Firmware Updates and Support Utilities for 80xx Series Products

This page contains the latest Firmware Updates and Support Utility Programs for ICS's 80xx series Products.

General Instructions

Download the desired file into a temporary directory and extract the files. Follow the directions in the extracted Readme file to install the programs in your computer or click on the extracted installation program EXE file. Check our FAQ Application Note, AB80-1, for solutions to common problems with the Ethernet Controllers and for installation issues. Use the message form to email any questions about these programs to our support engineers.

ICS's 80xx Series products are VXI-11 compliant and use the VXI-11 communication protocol. Copies of the VXI-11 Specification can be downloaded from our VXI Specifications page.

Notice

Users upgrading 80xx firmware should uninstall and reinstall the VXI-11 support files as well as upgrading their 80xx product. This will ensure that you are using the latest VXI-11.dll.

PC file ICS_VXI-11_Install.zip is a zip file with the support utility files for ICS's 80xx series VXI-11 products. The support files include: the VXI-11 Configuration utility, Errorlog utility, VXI-11 Keyboard, example programs and the latest documentation.

The program version is 00.02.09.00 dated 08-19-2009. File size is 8 Mbytes.

PC file ICS_8013_Update.zip is a zip file with revision 00.04 update dated 06-01-2009 for ICS's 8013 Ethernet-to-Digital Interface Card. This change fixes a problem that hangs up TekVISA.

File size is 236 kbytes.

PC file ICS_8055_Update.zip is a zip file with revision 01.20 update dated 08-18-2009 for ICS's 8055 Ethernet-to-GPIB Controller. This update fixes a flash restore problem and is manditory for all units with 01.18 or 01.19 revision firmware.

File size is 227 kbytes.

PC file ICS_8063_Update.zip is a zip file with revision 00.05 update dated 08-18-2009 for ICS's 8063 Ethernet-to-Digital Interface. This change fixes a pause problem with reverse channel Service Request messages.

File size is 220 kbytes.

PC file ICS_8064_Update.zip is a zip file with revision 00.02 update dated 04-21-2009 for ICS's 8064 Ethernet-to-Relay Interface. This change fixes a problem with reverse channel Service Request messages.

File size is 220 kbytes.

PC file ICS_8065_Update.zip is a zip file with firmware revision 20 update dated 08-18-2009 for ICS's 8065 Ethernet-to-GPIB Controller. This update updates the 8065 firmware for the latest revision PC board. See the 8065 Change History file for more details.

Note - Units with serial numbers 805xxx thru 810xxx and Revisions 00.14 thru 00.17 require updating to prevent occassional data read errors. These units also need a hardware update. Contact your distributor or ICS for instructions on updating the 8065's hardware.

File size is 227 kbytes.

PC file ICS_8099_Update.zip is a zip file with revision 00.01 update dated 04-17-2009 for ICS's 8099 Ethernet-to-Modbus Interfaces. This change fixes a problem with reverse channel Service Request messages.

File size is 240 kbytes.