Firmware

As Ecotech continue to implement improvements and new innovations to its instruments the firmware of these products can be updated to incorporate these improvements. Firmware is uploaded using the Firmware update program downloadable from here Below are a list of Ecotech's product firmware grouped by product, or search through the database here.

Gas Analayzers

Serinus Series

Release version Release Date Description of changes
1.44.0003 24/06/2011
  • Fixed missing S30 converter temperature in last 3 versions.
  • Serinus 51 support added
1.43.0000 10/06/2011
  • Support for CO2 external sensor with readings displayed on front screen added to S30.
1.42.0000 27/05/2011
  • Fixed S44 bug that prevented SPAN and ZERO modes from reading NOx
1.41.0000 02/05/2011
  • Added support for the 3 external analog inputs, including multipliers and offsets.
1.40.0002 18/04/2011
  • Set Span calibration limits for S30 H and T.  Modifed limits for S30 standard.
  • Improved NO2 software filter support
  • Fixed problem with V1.39, where a list box where the last entry was selected, would hang the software when the user went to change the item.
1.39.0001 08/02/2011
  • Added support for S57 and S56
  • Improved heater stabalisation for instruments that are switched off then on quickly.
  • Added a warning if usb key not detected at startup
  • Keypad functionality improved
1.38.0006 10/11/2010
  • Only S40 can enable/disable ozone gen based on flow now.
  • Improved LCD display status messages
  • Added cancel option to pressure calibration when warning messages are displayed
  • Cal. mode in calibration menu now updates from serial and 50 pin calibration state changes
  • After a background, S30 and S50 will revert to the previous state they were in NOT automatically go back to sample measure
  • Added 'range' and 'over-range' dynamic range abilities
  • 'Ref. Gain' field removed from S10 -> now S50 only
  • Added reference select valve for S10
  • Added flashing red traffic light functionality
  • Added ability to allow bavarian to output NO2 reading instead of NOx reading
  • Converter efficiency was set to 100% every time an instrument we reset - Fixed.
  • Fixed NOx bavarian DA command communications
  • Added RS232 #2 delay option
1.35.0000 04/10/2010
  • S44 did not stay in Zero or Span after a background! - fixed
1.34.0002 04/10/2010
  • The baverian status and failure bytes were wrong - fixed.
  • Apparently the DA bvarian command without an ID request should not return the ID - fixed
  • Support for 40H span cal at up to 1000ppm added.
1.33.0000 20/09/2010
  • Added support for Bavarian DA command without the instrument ID - ie DA04
  • Fixed bug that caused EC9800 and Bavarian protocols to fail to respond to every 100th request or so (buffer wrap around issue)
  • When the S40 thermocouple controller flags a disconnected sensor, the heater is now disabled.
  • S44 Support added
  • Added option to remove the slash from the 0 character
  • Support for displaying IP Addresses added.
  • Added 'Read IP' Netowrk option. Note the Set IP is not operational.
  • Fixed decimal places minimum to be 0
  • Added autosave of parameters functionality
  • Event log saving, viewing, index rebuilding, index creating and issues relating to blank keys -> fixed
1.31.000 30/06/2010

- Improved Event Log
- Improved Molyconverter temperature control
- Revision D board only
1.27.000 30/06/2010

- Digital Outputs did not activate with timed calibrations- Fixed
- NO2 Zero offset calibration improved
1.19.003 10/11/2009 - Support for Internal Pump and Flow Calibration Added
- Support for analyzer operation without the LCD has been added
- Power Failure Detection has been added (logged in Event Log and shows up in ANALYZER STATE menu)
- Multidrop support for the advanced protocol has been added
- Problem with EC9800 protocol on Multidrop Port has been corrected
- Scaling issue with 2-20 and 4-20mA analog outputs has ben corrected
1.15.005 20/08/2009 - Initial release of the Serinus firmware supports Serinus 10, Serinus 30, Serinus 40, Serinus 50

EC9800 series

Version 2 Firmware - Revision E boards and above

V2.xx.xxxx firmware is designed for Rev E boards and above only.
Note if your instrument already contains firmware 1.xx.xxxx do not upgrade with this firmware as they are not compatible, upgrade with the version 1.xx.xxxx firmware below.

Release version Release Date Description of changes
2.09.0003 10/08/2011

- Improved routine to change from high flow fill to low flow measure in 9820, 9830
- Increased 9820 sample fill from 60 seconds to 180 as this was causing glitches on the 9820 Trace.
- 9820 , 9830 did not increment coarse zero pot if fine zero ran to 99 during zero adjust - fixed.
- The EC9820 did not perform an electronic zero adjust if the conc voltage went negative - now it does.
- Fixed problem where O3 generator went unstable after user accidentally selects the O3 Lamp Current % field in EC9811
- 9811 did not set ozone generator to point 1 when triggered via 50pin IO - fixed
- 9820 Various fixes for dual span level support.
- Fixed problem with the SETP1H, SETP1L serial commands.
- Improved 9820 kalman filter for standard 0-750ppm range CO2 analyser
2.05.0000 03/02/2010 - Fixed problem where the SETP1H, SETP1L serial commands weren't working
2.02.0003 30/09/2009 - Advanced protocol added to serial communication options, including multidrop support.
- Support for 9820 Trace added.
- Changed the way temperature/pressure correction is applied in calculating gravimetric readings.
2.00.0003 06/04/2009 - Initial Release of firmware for Rev E and above Microproccessor boards.
- Support for chinese language interface added.

Version 1 Firmware - Revision D boards and below

V1.xx.xxxx firmware is designed for Rev D boards and below only.
Note if your instrument already contains firmware 2.xx.xxxx do not upgrade with this firmware as they are not compatible, upgrade with the version 2.xx.xxxx firmware above.

Release version Release Date Description of changes
1.57.0000 09/04/2010 - EC9811 did not start the Ozone generator when span was initiated by the digital inputs - fixed.

1.56.0000

 03/02/2010 - Support for timed calibraitons using second span option on EC9820 added
- Changed the span, zero and background fill times for the 9820, as the span and zero where way to long, and the background a little short.
- The 9841AS had cross contamination between NOX and NO cycles. Increased fill times from 3 to 9 to fix this.
- Span and zero cal messages were reversed in the event log - fixed.
1.55.0000 06/01/2010 - Added support for 20 minute averaging period.
- Added support for ADVANCED multidrop protocol to enable collection of 150+ parameters via RS232 port.
- Removed correction for current pressure for mass units - mass readings are now in true STP.
- EC9820 now also opens Measure valve 2 during span. This is to enable an extra valve to be used for the pressurised span option
1.50.0003 06/02/2009 - Added flow fail message to instrument log for B series analysers
- 9843 Analog outputs limit changed to 2ppm
- Spare Driver Bit #1(pin 48) is now background status
- DAZSC serial command fixed
- If backgrounds are disabled they will now remain disabled after a reset.
- Improved 9830 elctronic zero adjust routines.
1.45.0000 18/06/2008 - Support added for DAZSC serial command.
- On the 9830 and 9820, electronic zero adjust activates when concentration voltage falls negative.
- Improved linearity of 9841AS
1.40.0000 09/11/2007 - 9852 Converter Efficiency minimum is now 50 rather than 80%.
- Fixes a problem where 9850 Lamp control could cycle up and down slightly with some lamps.
- Power On bit on the 50 Pin IO is now set correctly.
- 9811 and 9810 with IZS Ozone generation accuracy improved.
- 9842 sometimes didn't show the 2 gains, now it always does.
- B Series analysers will now log a flow fail error when such an event occurs.
- The 9843 ANalog output limit has been increased to 2ppm
- The 50Pin IO now reports background status correctly
1.35.0002 11/05/2007 - 9852 now supports an opperational mode where the H2S converter has an internal scrubber.
1.34.0002 17/04/2007 - 9830 & 9820 now have a menu option to control the chassis temperature change that triggers a background to occur - this used to be fixed at 4C
1.33.0000 26/03/2007 - Fixes a problem where 9810 and 9811 O3 Lamp control could cycle up and down slightly with some lamps.
1.31.0006 30/11/2006 - Background Vent option added to 9830
- Convert Efficiency added to 9843 NOy
1.29.0003 05/06/2006 - Minor improvements to 9842 and 9843 operation.
1.28.0008 25/05/2006 - Added support for 9842 and 9843 analysers
1.27.0002 09/05/2006 - Support for optional background vent in stack systems added.
- When power is lost only for a fraction of a second, instrument will no longer reset.
- 9830 now support 0 to 500ppm range.
1.25.0006 17/02/2006 - Dual gains are now optional in the 9841.
- In some cases the instument ID would be set back to 1 on startup - fixed.
1.24.0000 24/11/2005 - DEVENT serial command now responds as it should.
- Problems with the manual valve sequencing option - fixed.
1.23.0000 02/11/2005 - Bavarian DA command now responds correctly.
1.22.0002 20/10/2005 - Support for 2 gains added to the 9841
1.21.0004 07/10/2005 - External Zero Valve on 9811 now opens during a zero.
- 9811 Span compenstation on a 9811 now supports normal and regression.

Particulates

Aurora 1000 nephelometer

Release version Release Date Description of changes
1.05.0004 02/02/2009 Aurora 1000 Opal glass light source upgrade (128K)
1.05.0004 512K
 02/02/2009 Aurora 1000 Opal glass light source upgrade (512K)

Aurora 3000 nephelometer

Release version Release Date Description of changes
1.05.002 02/02/2009 Aurora 3000 Opal glass light source upgrade (128K)
1.05.002 512K
 02/02/2009 Aurora 3000 Opal glass light source upgrade (512K)
1.14.000 512K 12/11/2010 Aurora 3000 Backscatter light source update (512K)

 

M9003 nephelometer

Release version Release Date Description of changes
2.17.0000 26/06/2009 - Updates the M9003 to support the new opal glass light source as a replacement (H020260-04). Only use this version if your instrument has this replacement light source installed.
2.16 25/07/2006 - Final M9003 Firmware

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