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One-Time Upgrade of the NXB-KNX to a Native NetLinx Device
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NXB-KNX KNX Communications Gateway
One-Time Upgrade of the NXB-KNX to a Native
NetLinx Device
Overview
This section describes the process of upgrading an older NXB-KNX to the latest version of NetLinx Firmware.
The initial release of the NXB-KNX operated as an IP Device (as opposed to a native NetLinx device). As an IP device,
the process of upgrading the unit to the latest firmware involves upgrading both the device Application and the
Firmware, via options in the
Firmware Upgrade Manager
(see FIG. 34 on page 46) and the
Application Upgrade
Manager
pages (see FIG. 35 on page 47).
Subsequent releases (and the current version) of the NXB-KNX operate as a native NetLinx device. As a NetLinx
device, the process of upgrading the unit is the same as for any typical NetLinx device: the latest NetLinx firmware KIT
file is downloaded from www.amx.com, and transferred to the NXB-KNX via the NetLinx Master, using NetLinx
Studio. See the
NetLinx Firmware Upgrades
section on page 41 for details.
Older NXB-KNX units that are still using the initial Application and Firmware versions can be upgraded to allow them
to function as a native NetLinx device.
Older NXB-KNX units that are using the initial Application and Firmware versions feature two Configuration pages that
are not included in the current version: the
Application Upgrade Manager
page and the
Firmware Upgrade Manager
page (FIG. 33).
If these options do not appear in the Admin Menu, then your NXB-KNX unit is already a NetLinx device, and the
directions in this section does not apply.
There are two aspects of the NXB-KNX that can be upgraded: the device Firmware and device Application, both of
which are normally updated via options in the
Firmware Upgrade Manager
(see FIG. 34 on page 46) and
Application
Upgrade Manager
pages (see FIG. 35 on page 47). However, special steps are required to perform an initial upgrade
from early versions of the NXB-KNX Application and Firmware.
The following steps describe upgrading the NXB-KNX from:
Firmware
v1.0.14
and
Application
v1.0.1
to
Firmware
v1.0.36
and
Application
v2.0.15
FIG. 33
Admin menu - early Firmware versions only
These two options only appear on early
versions of the NXB-KNX firmware
Alternatively, you can identify the current firmware version via telnet (see Establishing
a Terminal Connection Via Telnet
section on page 49
) - the Welcome banner
indicates the current firmware version.
The Firmware upgrade must be performed before the Application upgrade.