stewalker Posted September 26, 2012 Posted September 26, 2012 Has anyone had any experience with these? Sounds like good concept to me but I don't hear that people I work with have had good experiences.
james.wilson Posted September 26, 2012 Posted September 26, 2012 Never had a problem but never been brave enough to hot plug one. Maybe thats the issue they have. Use it for copying / reblowing config and for software updates, never had a problem securitywarehouse Security Supplies from Security Warehouse Trade Members please contact us for your TSI vetted trade discount.
norman Posted September 26, 2012 Posted September 26, 2012 no reported issues of hot use with them. Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.
Belfastengineer Posted September 26, 2012 Posted September 26, 2012 Used them and have not had a problem never hot plugged one tbh.
GalaxyGuy Posted September 26, 2012 Posted September 26, 2012 I've used lots of these. The issues I have seen have been with panels not seeing them. My thoughts are that it's a connector contamination issue mainly with new keys. If you reseat repeatedly about 10x (with the power off), then the panel will see the key when powered up. I've also had the flash upgrade fail a couple of times, but I have specialist hardware to reprogram the on-board flash, so have managed to recover.
stewalker Posted September 27, 2012 Author Posted September 27, 2012 What's the odds at I've just had a job come down to me today to software upgrade a panel tomorrow using a spi key. I'll see how I get on, read up on it and seems simple enough but it does say hot plugging is a no no so I'll probably avoid that. Its a large department store in a shopping center. Last thing I need is a crash. Might be about time I sorted out my copy of galaxy gold and got it working.
GalaxyGuy Posted September 27, 2012 Posted September 27, 2012 Just don't be tempted to power off / reboot at any point during the upgrade. It can take a few minutes, with the comm's relay clicking Etc. Just wait and it should reboot to default settings itself.
Oxo Posted September 28, 2012 Posted September 28, 2012 Same as some have said, HOT plugging isnt a issue.
Paul. Giles Posted September 28, 2012 Posted September 28, 2012 Yes, used for both copy and SW upgrade, all good.
matthew.brough Posted December 10, 2012 Posted December 10, 2012 We have hotplugged them many times with no issue. www.securitywarehouse.co.uk/catalog/
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