Fluke 287 289 Firmware update version 1.16 now posted - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / testgear

author: ron
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 22, 2013, 01:53:11 am
content: This was posted on Fluke site today. I just finished updating 2 289 meters without any trouble. Didn't even have to reset date/time.http://www.fluke.com/fluke/usen/support/software/DMMUpgrade.htmI did the upgrades just for the heck of it. I never experienced any problems with previous firmware. Really, how hard is it not to aim the IR port directly at the sun for more than 5 minutes?

author: ben_r_
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 22, 2013, 02:18:41 am
content: Cool. Updating now...

author: ben_r_
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 22, 2013, 02:30:14 am
content: Done! 1.14 to 1.16.Now problems Ive never experienced are cured

author: ElektroQuark
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 22, 2013, 07:03:12 am
content: 1.14?The last downloadable version was 1.10.1.16 now.

author: AndyC_772
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 22, 2013, 08:30:29 am
content: The last posted update might have been 1.10, but clearly some meters have interim versions installed that were never posted as updates. Mine's on 1.12, and it's staying there... no point in risking an update for such a trivial fix. If I need to data log for a long time in bright sunshine, I can put a bit of tape over the sensor.

author: M. András
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 22, 2013, 08:59:21 am
content: mine had no problem with shining light etc. that update statates improved trendplot features. someone who updated his would care to comment on it if it improved or not? mine has 1.12or 13 firmware

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 22, 2013, 11:15:08 am
content: Quote from: ben_r_ on May 22, 2013, 02:30:14 amAlways a good feeling!

author: metalphreak
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 22, 2013, 11:41:21 am
content: It's any bright light. It may not affect people who never take their multimeter outside, but the guys who use theirs non-stop everyday as electricians will.It didn't really affect too many people but it did affect a small group. Fluke took their time to investigate it and get it fixed regardless.

author: ElektroQuark
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 22, 2013, 01:31:23 pm
content: Quote from: AndyC_772 on May 22, 2013, 08:30:29 amIt looks like there are a little bunch of other functional changes. Read the changelog.

author: AndyC_772
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 22, 2013, 01:40:09 pm
content: I see no other changes since 1.12, which is what my meter has installed. Do you?

author: ElektroQuark
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 22, 2013, 01:44:20 pm
content: In the 1.16 download page there is this text "This upgrade includes..." (complete bellow), so I assumed it is the 1.16 changelod. If it isn't, sorry.____________________________This upgrade includes these new or expanded capabilities:Corrected an issue where recording sessions could be interrupted or terminated when using the record function in combination with ambient conditions of bright sunlight or other sources of bright light, when used without the IR cable attached.Zoom on trend provide unprecedented ability to view analyz TrendCapture data; see detail at X5 magnification.Rotary switch memory when switching positions between AC or DC A/mA and uA.Adjustable recording and auto hold thresholds, specify a percentage change in the readings that begins a new event.Logging function with expanded memory for unattended monitoring of signals over time. Using on-board TrendCapture users can graphically review logged readings without needing a PC. Store up to 15,000 recorded events.Simplified Record screen when setting up recording.New and improved Trend View graph plot. This new plot algorithm plots the minimum, maximum, and sample point for each sample interval record and event record.Allows 5,000 to 15,000 recorded events for each recording session (events are different than sample intervals).Improves the speed of plotting the trend graph in Trend View.Added fast scrolling through trend data. Useful when viewing trends with large number of events and interval samples.Resolution of plotting on x-axis can now go down to 1/100th of a second.Improved algorithm for generation of Y axis labels.Meter Information screen reports recording memory available.Save Names can be changed using FlukeView Forms.Added Restart softkey in Min/Max and Peak Min/Max.Sticky dB+REL now works for dB+Hz.Shortened time needed to upload recorded data into FlukeView Forms.Settings of Duration and Sample Interval in Recording setup screen is remembered through power off.Last used Saved Name is remember through power off.Updated information appears when the Info button is pressed.Reduced time needed for calibration.____________________________________________

author: AndyC_772
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 22, 2013, 01:49:37 pm
content: All but the bright light fix are already in 1.10 and later revisions, it's only quite early meters that won't already have those changes included.

author: ben_r_
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 22, 2013, 04:38:43 pm
content: Quote from: EdoNork on May 22, 2013, 07:03:12 amThat may be true, but when I bought my 289 brand new from Amazon (shipped and sold by) last month, it came with version 1.14 which I thought was weird too since the first thing I did was hop on the Fluke website and check for a firmware update when I got it only to find I had a later version already.

author: ElektroQuark
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 23, 2013, 08:19:18 am
content: When I bought mines, bouth came with 1.00They where upgraded to 1.10 and I checked periodically, never found any upgrade above 1.1 till now.

author: ben_r_
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 23, 2013, 05:21:33 pm
content: Quote from: EdoNork on May 23, 2013, 08:19:18 amThere wasnt. At least not a publicly released one. But that doesnt mean Fluke hadnt been making changes to the firmware on newer released units. Dang, now I wish I would have taken a screen shot to prove it to you guys. Not that it matters, but yea.I def wasnt alone though. Here is an older thread talking about others having firmware version newer than the 1.1 Fluke showed on their website forever:LINK

author: ElektroQuark
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 24, 2013, 07:48:38 am
content: Hey, I'm only saying I never saw it available for download!

author: icon
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 24, 2013, 09:13:37 am
content: Quote from: ben_r_ on May 23, 2013, 05:21:33 pmTa-da!http://web.archive.org/web/20120318040652/http://www.fluke.com/Fluke/usen/support/software/DMMUpgrade.htmAssuming that's what you mean. Lots of other snapshots of that page also available.John

author: LaurenceW
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 24, 2013, 07:24:47 pm
content: Another 1.10 to 1.16 upload successfully completed - no dramas.

author: andrewkirkby
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: May 24, 2013, 08:54:40 pm
content: Count me in. 1.16 with no issues.Also, If anyones around Edinburgh, Scotland without the cable, I don't mind upgrading for people. Just hit me up although quite why you bought a datalogging meter without a cable I don't know..Andy

author: Nermash
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 25, 2013, 06:31:23 pm
content: Real (cheapass) engineers don't like paying 50€ or 70 $ for FTDI chip and 2 IR diodes

author: M. András
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 25, 2013, 07:30:53 pm
content: nice ir adapter but i aggreed on the price more then it should be considered a pieace of plastic 2 ir diodes a meter cable a connector and the insides, must be a damn expensive ink what they used for the made in china and fluke logo

author: ben_r_
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 27, 2013, 07:13:38 am
content: That is pretty sweet! I just got the cable alone from TestEquipmentDepot for $47. (Fluke IR189USB)LINK

author: Nermash
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 27, 2013, 07:28:07 am
content: Yes, that figures about right... Fluke and others consider Atlantic ocean as "price x 2" ocean. Funny thing is that a lot of european companies consider it as "price / 2" !?

author: ben_r_
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 27, 2013, 04:15:23 pm
content: Quote from: Nermash on May 27, 2013, 07:28:07 amMeh, it is overpriced, but for the price of the meter and the uh, lack of clean design of a DIY option, 50 bucks aint that bad. Im happy with it.

author: DavidDLC
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 12, 2013, 10:08:35 pm
content: Done the upgrade and I also prefer to have a Fluke cable.David.

author: elex_enthusiast
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 18, 2013, 03:12:54 am
content: does the new firmware update requires calibration?

author: Uup
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 18, 2013, 03:29:54 am
content: I don't think calibration is required after an update, unless the firmware you are updating from would necessitate it (very early revision). I updated my 289 from 1.13 and didn't require a calibration.

author: ben_r_
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 18, 2013, 03:50:28 am
content: Yea shouldnt require an new calibration.

author: elex_enthusiast
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 21, 2013, 09:06:44 am
content: i just updated my 287 and had no problem so far after updating the firmware from 1.12 version...the accuracy remains the same..thanks to fluke..if ever you found something bad with your meter after updating please tell us..

author: Chalky
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 01, 2013, 10:40:42 am
content: Quote from: Nermash on May 25, 2013, 06:31:23 pmHey Nermash (or anyone), do you reckon, in theory that a similar homemade cable based on Silicon Labs CP210x would work on my 287? Not having any luck, firmware app won't connect, and can't see anything with serial comms software (e.g. Hyperlink). Cable works 100% fine on my Scopemeter 196.Cheers.

author: Nermash
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 02, 2013, 06:34:10 am
content: I am not sure, I have tried my IR cable with cheapo PL2303 clone, and it dind't work. Anyway, here is where I got the schematic and other things, it is chinese forum, but pictures are OKhttp://bbs.38hot.net/thread-17883-1-1.htmlOne important thing it that with 287/289 IR TX must be inverted.

author: dgm_mixtoon
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: December 13, 2023, 05:07:18 pm
content: hello, can you share the project, i have 287 fluke but the cable y expensive as a hellthe chinese web you posted before dont have access.