Gday Fahim
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I wish there was a way I could do this without the whole scope. I mean is there no way to just connect the Autostar to the PC and flash it..
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Weasners site is yr source for all "Autostar specific" questions.
Theres a lot of info there, but if you go to
http://www.weasner.com/etx/autostar_info.html
and look at the "Cable and power information" section
you will see quite a few references to how to make a power box.
( Just an RJ45 connector with a 12V line and a ground line. )
With the 497 Autostars, the CPU is in the HBx, so as long as you make a ( correctly wired ) power supply using the RJ45 connector, it will come to life and initialise far enough to allow you to update normally.
This will not work for the ASII handboxes used in the GPS/RCX scopes.
Disclaimer
YOU must absolutely ensure you get the polarity correct.
If you are not comfortable doing this, dont do it,
the HBx has no reverse polarity protection.
Andrew