Comtech EF Data HPOD, Installation And Operation Manual

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HPOD C-, X-, Ku-Band High-Power Outdoor Amplifier
Revision 9
Updating Firmware 3–6 MN/HPOD.IOM
G. Download the archive file to the temporary folder.
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Once the EXE or ZIP hyperlink is selected the ‘ File Download’ window opens and
prompts selection of [Open] or [Save] :
o
Click [Open] to turn over file extraction to the user-supplied utility program. Be
sure to extract the firmware files to the ‘ temp ’ folder created earlier.
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Click [Save] to open the ‘ Save As’ window. Be sure to select and [Save] the
archive *.exe or *.zip file to the ‘ temp ’ folder created earlier.
Otherwise, click [Cancel] to quit and exit the file download process.
2) Next, extract the firmware files from the archive file.
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(If not already done with File Download > [Open] ) Extract the firmware files from the
downloaded *.exe or *.zip archive file with the user-supplied utility program:
o
Double-click on the archive file name, and then follow the prompts provided by the
user-supplied utility program.
Fo r non-Ethernet HPOD downloads – extract, at a minimum, four files:
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ReleaseNotes_HPOD_vXXX.pdf – Where “XXX” denotes the firmware version
number.
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Fw12524x.CCC – Firmware file, where "x" denotes the firmware revision letter.
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FLSHCSAT.EXE – The Comtech Flash Upload Utility Program.
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CCCflash.hlp – FLSHCSAT Help File.
For Ethernet HPOD downloads – extract, at a minimum, two files:
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ReleaseNotes_HPOD_Ethernet_vX-X-X.pdf – Where “X-X-X” denotes the
firmware version number.
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FW-0020544x.bin – Firmware file, where "x" denotes the firmware revision letter.
3) Confirm availability of the firmware files in the temporary folder.
There are several ways the user may view the contents of the temporary folder on a
Windows-based PC:
A.
From the Windows Desktop:
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Double-left-click the ‘ temp’ folder saved to the Windows Desktop.
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Use Windows Explorer to locate, and then double-left-click the ‘ temp ’ folder.
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Use the ‘ Browse‘ window ( [Start] > ...Run > [Browse] ) to locate, and then double-
click the ‘ c:\temp ’ folder.