GW6Lin software upgrade

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Software can be downloaded here


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. Connect Secure Digital (SD) Memory Card to your computer
  2. Extract the compressed firmware update file (provided by Martem AS) to your SD Memory Card
  3. Disconnect the card from your computer
  4. Insert the card to Telem-GW6 SD Memory Card slot
    • SD Memory Card slot is located at the back of the device
  5. Perform reset operation to Telem-GW6 device
  6. Wait until the device resumes to it’s normal operation state
    • Update procedure can take up to a minute.
  7. 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. Connect to GW6 over SSH
    • Login as ftpuser (password is provided by Martem AS)
  2. Extract the compressed firmware update file (provided by Martem AS) to your computer.
  3. Copy *gwupd* folder from your computer to ftpuser directory in GW.
  4. Wait about 1 minute (this is unnecessary if reset is sent through the configuration program)
  5. Perform reset operation to Telem-GW6 device
  6. Wait until the device resumes to it’s normal operation state
  7. Firmware update is complete.

Checking results of the firmware update operation

  1. Open the 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.