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4.6.2.
The Recover Mode
For the case the PicSight system fails to load, a recover copy of the system is
available in the PicSight flash memory. This system is limited in functionality
(does not enable acquisition and streaming) and serves only for fixing the
normal system.
To boot the recover system, you must create a special connector, where you
connect the RX and TX of the RS-232 (pins 1 and 2 on the small Hirose
connector, see the
Connector Description
chapter).
When the RX and TX are connected during the boot process (i.e. after power
up), the recover system is loaded. The LED light blinks slower than with the
normal system. You can also check the system on the home page of PicSight,
which is colored differently and displays additional “*** RECOVER MODE ***”
label:
Note that the check of the RX-TX connection is not reliable, you may need to
repeat the boot to load the recover system successfully.
The recover system enables the firmware update tool to communicate with the
camera in the same way as with the normal system. So you can then use the
firmware update tool to fix the broken system.
Note that the recover system has its own network configuration; unless this was
changed, the recovery system uses the default IP address 192.168.1.55 for the
PicSight. Thus you may need to adapt your local subnet configuration to access
it, see the
Checking the Connection
chapter for details.
The changes in the configuration, made through the HTTP-based configuration
when the recover system is loaded, are made to the normal system, not to the
recover system.
