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Upgrade the Receiver
Upgrading the receiver is the process of installing a new GNSS firmware, a new permission
file (see section 1.34) or a new antenna calibration file (see section 2.5).
In some cases, upgrading the GNSS firmware can clear the receiver configuration stored in
non-volatile memory (see section 1.5). It is therefore advised to recheck the configuration
after the upgrade.
Do not switch power off during the upgrade procedure.
Upgrading the receiver over a serial port can be very slow and it is recommended to upgrade
using a faster connection whenever possible (USB, WiFi or Ethernet).
Septentrio upgrade files have the extension “.suf”. There are several ways to upgrade the
receiver:
1. By double clicking the “.suf” file. This should launch the RxUpgrade program.
2. By using the RxControl graphical interface (go to the
File
menu).
3. From the web interface (go to
Admin >Upgrade
). This requires to log in as a user with
the "
User
" access level (see section 1.31).
4. By commanding the receiver to upgrade itself by fetching the upgrade file from a re-
mote FTP server. This is done with the command
5. By manually downloading upgrade files to the receiver. This upgrade procedure is ex-
plained below.
To manually upgrade the receiver, follow this procedure:
1. Reset the receiver into upgrade mode by entering the following command:
exeResetReceiver, Upgrade, none <CR>
2. Wait till the receiver outputs the string: “Ready for SUF download ...”. From that
moment on, the receiver is waiting for an upgrade file to be downloaded. The file
download must start within 200 seconds, otherwise the receiver will restart in normal
mode.
3. Download the upgrade file to the receiver. Any of the receiver connections can be
used. Make sure to send the file in binary mode, i.e. without changing its contents.
During the download, the receiver outputs a progress indicator at regular interval.
4. At the end of the download, the receiver automatically executes the upgrade instruc-
tions and restarts with the new firmware version. You can check the firmware version
by entering the following command:
lif,Identification <CR>
Before executing the upgrade instructions, the receiver checks the integrity of the down-
loaded file. If the file is corrupted, or is not a valid upgrade file, the receiver discards it and
restarts in normal mode.
If the download is interrupted for any reason, the receiver will restart in normal mode after
a timeout period of 200 seconds.
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