4.2.2 Windows Vista and Windows 7
Both Windows Vista and Windows 7 have a command line tftp client, but it must first be enabled.
To enable the tftp utility on Windows Vista or Windows 7:
1. Go to Control Panel -> Programs and Features -> Windows Features and make sure the “TFTP Client” is
checked.
2. Follow the directions for
Windows XP
4.2.3 Mac OSX
Mac OSX comes with a tftp client. It is accessed from the Terminal application.
To use the tftp application on Mac OSX:
1. Copy the MatrixFirmware-x.x.x.hex file to somewhere easily accessible from the command prompt, for
example your home directory at /Users/your_user_name/
2. Open a terminal: Applications -> Utility -> Terminal
3. Use 'cd' commands to change to the location of the firmware file, for example:
cd
/Users/your_user_name/
4. Type: tftp [ENTER]
5. Once in the tftp application type the following lines and press ENTER at the end of each line, except the
last line to prepare the TFTP transfer:
connect 192.168.2.59
binary
rexmt 1
timeout 30
put MatrixFirmware-x.x.x.hex
6. Make sure to replace 192.168.2.59 with the device's IP address if using the Command Software Update
method and replace MatrixFirmware-x.x.x.hex with the correct version number of the file.
7. To initiate the transfer hit ENTER after the
put
command above.
8. The tftp program will indicate if the transfer was successful or not.
9. If the transfer failed (timed out, etc), retry the
put
command or quit the application (type 'quit' and
ENTER) and start over from step 3.
4.2.4 Linux
The tftp application can easily be installed with your distributions package manager from a terminal, below are
some example commands for various distributions.
Commands for installing tftp on different Linux distributions:
•
Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install tftp
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