Valon Technology 5015 Downloads

5030 Quickstart.pdf is always a good place to start.

Valon 5030 Operations Manual The 5030 Synthesizer complete operations manual including specification, commands, and additional mechanical and electrical information.

Terminal Program 5000term.exe (unzip) is our terminal program for sending commands to the synthesizer if you don't have or want to use our GUI. Other terminal programs such as Tera Term and PuTTy will also work well. To launch 5000term.exe just open a DOS command window and type: "5000term". You should see a connection message "Using 9600 baud". Type: "help" to get the list of available commands.

Use 5000term.exe to also update your synthesizer with new firmware version *.bin files as they become available. To update your synthesizer, follow these simple instructions:

1. If you haven't already done so, download and unzip the 5000term.zip file to create the 5000term.exe. You may have to turn off your computer security momentarily as most anti-virus protection programs will delete .exe files.

2. Request the .bin file (from the link below) and place it in the same subdirectory that you have the 5000term.exe program.

3. Open a DOS window to run 5000term followed by a single space and then the exact name of the .bin file exactly as shown in this example. Example: c:\files\Valon\5000term 5030_3.0a.bin

4. Now type: "CNTL-L" to load the new firmware. You will immediately see the loading progress in the DOS window.

5. You will then be able to type:"STATus" to see the new firmware version and type "help" to see the list of available commands.

Firmware Updates

From time to time, a new firmware release will become available to enhance the performance of the 5030 or fix a bug.

The Most current release is: 3.0a, use the STAT command to display your firmware version.

3.0a Fix to allow Ethernet web server GUI to function without making calls to the internet.

It is not always necessary to update the FW or to stay current if you are satisfied with the 5030 performance in your application. If you are experiencing any problems with your synthesizer then you should check to see if have the current firmware revision.

Use the 5000term.exe application to update your synthesizer with the new bin file. The bin file is available from: mailto:update@valontechnology.com?subject=5030 latest FW update request Please include the serial number with your request.

Configuration Manager GUI files Located here:

Download the latest configuration manager GUI to stay current with new synthesizers with updated firmware.

5030 Configuration Manager GUI Version 1.2

Extracting the zip file will create a folder that contains the Configuration Manager executable (V5030CM.exe). This is an executable (.exe) file and some computer security applications may show a potential security threat warning.

USB Driver

USB Driver We use the FTDI interface device to support USB. You may need a driver and can go to the FTDI site and download the VCP driver or just click on our link here.

LabVIEW Resources

5015 LabVIEW Drivers

A complete set of LabVIEW x.vi source files is available for LabVIEW version 2019 and 2014 are located here. You can use these 5015 LabVIEW source files almost directly for the 5030 the only significant difference is the frequency range.

Python Resources

PythonGUI

This zip file contains a set of files to help you get started in running a 5030 using Python2.7 on any Linux platform or Raspberry Pi B+ running Raspbian.

Firmware Updates

From time to time, a new firmware release will become available to enhance the performance of the 5030 or fix a bug.

The Most current release is: 1.3, use the STAT command to display your firmware version.

It is not always necessary to update the FW or to stay current if you are satisfied with the 5030 performance in your application. The latest FW version can be obtained by requesting an update

Use 5000term.exe to update your synthesizer with new firmware version *.bin files as they become available. To update your synthesizer, follow these simple instructions:

6. If you haven't already done so, download and unzip the 5000term.zip file to create the 5000term.exe. You may have to turn off your computer security momentarily as most anti-virus protection programs will delete .exe files.

7. Request the .bin file (from the link below) and place it in the same subdirectory that you have the 5009term.exe program.

8. Open a DOS window to run 5000term followed by a single space and then the name of the .bin file exactly as shown in this example.

Example: c:\files\Valon\5000term 5030_20230220_1p3.bin

9. Now type: "CNTL-L" to load the new firmware. You will immediately see the loading progress in the DOS window.

10. You will then be able to type:"STATus" to see the new firmware version and type "help" to see the list of available commands.