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Updating the Firmware
The AN-X operating software consists of several parts:
•
boot code, runs at startup
•
configuration kernel, runs when you update firmware
•
production kernel, runs in normal operation
•
application software, for network communication and scheduled
messaging
The kernels are supplied in file with extension
qtf
and are updated using
the AnxInit utility. Run the command
Utilities/Update AN-X Flash
and
select the file you wish to download. Refer to page 47 for details.
Firmware files contain the application programs for AN-X and have
extension
bin.
They are downloaded using the command
Configuration/Firmware Update
or
Utilities/Update Firmware
in
AnxInit. Refer to page 47 for details.
Occasionally individual patch files are released. They have extension
pch
and are downloaded using the
Utilities/Patch Firmware
command in
AnxInit. Refer to page 51 for details.
Reading Version Numbers
To read the version numbers of the various software components:
Boot code
AnxInit – AN-X Info
Configuration kernel
AnxInit – AN-X Info
Production kernel
AnxInit – AN-X Info
Firmware
AnxInit – AN-X Info (version depends on
current mode, boot, configuration or
production)
Individual applications
Web interface, System Info Log
