NovAtel Firmware and Software
Chapter 5
AG-Star User Manual Rev 4
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3. Issue the
AUTH
command, followed by the auth-code and model type (refer to
Section 5.2,
Authorization Code
on page 36 for details on obtaining any auth-code). The syntax is as follows:
auth <your auth-code here>
where
auth
is a command that enables model upgrades and
auth-code
is the upgrade authorization code,
expressed as follows:
XXXXXX,XXXXXX,XXXXXX,XXXXXX,XXXXXX,MODEL,EXPDATE
where:
1. Each X character is a case-insensitive ASCII character.
2. The MODEL string is a maximum of 15 characters long and represents the model enabled by the auth-
code.
3. The EXPDATE string is the auth-code’s expiry date, in YYMMDD format
Example:
auth 7WBMBK,887CB6,K5J3FH,5DF5P2,42PW8G,D1SB0GTT0,121211
When the
AUTH
command is executed, the receiver reboots. Issuing the
LOG VERSION
command
confirms the new upgrade model type and firmware version number.
If communicating using NovAtel Connect, the communication path must be closed and reopened using the
Device menu.