Colter is continually adding new features to the firmware associated with its programmable controller range. Just select from the list below the product you wish to upgrade.

Please note the FMT-200, FMT-400 & BIS-100 firmware can be upgraded through Port 0 on the controller (see appropriate controller datasheet). The FMT-100 Range requires the firmware to be changed at a chip level. If you have the facility for programming EPROM's, then download the FMT-100 firmware, then erase and re-programme the EPROM (Please see the FMT-100 datasheet for more details). Alternatively you can return the FMT-100 to Colter who will upgrade the firmware for a nominal charge.

Latest firmware update: 13 October 2004

	Download FMT-100 Latest Firmware - Version 6.04a (20Kbytes)
	Download FMT-200 Latest Firmware - Version 6.04a (32Kbytes)
	Download FMT-400-Type A Processor Latest Firmware - Version 6.04a (31Kbytes)
	Download FMT-400-Type B Processor Latest Firmware - Version 6.04a (36Kbytes)
	Download FMT-400-Type C Processor Latest Firmware - Version 6.04a (39Kbytes)
	Download BIS-100 Latest Firmware - Version 6.04a (29Kbytes)
Firmware Upgrade Due to the compatibility of our Programable Controllers, enhancements to the firmware will always appear on all controller types, with a few exceptions so a general firmware list covers virtually all enhancements. The list below covers general enhancements and does not list specific 'bug' fixes. If you consider that you have found a 'bug' in your controller's firmware or in Flex32 please contact us. Quicklinks:-- Version1, Version2, Version3, Version4Version5Version6
Version 1.**	Counters can now be preserved
	Analogue FMT support added
	Command %SRxxxx:yy was implemented in text printing. Serial input, number input and compare text was implemented
	Program now starts immediately if programming lead not plugged in.
	PC-Manager protocol (11) added
	Text printing now supports generation/transmission of checksums.
	Serial input command now supports and checks incomming checksums.
	High speed input options now available
	Real time clock now added
	Match text command now supports all special format
	print text formats except embedded text (%+nnnn)
	Incremental encoder supports 4x mode.
	Baumer1 protocol added
	User code able to set RTC
Version 2.**	First release for FMT200 Range
	FMT200 firmware can now be upgraded via comms
	Special serial receive format added using complex serial in command for Confitalk for Tagmaster
	FMT-200 now bleeps whilst fixing flash
	Last error and last warning registers added (IR81&82)
	IF45&45 added for warning and error respectively
Version 3.**	New text based instruction language added
	FMT-100 now support 8 mcb's
	Tagmaster print checksum 13 text function now supported
	FMT-200J (analog code) support added
	RAM & Flash data logging feature now added
	High speed input instruction code implementated
	New format of text print command SRxxxx where #yy allows printing upto #yy character
	Linkline plus added
	Ports 2 & 3 can now support 38400 baud
	Lines per second IR106 introduced
	Close port command now supported
	Mitsubishi protocol P1 added
	Special Colter specific commands added to Modbus Protocol The new commands are 20(H) read allocated ram and 21(h) read flash card
	Extra messages were added for display to aid * non flex users to update program from flash card.
	%SRxxxx@1234 type text print command added where @ means length of characters to print comes from register "1234". %DRxxxx..... type text command also added. it prints 2 bytes per register
Version 4.**	BIS100 Fieldbus interface added to range
	FMT-200 menu system introduced
	Menu system now allows i/p's and o/p's to be forced
	Monitor mode feature added
	57600 baudrate now supported (exclusive with 38400) on ports 2 & 3
	Text formatting of %RxxxxBy now supported
	Number of Internal Registers increased to 256
	Fieldbus Ethernet application control option added
	Modbus RTU has new protocol 9 which supports flag mapped I/O
	Modbus master firmware code now added
Version 5.**	FMT-400 Range now supported
	Serial in command had major improvements to increase speed
	First release for FMT-400 (Ver 5.10a)
	Extended modbus commands now support flags, 32bit registers, and analogue I/O
	LinkLine protocol more robust
	Support added for MODEMS that may be connected to the controller via its serial port(s)
	Internal flag IF84 is now set if the programming lead is plugged in
	'System Menu Display' options enhanced
	LinkLine Plus functionality increased
	Analogue input and output scaling and filtering added
	BCD_Time (IR156) added
	Floating point maths added
	Floating point support added to Modbus RTU protocol
	Modbus support for floating point and 32 bit registers
	Trigonometry functions: Ln, e^x, sin, cos, tan, arctan and power (x^y) added to floating point maths
	PID function in firmware first introduced
Version 6.**	Version 6.00a or newer required if intending to use the PID in firmware function (PID function also requires Flex32 ver 1.5 or newer)
	Some new checksums added for the serial_in command see documentation Added support for DeviceNet master fieldbus module If you are presently using versions 6.02b or 6.03a we recomend you upgrade to version 6.04a