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Dear Partner,
The purpose of this bulletin is to inform you about the change in the Cardiocap/5 NET functionality and
N-XNET and N-XDNET upgradeability options. New Cardiocap/5 units manufactured from 6th June,
2007 onwards do not contain Network hardware, and cannot be upgraded in the field using only
software upgrades U-XNET and/or U-XDNET as before. To upgrade any new Cardiocap/5 the Central
Processing Unit (CPU) of the monitor needs to be changed in addition to the software U-XNET and/or U-
XDNET.
Please notify your customers of this issue when offering Cardiocap/5. The upgrade software U-XNET
and U-XDNET are available to Cardiocap/5 installed base (units manufactured before 6th June, 2007) as
before.
Cardiocap/5s with serial number 6291869 or higher do not contain the Ethernet controller chip
(installed in the CPU board) as a default anymore.
The reason for this change is that there is a supply shortage of the Ethernet controller chip, which is
used in CC/5. In order to make the components last longer, we have decided to remove the Ethernet
controller chip from the CC/5 CPU.
From 6th June, 2007, if the CC/5 has not been ordered with NET option, the CC/5 is equipped with new
CPU board not containing the Ethernet controller chip by default. Only those Cardiocap/5 monitors that
are ordered with the N-XNET or N-XDNET option will be equipped with older CPU board containing the
Ethernet controller chip.
This change does not impact the Cardiocap/5 monitor software in any way.
The change affects the CPU board which will from now on be available in two versions:
- without Ethernet controller (default) , p/n M1115092
- with Ethernet controller (to monitors which require a NET option) , p/n M1020891
The information contained in this document is CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION and IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF EMPLOYEES OF GENERAL
ELECTRIC COMPANY, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES OR DESIGNEES. Distribution or copying of this document by non-employees or non-
designees is strictly prohibited without the express written consent of General Electric Company or subsidiary thereof.
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Cardiocap/5 Network option Network upgrade, U- Compatible with D-O Actions to make
installed (w/ new XNET or U-XDNET Network network compatible
monitor order) installed
CC/5 (s/n < 6291869), N-XNET or N-XDNET N/A YES Already compatible
with CPU p/n
M1020891
CC/5 (s/n < 6291869), No U-XNET or U-XDNET YES Already compatible
with CPU p/n installed
M1020891
CC/5 (s/n < 6291869), No No NO Install upgrade U-XNET
with CPU p/n or U-XDNET
M1020891
CC/5 (s/n > 6291869) N-XNET or N-XDNET N/A YES Already compatible
with CPU p/n (new CC/5 have CPU
M1020891 M1020891 if net option
ordered)
Should you have any questions regarding the contents of this bulletin, please contact Monitoring
Solutions, Service Engineering, Helsinki.
Sincerely,
Service Engineering,
Monitoring Solutions, HKI
The information contained in this document is CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION and IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF EMPLOYEES OF GENERAL
ELECTRIC COMPANY, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES OR DESIGNEES. Distribution or copying of this document by non-employees or non-
designees is strictly prohibited without the express written consent of General Electric Company or subsidiary thereof.