Alaris Software Investigation
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This is great, Justin!
Right now, I'm helping resolve software incompatibilities between some PCU's, VLI pumps, and PCA pumps that my BMET class got from various sources for training purposes only. One of our internship partners provided me with 4 CF's containing the PCU software revision that they use (9.19), a thumb drive of their current revisions for the various modules, and both Windows 7 and Windows 10 versions of the ASM software.
The PCU I started trying this out with today with is a newer one than yours, had version 9.13, an internal wifi, and I guess a fix for a keyboard issue? Not sure about the keyboard thing. Anyway, one CF is for Boot, one for Apps, one for PKB (the keyboard), and one for FCC. There is an extender board to use to seat the CFs in sequence in that front PCB by going in through the back, through the hole in the case where the old wifi card would normally go, so you don't have to take the whole thing apart from the front. Each CF does its thing and then shuts off the PCU, then you put in the next one and turn it on, until the last one (the FCC one), which does exactly what your burned-and-edited CF does, just moving on to the network error instead of shutting off.
So, I had been a little unclear from the BMET at my internship, thought I could just put the Boot CF in, turn on the PCU, and I'd be off to the races, but the PCU just booted up normally, asking me if I wanted to enter a new patient, etc. Then I saw the CF that was already in there, took it out, and was assailed by the alarm and a message telling me what I had done was unrecoverable. I put the original CF card back in, but it didn't shut off the alarm. My instructor said the only way to shut off the alarm would be to take the whole thing apart and find the little coin battery. Grrrh.
At some point, I detached the pump module that had been attached the whole time, and I decided to make a second attempt using the extender board and the update CFs. It worked! And the alarm shut off as soon as the Boot CF announced it was copying the polo to the internal card. AND, I can now see the PCU when I connect it to the ASM software, which wasn't happening before (possibly due to an unrelated user error, I'll check for that next time with a different PCU). With the flash files I was given, I should be able to update modules using the ASM software now.
So now I'm left wondering if the reason it didn't work the first time is because I had the pump module attached, or because I needed to remove the internal CF to get the PCU's attention and make it read from the update card.
Also, regarding the network error. We aren't going to be using these on a network for class, we just want all of the modules to be able to work with all of the PCUs and we want to be able to use the ASM software to see how the PM tasks are done. Is there any sort of a "no network" option I can set in a profile, to avoid getting that annoying error every time we start up?
Thanks again, I also found your teardown video of the 8015 very informative, especially now that I've spent some time taking it partially apart and putting it together several times as I tried to figure out how to do this.
The network error is reset by uploading the site configuration script through the service tool
@@BetterBiomedChannel Thanks.
They were planning to phase out the flash cards at my facility. It was a 3 card system that took 5 or 6 minutes per brain. I was told the system wasn’t set up for the units with internal network cards, even though individuals seemed to update just fine when we found them. All the Alaris ran 9.33, which was the upgrade that required every other module to be flashed as well, which is rough in a level 1 trauma center. Previous versions were interchangeable with other software versions. They do make these sooo easy to PM with the ASM software. A lot of plastic parts to replace, and loose screws to tighten. A calibration here and there. We would have had a lot less orange “channel error” tags if the nurses wouldn’t jam the doors closed and toss them on the soiled room floor.
I appreciate your scientific approach and commend you for it
Are these still a current device? They seem to be using old technology ie flash cards. I would have expected this upgrade to be done over WiFi or at least some form of usb port. I have noticed that the US market sometimes lags behind when compared to the devices on the European market. Have you come across this?
The Alaris system was designed 20 years ago and still is the standard for infusion pumps in the USA
That’s an older style. The newer ones have a larger screen and easier access to the top two screws under the handle. Both still work and are seen bouncing between facilities.