CTC PA208t-133

Ah, got it.  Well the good news is that I think you are most of the way there.  I would recommend first getting a new CF card for your PA208.  The part number for that is FLH-0512P.  Why do we sell this part?  Because pretty much every CF card you find on the open market will not work.  The card needs to be bootable for the PA2 to use it and also needs to be not a byte over 512 MB for the FlashBack Utility (which is very old) to work correctly.  We have to buy cards specially configured from our vendor to meet these needs.

Once you've got the card, just run the FlashBack Utility on it.  If you have the MachineShop Toolbar version 7 (has to be version 7) development software installed on a 32-bit Windows XP computer (or virtual machine), you can find the FlashBack Utility by going to Start > All Programs > MachineShop > FlashBack for PA, PA2, P13.

Once you flash the card, plug it into the PA2 and boot it to make sure it is basically functional (never plug/unplug a card while power is on).  If that is all working, you should be ready to put the application on the card and get the screen running.

Now, technically, that newly-programmed card should also be backwards-compatible with the older PA.  I'm not sure why the PA's card did not work with the PA2, but I think there may have been a firmware change at some point so that PA2 firmware could support the PA, but not vice-versa.

If you need that PA2 serviced, we can still repair it at the factory.  We also still manufacture it and will probably continue to do so for another couple of years (dependent on part reserves and order activity).  If you need a repair or a new unit, a local distributor can help.  If you want to get in touch with someone local, message me your zip code and I will connect you to your territory manager via email.

Ah, got it.  Well the good news is that I think you are most of the way there.  I would recommend first getting a new CF card for your PA208.  The part number for that is FLH-0512P.  Why do we sell this part?  Because pretty much every CF card you find on the open market will not work.  The card needs to be bootable for the PA2 to use it and also needs to be not a byte over 512 MB for the FlashBack Utility (which is very old) to work correctly.  We have to buy cards specially configured from our vendor to meet these needs.

Once you've got the card, just run the FlashBack Utility on it.  If you have the MachineShop Toolbar version 7 (has to be version 7) development software installed on a 32-bit Windows XP computer (or virtual machine), you can find the FlashBack Utility by going to Start > All Programs > MachineShop > FlashBack for PA, PA2, P13.

Once you flash the card, plug it into the PA2 and boot it to make sure it is basically functional (never plug/unplug a card while power is on).  If that is all working, you should be ready to put the application on the card and get the screen running.

Now, technically, that newly-programmed card should also be backwards-compatible with the older PA.  I'm not sure why the PA's card did not work with the PA2, but I think there may have been a firmware change at some point so that PA2 firmware could support the PA, but not vice-versa.

If you need that PA2 serviced, we can still repair it at the factory.  We also still manufacture it and will probably continue to do so for another couple of years (dependent on part reserves and order activity).  If you need a repair or a new unit, a local distributor can help.  If you want to get in touch with someone local, message me your zip code and I will connect you to your territory manager via email.

I actually had MachineShop Toolbar v7 installed, so I did have the proper FlashBack already. I just didn't know there was a difference from what must have been the very early version of the CF cards that came with the PA originally. I remember having some issues a long time ago when trying to share cards between P11s and PAs which is how I was familiar with the Flashback utility.

I was able to Re-Flash my existing card and I did notice that the Shell looks slightly different visually, that error message no longer appears when booting up, and the Calibrate Touchscreen option is no longer grayed out. The Touchscreen reacted and worked perfectly after the Re-flash so I didn't even need to calibrate it. 

This is great knowledge to have though for the future as our existing PAs reach the end of their lifespan and we need to replace with PA2s. Thanks again for the assistance.