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4.2.9
Update Tab
Update Firmware
– From time to time, a firmware change may be released as a patch
rather than a complete firmware update. This may be used to add a new feature or
program, for example.
In order to use the update feature, the new firmware patch will need to be downloaded to your
host PC. Clicking on the
Choose File
button will allow you to browse on your host PC to find the
update file.
An update file will have a filename in the form of DGA8_Update_yyyymmdd.tgz, for example
DGA8_Update_20181115.tgz
Click on the update file and then click on the Upload File button to begin the update process. A
progress message will appear on the host PC to tell you when the process is complete. It usually
only takes a few seconds to do an update. After updating the firmware, a power cycle is required.
