GE MDS entraNET 900, Technical Manual

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Broadcast
reprogramming with
different firmware
versions on a
network
Broadcast reprogramming is used to upgrade the firmware of all radios
in a network. If your network contains a mix of radios with 2.x and 3.x
version firmware, it is normal to see the status message “Some Remotes
Failed Programming”.
For example, if you select 2.x firmware to reprogram, only the older
remotes will accept the image; if you select 3.x firmware, only new
remotes will accept the firmware. Release 3.x firmware can only be
installed on radios equipped with 2 MB expanded flash memory.
Release 2.x is compatible only with older radios having 1 MB flash
memory.
Use the Manage Selected Remote Menu on Page 71 to determine which
radios were not upgraded.
The Broadcasting Remote Reprogramming menu items are:
•
Package to Transmit
—Identifies which of the two available
firmware images (1 or 2) will be sent to the associated Remotes.
•
Broadcast Images
—Starts transmission of the selected firmware
package to all associated Remotes.
•
Status
—Shows either
Not Started
, or the progress (in percent) of
a firmware image transmission. At the end of a transmission, the
word
Complete
is shown.
•
Broadcast Remote Reboot
—Causes a reboot of all associated
Remotes to the new (offline) firmware image. This image then
becomes the active firmware file.
The bottom of this screen shows the software versions of the OIB and
TOR boards inside the entraNET radio. The OIB is the interface board
section of the transceiver; the TOR is the radio section of the transceiver.
Both sections use different portions of the firmware package, which
explains the difference in version numbers.