Appendix D. Updating the
operating system and firmware
Campbell Scientific updates data logger and CELL200 series operating systems (OS) as new
features are developed and bugs fixed. It is recommended that before deploying instruments,
you check operating system versions and update them as needed. This section applies to
updating the CELL200 series module operating system. Refer to your data logger manual for
information on updating its OS.
The CELL200 series itself uses two operating systems. The first is the Campbell Scientific CELL200
series operating system .We will refer to that as the CELL200 series OS. The second is contained in
the cellular radio module; we will refer to that one as the module firmware. One or both may
need to be updated from time to time.
CAUTION:
To prevent data loss, collect all data from the data logger before proceeding to update the
data logger operating system and cellular module firmware.
Updating
the
module
firmware
is
done
over
the
air
(OTA),
even
with
a
direct
USB
connection
to
the
data
logger.
Therefore,
it
can
take
from
5
minutes
to
several
hours
depending
on
signal
strength
between
the
cell
tower
and
the
CELL200
series,
cellular
network
congestion,
and
OTA
server
availability.
OTA
updates
use
some
of
the
cellular
device
data
plan
for
each
attempt.
Care
should
be
taken
to
plan
accordingly
to
avoid
cellular
data
plan
overages.
D.1
Using
the
web
interface
(cell.linktodevice.
eu
)
NOTE:
Instructions
in
this
section
assume
that
the
steps
in
have
been
completed.
Cellular
service
must
be
setup
before
web
access
using
is
available.
NOTE:
This section applies to modules set up in serial server mode with a public static IP account.
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