PAC Mate Battery Driver and Firmware Update

As part of the PAC Mate Omni™ software development, we have made improvements to the battery charging software. These improvements will guarantee that the battery is always charged to maximum capacity and extend the battery’s life span. These changes are significant enough that we wanted to make them available to all PAC Mate customers.

We recommend that you download and install both items, even if you have not noticed any drop in your battery capacity. The installation will take about five minutes and will not impact your current files or settings. The process is simple, and we recommend you do it now even if you are planning to update to the PAC Mate Omni in the future.

PAC Mate Battery Update

To update the PAC Mate battery, do the following:

1. Make sure that the PAC Mate’s AC adapter is plugged in before starting the update process.
2. Download and unzip the contents of the 320385-001 Battery Update Version 1.1 zip file to a location on your computer where you can easily find the following six files:
   • PicLoad.exe Version 1.0.1
   • PPIC_QX.hex Version 1.17
   • PPIC_BX.hex Version 1.17
   • BATTDRVR.DLL
   • Autorun.INF
   • 2577\Autorun.exe
3. Do one of the following:
   • Copy all six files to a CompactFlash® card as described in the Files Copied to CompactFlash procedure below, or
   • Use ActiveSync to copy only the first four files to the \Windows folder on your PAC Mate as described in the Files Copied to \Windows Folder procedure that appears later on this page.

Files Copied to CompactFlash

IMPORTANT:
Be sure to use a CompactFlash card which does not contain any other files.

If you copied files to the CompactFlash card, simply insert the card into the PAC Mate and the application will autorun:

1. The update process completes in approximately three minutes. Audible cues are heard during the update process, for example, 10 percent, 20 percent, and so on.
2. After successfully completing the update, delete the six files from the CompactFlash card.
3. Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE (DOTS 1-2-3-4-6-7-8 CHORD on the PAC Mate BX) to warm reset the PAC Mate to allow the unit to register the changes. This completes the update.

Files Copied to \Windows Folder

If you copied the files to the \Windows folder, launch the application using the following steps:

1. For the PAC Mate QX, press INSERT+SPACEBAR, 6 to launch File Explorer.  For the PAC Mate BX, press F8 to launch File Explorer.
2. Press LEFT ARROW once to navigate to the "My Device" list, and then press DOWN ARROW to select the \Windows folder, and press ENTER (DOT 8 on the PAC Mate BX).
3. Press P (DOTS 1-2-3-4 on the PAC Mate BX) to navigate to the PicLoad application.
4. Press ENTER (DOT 8 on the PAC Mate BX) to launch the PicLoad application.
5. The update process completes in approximately three minutes. Audible cues are heard during the update process, for example, 10 percent, 20 percent, and so on.
6. After the update completes, delete the four files from the PAC Mate \Windows folder.
7. Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE (DOTS 1-2-3-4-6-7-8 CHORD on the PAC Mate BX) to warm reset the PAC Mate to allow the unit to register the changes. This completes the update.

Verification Update

To verify that the update was successful, do the following:

1. After the unit restarts, press INSERT+ENTER (DOTS 2-4 CHORD on the PAC Mate BX ), and then press A (DOT 1) to open the About PAC Mate dialog box. Your firmware version will be 1.17.