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  Software can be downloaded [http://phobos.martem.ee/shr/gw6/ here]
  Software can be downloaded [http://phobos.martem.ee/shr/gw6/ here]


<span style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#FF0000"> <big>'''Before updating to new firmware read the setup from your device, and make a backup.'''</big> </span>




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===Updating firmware===
===Updating firmware===
#'''Make backup of your devices configuration!'''
#Connect [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Digital Secure Digital] (SD) Memory Card to your computer
#Connect [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Digital Secure Digital] (SD) Memory Card to your computer
#Extract the compressed firmware update file (provided by Martem AS) to your SD Memory Card
#Extract the compressed firmware update file (provided by Martem AS) to your SD Memory Card
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===Updating firmware===
===Updating firmware===
#'''Make backup of your devices configuration!'''
#[[Connect to GW6 over SSH]]
#[[Connect to GW6 over SSH]]
#*Login as ftpuser (password is provided by Martem AS)
#*Login as ftpuser (password is provided by Martem AS)
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==Loading firmware via GWS==
==Loading firmware via GWS==
TODO
#'''Make backup of your devices configuration!'''
#* Save it to a new file
#Open '''Firmware Update''' dialog
#Press '''Pick''' and select the firmware file.
#Press '''Update'''
#* Wait until firmware is updated. Green LED will start blinking again.
#Press '''Get Result'''
#* Update result file is loaded from device
#Done

Revision as of 18:52, 17 February 2012

Software can be downloaded here

Before updating to new firmware read the setup from your device, and make a backup.


Loading firmware through Secure Digital (SD) Memory Card slot

Update logs

A unique folder is created on SD for every device you update.

When updating software some logs are created to check the success of update operation. Additionally some general information is collected to INFO file.

Updating firmware

  1. Make backup of your devices configuration!
  2. Connect Secure Digital (SD) Memory Card to your computer
  3. Extract the compressed firmware update file (provided by Martem AS) to your SD Memory Card
  4. Disconnect the card from your computer
  5. Insert the card to Telem-GW6 SD Memory Card slot
    • SD Memory Card slot is located at the back of the device
  6. Perform reset operation to Telem-GW6 device
  7. Wait until the device resumes to it’s normal operation state
    • Update procedure can take up to a minute.
  8. Firmware update is complete. Remove the SD Memory Card and check if firmfare update was successful

Checking results of the firmware update operation

  1. Connect the SD Memory Card to your computer
  2. Open the folder you extracted earlier
  3. When update procedure is started, a file res.txt is created.
    • Look at the end of res.txt to see the location for your device update logs.

Loading firmware via SFTP

Updating firmware

  1. Make backup of your devices configuration!
  2. Connect to GW6 over SSH
    • Login as ftpuser (password is provided by Martem AS)
  3. Extract the compressed(.7z) firmware update file (provided by Martem AS) to your computer.
  4. Copy gwupd folder from your computer to /home/user (/home/ftpuser) directory in GW.
    • Since version 1190 all /home/user directories are scanned for update.
  5. Wait about 1 minute (this is unnecessary if reset is sent through the configuration program)
  6. Perform reset operation to Telem-GW6 device
  7. Wait until the device resumes to it’s normal operation state
  8. Firmware update is complete.

Checking results of the firmware update operation

  1. Open the user (ftpuser) directory
  2. If update fails err.txt file is created with some description of error.
    • Otherwise res.txt contains information about the last update.

Loading firmware via GWS

  1. Make backup of your devices configuration!
    • Save it to a new file
  2. Open Firmware Update dialog
  3. Press Pick and select the firmware file.
  4. Press Update
    • Wait until firmware is updated. Green LED will start blinking again.
  5. Press Get Result
    • Update result file is loaded from device
  6. Done