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8.3 Upgrading the firmware or upload a new
permission file
The AsteRx SB Sx
fi
rmware and permission
fi
les both have the extension .suf (Septentrio
Upgrade Format). Firmware upgrades for the AsteRx SB Sx are freely available for the
lifetime of the receiver and can be downloaded from the Support section of the Septentrio
website. All upgrade
fi
les and documentation relating to the upgrade are bundled together
in a single upgrade zip
fi
le. We recommend that you read the release notes for the
fi
rmware
upgrade beforehand in case there are any changes that may a
ff
ect your use of the receiver.
Permission
fi
les enable additional features on the AsteRx SB Sx and can be purchased via
our Sales department.
On the
Admin
menu select
Upgrade
and then click the
Choose file
button. You can then
select the upgrade .suf
fi
le. For major upgrades, two or more
fi
les may have to be upgraded
separately. The
fi
les to be upgraded and the order for upgrading is documented in release
notes. After selecting the upgrade .suf
fi
le click on
Start upgrade
.
Figure 8-6:
Upgrading the AsteRx SB Sx
fi
rmware
Upgrading
fi
rmware can take several minutes during which the receiver will reset. When
connected via WiFi, the connection may not be automatically re-established.
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