CHAPTER 6. OTHER RECEIVER OPERATIONS
6.6 Upgrading the firmware
Firmware upgrades for the Altus NR3 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 affect your use of the receiver.
On the
Admin
menu select
Upgrade
and then click the
Choose file
button. You can then
select the upgrade .suf
fi
le downloaded from the website. 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 6-11:
Upgrading the Altus NR3
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.
Figure 6-12:
The Altus NR3 upgrade procedure
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