Prior to connecting GALEP-5/5D to the PC, install the GALEP5 software from the CD. Typically the software is installed in the subdirectory C:\Program Files\GALEP5 on 32 bit Windows or C:\Program Files(x86)\GALEP5 on 64 bit Windows.
When connecting GALEP to your PC the first time, you need to give the GALEP driver directory. Be sure do not initiate a Windows Assistant automated search for any driver - you will instead need to enter the driver directory manually.
1. Power up GALEP-5D by connecting it to the power adapter, or - in case of GALEP-5 - to an USB port. Wait until the boot process is complete (approximately 1 minute) - after that the white and red LEDs will light steadily.
2. Connect GALEP-5D to the PC through USB cable (if it isn't already). When a GALEP-5/5D programmer is connected via USB to a Windows PC the first time, some seconds after the boot process described above the Windows Hardware Assistant will automatically open for installing the USB hardware drivers and asking if you wish to use the automated Windows updater utility to seek an appropriate driver. Select the [No] option and click [Continue].
3. In the next dialog box, select the option requesting that only software from a specified source is to be installed. After this option is selected, click [Continue] again.
4. In the next step, select [Browse] and open a navigation window. Navigate to the G5Driver\legacy subdirectory of your GALEP installation - typically C:\Program Files\GALEP5\G5Driver\legacy. Conclude this step by clicking [OK].
5. Now select the option according to your GALEP hardware: Conitec GALEP-5 Programmer - for GALEP-5 Conitec GALEP-5D Programmer - for GALEP-5D Proceed then by clicking all the following [Continue] buttons until all the installation windows have completed and are closed.
6. Now you can start the GALEP5 software. The green LED will indicate that the software is running and communicates with GALEP. If other LEDs are blinking instead, look up the self-test error codes at the end of this page.
After a successful installation, you should find an entry for the GALEP-5 in the Windows network environment, this connection is set up and used by the GALEP5 software. You can also use any web browser with the IP address 192.168.167.12 to get some device information from the GALEP-5. When using a Firewall, make sure that TCP/IP port 1234 is not blocked.
The setup of the software from the CD suggest on default to install the USB driver at once with the software. You can also install the USB driver later manually as well. For that, change into G5Driver folder from the directory wehere you insalled the GALEP software in ( typically C:\Program Files\GALEP5 ), and run the installx86.exe for 32 bit Windows or installx64.exe for 64 bit Windows.
After a successful installation, you should find an entry for the GALEP-5 in the Windows network environment, this connection is set up and used by the GALEP5 software. You can also use any web browser with the IP address 192.168.167.12 to get some device information from the GALEP-5. When using a Firewall, make sure that TCP/IP port 1234 is not blocked.
Alternatively, GALEP-5D can be connected via Ethernet. The default IP address on the Ethernet port is 192.168.1.13 and can be changed with a web browser. No USB driver is need in that case.
!! Please note: The next generation GalepX software automatically support connecting many GALEP-5 machines to the same PC for gang programming. However, even with the current GALEP5 software you can already manually set up a configuration of several GALEPs connected to the same PC, following the procedure below. You have to launch the GALEP5 program separately for each GALEP-5. Please follow the procedure accurately, otherwise you could end up with a GALEP configuration that makes you unable to connect to GALEP-5 again. The procedure below is for GALEP-5 (USB) and Windows XP SP2 only.
For communicating with several GALEPs you first need to set up a different IP addresses. Every GALEP-5 connected to the same PC must have a unique IP address, with a different subnet address. So a valid new IP address has the form 192.168.X.Y, while X is the new subnet (1..255) that must be different for any GALEP-5 device, and Y can remain 12 if you want. Example: 192.168.166.12.
1. Disconnect all GALEPs except the one whose IP address you want to change. Make sure that this GALEP is updated to the latest Firmware version (available on the Conitec download page).
2. Open a telnet connection with the old IP, e.g telnet 192.168.167.12.
3. Log in to GALEP as "root". No password necessary.
4. Type in the following commands for changing GALEPs IP address, e.g.:
echo -n 192.168.166.12 > b [ENTER] dfConfig -w usb0-address b [ENTER]Instead of 192.168.166.12, give the IP address you want to use. !! That is the critical point - if you specify an invalid IP address here, you won't be able to further communicate with GALEP-5, and need to send it to Conitec for repair.
5. Type in:
reboot [ENTER]
6. After the reboot is completed, GALEP-5 has been assigned the new IP address.
For more than two GALEPs, repeat the above steps 1..6 with all further GALEPs you want to connect to the same PC. Afterwards, you need to set up the the host PC network. In order to be able to connect to the GALEP-5 with the new IP, you have to make sure that the network adapter (provided by the RNDIS driver) of the GALEP-5 uses the same subnet as the GALEP-5 (e.g. 192.168.166.2)
7. Open the LAN network properties associated with GALEP-5.
8. Assign the Host ip-Address to 192.168.X.2, while X is the new subnet for the GALEP-5 you have to choose (e.g. 192.168.166.2). Assign the subnet mask to 255.255.255.0, and give no gateway IP address.
9. Press [OK], and close the properties dialog (important!!!!). Now you are able to connect to the GALEP-5 with the new IP.
For more than two GALEP-5, repeat steps 7..9 with every new subnet IP address.
On startup GALEP performs a self test and self calibration. A hardware error is indicated with the three LEDs. Here's a list of the 'light codes' and their meaning:
| Code | State |
| White blinks | Loading second stage from flash |
| White on | Starting Linux kernel |
| Code | State |
| Red on | Loading second stage from flash |
| and starting Linux kernel |
| Code | State |
| All three blink | Memory test failed (Hardware failure) |
| Red on, White on | Device successfully started and ready for connection |
| White on, Green on | Device connected with PC software |
| Green on, Red on | Power on self test in progress |
| Code | State |
| Red blinks 5 times | Discharge test failed |
| Red blinks 3 times | Pindriver test failed |
| Moving light | Self test success |
| Code | State |
| Green on, Red on | Firmware upgrade in progress (Don't turn off!) |