Johnson Controls tyco iSTAR Ultra, Installation And Configuration Manual

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Firmware Upgrades
iSTAR Ultra Installation and Configuration Guide 7–7
5. The LCD display goes black for about five seconds. In this time, remove the power cable
from the Ultra GCM board.
• If you miss the opportunity to remove the power cable from the iSTAR Ultra GCM and
it begins the boot-up sequence again, you must wait for a full boot-up cycle to complete
and repeat the steps above before you remove the SD card.
Firmware Upgrades
Firmware upgrades are available from http://www.swhouse.com.
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Upgrades are done through the panel’s web page.
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Ensure that you read the firmware release notes before you upgrade the firmware.
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Copy the firmware files to a local or network directory that you can access.
To upgrade the iSTAR Firmware:
1. Open the panel’s web page.
2. Click and select Settings .
3. Click the ADVANCED tab.
4. Click to enable editing.
5. Click in the Select Image to upgrade firmware row to browse to where you copied
the firmware file and select it.
6. Click to start the upgrade.
7. After the upgrade is complete, press Ctrl and then F5 to clear the browser cache.
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The iSTAR Ultra GCM must be completely powered off before you remove the SD card.
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Do not remove power when the Ultra GCM is going through its boot-up process. It is possible
to corrupt the on-board SD card during that time.
If you are using Internet Explorer, all iSTAR controller firmware files will be visible. Make sure you
select the correct firmware file:
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Select the x.i5 firmware file for iSTAR Ultra.