is requ
uired.)
 POP userr name inputt screens forr QC data, m maintenance ddata and imaage data havve
been chaanged so thatt up to 50 chharacters cann be set for P
POP user nam
me.

Before
B chang
ge Affter change

 SNCS seetting values have been changed

c as liisted below.

Befo
ore change After change
Name Bytes
B Name Bytes
Settting value Settinng value verssion 4
4
verssion Basic informationn 176
Bassic data 176 QC innformation 316
QC data 316 Mainttenance
316
Maiintenance inform
mation
316
dataa Imagee informationn 316
Imaage data 316 Conneection
8
Connnection inform
mation
8
dataa Dumm
my 120
Dum
mmy 120 Checkk sum 4
Cheeck sum 4 POP user name for
200
Dummmy 29696
2 QC da ata
Total 30956
3 POP user name for
200
mainttenance datta
POP user name for
200
imagee data
Checkk sum 4
Dummmy 29092
Total 30956

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 (3) Duraation of SNCCS time out has
h been chaanged.
To reduce
r the nu
umber of SNNCS errors, the timeout dduration for an SNCS coonnection errror
has been
b changeed from 30 seeconds to 3 minutes.
m

<Resollved issues
s>

1) Printting problem
ms with PCL protocol priinters have bbeen resolvedd.
Previously, when n printing onn a PCL prinnter (GP prinnter) from thhe XP instrum
ment, some
charaacters were overlapped
o and
a were inv verted betweeen black andd white. This issue has nnow
beenn resolved.
2) Probblems with thhe positions of characters displayed oon the reageent replacem ment history
screeen have beenn resolved.
Previously, if lesss than 16 chharacters (Maximum num mber of charracters for a product
codee/product nam me) were sett for a produuct code (prooduct name),, there were cases wheree
inforrmation on shelf life afteer opening was
w displayedd in the prodduct code (prroduct namee)
colum mn on the seecond reagen nt replacemeent history sccreen as somme characterss were moveed to
left.

This issue has no

ow been reso
olved.
Before chang
ge Affter change

[Versio
on 00-09 ch
hanged con
ntents]

For vers
sion 00-09, changes arre as follows
s:

<Chang
ged Specifications>

(1) Connditions for disconnectin

d ng host LANN connection have been cchanged.
Prevviously, if a setting valuee was chang
ged on the XPP main unit,, host
LAN N connection n was discon nnected no matter
m what ttype of settinng
paraameters weree changed. The
T program m has now beeen changed to not
discconnect host LAN conneection unlesss network setttings are chhanged.

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 <Resollved issues
s>

(1) Step
ps have been n taken to ressolve the issu
ue where QC C chart was not
disp
played depen nding on how w the instrumment was resstarted after tthe
instrrument had been
b shut doown.
Prevviously, if th
he instrumennt was restartted by pressiing "Restart"" button
with
hout switchin ng OFF the XPX main uniit after a shuutdown sequuence
wass executed, thhe following g problems occurred.
o
 If QC an nalysis was performed
p when
w there w
were less thann 60
plots of QC data, on nly analysis results
r were displayed onn the QC
chart scrreen and QC C data analyzzed after the instrument w was
restartedd were not diisplayed. (However, if thhe instrumennt was
restartedd by switchinng OFF and ON the XP m main unit, aall QC
data werre displayed..)
 If QC an nalysis was performed
p when
w there w
were 60 plots of old
QC dataa, QC analysiis was not co ompleted suuccessfully annd the
instrumeent locked up p, displayingg a system errror.

Theese issues hav

ve now been
n resolved.
2. [CDR2X
XP1X (SNC
CS Firmware
e): Program for SNCS ccommunicattion PCB (P
PCB
NO.900
043)]

From [M
Main Ver.: Ver.1.03]
V to [Main Ver.: Ver.1.10], tthe following
g change ha
as been ma
ade:

(Upgrad
ding to [Main Ver.: Ver.1.10] is ess
sential if mo
ore than 15 ccharacters a
are used forr
POP usser name.)

<Chang
ged Specifications>

(1) Thee number off characters which can be set for P

POP user na
ame has bee
en
incrreased to a maximum of
o 50 characcters.

Note: Iff using this

s function, both CDR22XP1X (SNCCS Firmwa
are) [Main V
Ver.: Ver.1.1
10]
and CAARD1XP1X program version
v 00-0
09 are requ
uired.
3. [Print Server progra am]
Print Seerver is a prrint server program spe ecially desig ned for XP Series instrruments. Th
he
programm works on the PC whe en printing on
o a Window ws 7 printerr via the PC as shown
below.

Please refer to the program ve

ersion historries in "Atta chments" fo
or detailed information.
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 <Notes for updating program version>
1. Refer to the "XP Series CARD1XP1X Program Upgrade Procedure" in "Attachments".
2. Do not update program versions with the combination marked "X" in the table below.
3. When purchasing PCB NO.90043(XP SERIES) [P/N: BY569881] as a PM part, make
sure to purchase CARD_ASSY NO.25(1XP1X) [P/N: BD347455] as well to update the
XP main unit's program version. (As CDR2XP1X [Main Ver.:Ver.1.10] does not work
properly with CARD1XP1X version 00-07 or lower, it is necessary to upgrade
CARD1XP1X to version 00-09 first.
Please read the following items as they are very important.
XP Series Program Upgrade Procedure
1. Explanation on this program
2. Program version compatibility

Action To Be Taken :
1. This program will not be provided free of charge for instruments in the field. If you
need to update the program version, an order should be placed using the part
number listed below.
2. Please refer to the following pages of updated SYSMEX documentation (attached)
for applicable information.
These updated pages will be included in the next Manual update.
XP Series Service Manual pages:
Chapter 5 Service Program: Table of Contents, 5-49~5-51
Parts List: Table of Contents, 8-28, 8-29

Parts Quantity Changes:

Old New Lead
No. Description Status Category
Qty Qty Time
BD347455 CARD_ASSY NO.25(1XP1X) 1 1 Changed 90 days E
PCB NO.90043(XP SERIES) (P/N: BY569881)
AQ899866 OUTPUT INTERFACE_ASSY 1 1 Changed 90 days E
NO.8
NOTE: Lead time is only an approximate delivery time for your reference.

Reference Document :
None

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 Attachments :
CARD1XP1X XP Series Main Unit Program Version History
CDR2XP1X XP Series Program for SNCS Communication PCB
(PCB NO.90043) Version History
XP Series Print Server Program Version History
XP Series Program Upgrade Procedure
XP Series Service Manual Chapter 5 Service Program: Table of
Contents, 5-49~5-51
XP Series Parts List: Table of Contents, 8-28, 8-29

Person in
Chieko Takeda
Charge:
Reviewed by: Junko Horitaka, Hikaru Nakai, Mark Dorfner
Authorized by: Atsumasa Sone
 

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