2.1 Manual update feature

This section describes the manual update.

(1)

Launch Update Manager.

From the Windows the [Start] menu, select [Programs] >> [Renesas Electronics CS+] >> [Update Manager], or from the CS+ menu, select [Help] >> [Check for Updates...]. The CS+ Update Manager window launches.

Figure 2.1

CS+ Update Manager Window

Remark 1.

In Windows 8.1, click on [Update Manager] on the start screen.

Remark 2.

The following image is displayed while information on the available updates is being acquired.

Figure 2.2

Image Displayed During Acquisition of Information on the Available Updates

(2)

Select update items.

A list of appropriate update items appears on the Select updates page.

Figure 2.3

Select updates Page

 

Select the check boxes of updates and click [Download and install] or [Download only] in the update selection area.

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When [Download and install] is clicked: (3)

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When [Download only] is clicked: (5)

Remark 1.

In the menu area, select a microcontroller to only display update items for the selected microcontroller.
If you launched the CS+ Update Manager window by selecting [Check for Updates...] from the [Help] menu of CS+, then update items for the microcontroller of the project currently open in CS+ is automatically selected.

Remark 2.

Click [Select all] in the update selection area to select the check boxes of all updates.

Remark 3.

If Update Manager failed to obtain the information, then the Error page appears.

(3)

Download and install.

Update items selected on the Select updates page appears on the Download and install page.

Remark

If there are the updates that must be installed together with the updates selected on the Select updates page, a Message dialog box appears.
Click the [Yes] button on the Message dialog box to select the required updates.

Figure 2.4

Download and install Page

 

Check the information, and click the [Install] button. You must have administrator privileges to perform installation.

(4)

Confirm the download and install progress.

Update items are downloaded, and then the are installed. A progress bar on the Update in progress dialog box displays the download and install progress.

The download and install progress of each tool appear in the [Update status] area.

Figure 2.5

Update in progress Dialog Box (Downloading)

Figure 2.6

Update in progress Dialog Box (Installing)

Caution

If an emulator USB driver is installed, the confirmation dialog box may appear.

 

Go to (7).

(5)

Download only.

Update items selected on the Select updates page appears on the Download only page.

Figure 2.7

Download only Page

 

Check the information, and click the [Download] button.

(6)

Confirm the download progress.

Update items are downloaded. A progress bar on the Update in progress dialog box displays the download progress.

The download progress of each tool appear in the [Update status] area.

Figure 2.8

Update in progress Dialog Box

Remark

See "2.5 Displaying the update history" for instructions on installing download update items later.

(7)

Display results of download and installation.

When all update tasks are finished, the results of the update execution will appear on the Finish page.

Figure 2.9

Finish Page

 

Click the [Exit] to complete updating.

Remark 1.

The icons below are displayed in the head of update titles.

 

Updates are downloaded.

 

Updates are installed.

Remark 2.

The results of the download and/or installation are displayed via.

 

Displays number of successful updates and update titles.

 

Displays number of canceled updates, update titles, and messages.

 

Displays number of failed updates, update titles, and messages.