
PCAN-GPRS Link – User Manual
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6
Firmware-Upload
You can transfer the firmware on different ways to the micro-
controller of the PCAN-GPRS Link.
via the SD card (this is the recommended method)
via firmware update over the air
via the serial interface
6.1
Uploading the Firmware via SD Card
From the supplied CD, subdirectory
\Software and Firmware\
decompress the ZIP-Archive
PCAN-GPRS_Link_
ExampleProject_Vx.x.x.zip
to
C:\
including all contained
subdirectories.
The directory
C:\
PCAN-GPRS_Link_ExampleProject_Vx.x.x
and
all subdirectories are created.
Transfer the following files to the SD card:
FirmCRC.BIN
crc.txt
update.ini
Note:
Check the
update.ini.
Thus the update will be
performed, the following string must be included in the file:
UPDATE=TRUE
.
Write everything in capital letters and put no characters before
the string. Otherwise, the string will not be recognized by the
boot loader.