DCT Antares SB, User Manual

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3.13. FIRMWARE UPGRADE
>RTXFW download progress: (235495/101840)B, 43%, 4084B/sec;ID=0000<
>RTXFW download progress: (235495/122208)B, 51%, 4073B/sec;ID=0000<
>RTXFW download progress: (235495/142520)B, 60%, 4062B/sec;ID=0000<
>RTXFW download progress: (235495/162944)B, 69%, 4084B/sec;ID=0000<
>RTXFW download progress: (235495/183256)B, 77%, 4062B/sec;ID=0000<
>RTXFW download progress: (235495/203680)B, 86%, 5106B/sec;ID=0000<
>RTXFW download progress: (235495/224048)B, 95%, 4073B/sec;ID=0000<
>RTXFW update: Download OK.;ID=0000<
>RTXFW update: Installing (module will restart).;ID=0000<
>RTXFW update: New firmware installed!. Running version:
Antares GPS 05.21;ID=0000<
After entering the
XAFU
command the update process is queued until the
How does it work
unit has GPRS access. When GPRS is available it starts connecting to the
firmware server. Then the unit will try to connect and download the se-
lected firmware a finite number of times.
The unit downloads the new firmware in a safe mode: In a separate memory
place to guarantee that if the download process gets interrupted there will
be no loss of the unit’s functionality.
The unit will inform the end of the process to the Destinations selected
with the
XAFU
command.
Remarks
• After the file is downloaded the unit automatically installs and runs
the new firmware.
•
The download process may take 2 or 4 minutes under good network
conditions.
•
After downloading and installing the new firmware, the unit will
restart but no buffer data (pending events) will be lost.
•
The unit’s configuration is preserved throughout firmware upgrades
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.
Initiate an over-the-air firmware update with DCT’s servers in order to up-
Example
grade the unit’s firmware to version 5.21 having the diagnostic messages
sent over the serial port:
>
SXAFU00521SV15
<
If no previous upgrade process is taken place the unit returns:
>
RXAFU00521SV15
<
Indicating that the command was accepted and it has queued the process
until GPRS is available (if not available yet).
At a later time the unit will start showing diagnostic messages on the form
of
TX
messages. For example:
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There may be some exceptions to this. Consult Digital Communications
Technologies
TM
for information
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