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Firmware Upgrade Complete 

If the firmware upgrade process was successful, this screen will automatically close. If it

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

did not, errors will be reported here. 

2.5 Verify Firmware Update 

Remove power and USB from your modem. Wait ten seconds, and reapply power and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB, and press the ON_BTN. 

Using the terminal program of your choice (PuTTY, TeraTerm, etc.), connect to the

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

modem. In your Device Manager, look for IMC Port (USB2), and look for your COM

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

number. In the case of this example, it is COM63: 

 

Once connected, issue: 

AT+CGMR  

To the modem to confirm the Firmware Version. At the time of the writing of this

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

document the latest firmware versions are: 

Verizon Firmware: 

 RHL75xx.V.3.15.151600.201802071640.x7160_1 

AT&T Firmware: 

 RHL75xx.A.2.13.151600.201802201800.x7160_1 

 

 

 

PN 30270 rev 5

 

© NimbeLink Corp. 2018. All rights reserved.

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Summary of Contents for Skywire LTE CAT4

Page 1: ...Skywire LTE CAT4 Firmware Update NimbeLink Corp Updated September 2018 PN 30270 rev 5 NimbeLink Corp 2018 All rights reserved 1 ...

Page 2: ...oftware 4 Switching Firmwares 4 Firmware Update 5 Download the Update ZIP File and USB Drivers 5 Install the USB Driver 5 Install the Firmware Upgrade Utility If Applicable 7 Update the Firmware 7 Introduction 7 Verizon Firmware 8 AT T Firmware 9 Verify Firmware Update 11 PN 30270 rev 5 NimbeLink Corp 2018 All rights reserved 2 ...

Page 3: ...ection to a Windows PC The NL SW LTE S7588 V NL SW LTE S7588 V B NL SW UAV S7588 NL SW LTE S7588 T and NL SW LTE S7588 T C all use common hardware that has different firmware flashed to it during manufacturing Users are able to load AT T T Mobile or Verizon firmware onto any of the aforementioned devices for use with their prefered carrier This document will refer to all of the previously listed d...

Page 4: ...to register on their website in order to access them Firmware versions references in this document may be different than the firmware versions downloaded from Sierra Wireless 1 5 Switching Firmwares Since the NL SW LTE S7588 V and NL SW LTE S7588 T Skywires share the same hardware it is possible to load the S7588 T s firmware on a S7588 V and vice versa Please note that this can only be done relia...

Page 5: ...rrawireless com resources airprime software hl7588 firmware Verizon Airborne LTE Operations ALO Firmware V3 14 can be requested from Product Support NimbeLink com 2 2 Install the USB Driver Unzip the downloaded file co a known location Navigate to that location open the WMC_comneon8_v4 xx 0 folder and as Administrator run the setup exe Follow the on screen instructions to install the driver Note y...

Page 6: ...Initial Screen Progress Bar Note You may get a window that pops up asking if you would like to reset your device now or later Select Later PN 30270 rev 5 NimbeLink Corp 2018 All rights reserved 6 ...

Page 7: ...re x86 or X64 Run as Administrator setup exe and follow the instructions to install the software Initial Screen Finished Screen Once the software is finished installing click Exit Reboot your workstation 2 4 Update the Firmware 2 4 1 Introduction The firmware update process is the same for all NL SW LTE S7588 x Skywires This section uses the V 3 15 firmware as an example in the Verizon section and...

Page 8: ...n Plug your modem into the Skywire Development Kit plug the USB cable into Port J5 plug in the power cable and plug the USB cable into your workstation Press the ON_BTN and the upgrade process should start If it does not remove power reapply power and press the ON_BTN again The firmware upgrade process should take less than 10 seconds over USB 2 0 During the process you will see a screen similar t...

Page 9: ... Upgrade Complete If the firmware upgrade process was successful this screen will automatically close If it did not errors will be reported here 2 4 3 AT T Firmware Once your system has rebooted navigate to the extracted AT T firmware file Then as Administrator run PN 30270 rev 5 NimbeLink Corp 2018 All rights reserved 9 ...

Page 10: ...cable into your workstation Press the ON_BTN and the upgrade process should start If it does not remove power reapply power and press the ON_BTN again The firmware upgrade process should take less than 10 seconds over USB 2 0 During the process you will see a screen similar to Firmware Upgrade Progress Once your firmware upgrade is complete you will see a screen similar to the following PN 30270 r...

Page 11: ...rogram of your choice PuTTY TeraTerm etc connect to the modem In your Device Manager look for IMC Port USB2 and look for your COM number In the case of this example it is COM63 Once connected issue AT CGMR To the modem to confirm the Firmware Version At the time of the writing of this document the latest firmware versions are Verizon Firmware RHL75xx V 3 15 151600 201802071640 x7160_1 AT T Firmwar...

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