Chapter 11 NovAtel Firmware and Software
SMART7 Installation and Operation User Manual v6
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for details on how to convert from S0 S-Records to
SOFTLOADSETUP
commands.
b. S3 S-Records should be parsed and packaged into a
SOFTLOADDATA
command.
6. Send the
SOFTLOADCOMMIT
command after all data from the *.shex file has been transferred to the
receiver. The SOFTLOADSTATUS log reports the status of the loading process. Wait for a
SOFTLOADSTATUS log to indicate the status is COMPLETE. The COMPLETE status or an error is guar-
anteed to be output from the receiver within 300 seconds from the time the
SOFTLOADCOMMIT
command
was received by the receiver.
7. Send the auth code for the newly downloaded image using the
AUTH
command. This is only required if there
is not already a signature auth code on the receiver as signature auth codes are maintained through a
SoftLoad update. See
on page 119 for details on Auth Codes.
AUTH ADD_DOWNLOAD <AUTH CODE>
8. Reset the receiver using any of the following methods:
l
Enter the
RESET
command
l
Enter the
FRESET
command
l
Power-cycle the receiver
Once the receiver resets, the new version of firmware is active.
The SoftLoad process can be safely canceled at any time using the
SOFTLOADRESET
command or by oth-
erwise resetting the receiver. Once the COMPLETE status is reported by SOFTLOADSTATUS, the new firm-
ware image will be run after the receiver is reset.
