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Appendix
A - FIRMWARE UPGRADES
You can check the firmware version that is loaded in the module by viewing the home page of the
module’s Web
Server. Firmware upgrades should be performed locally with a PC connected directly to the module. Remote
firmware upgrades are not recommended over the radio link due to bandwidth limitations.
Full Firmware Upgrade
The WI-MOD-xxx-E-5W firmware can be upgraded using a USB flash drive with the firmware files installed. A full
USB upgrade is necessary if a patch file is not available or the existing firmware is a much older version and would
require multiple patch files to upgrade to the latest version.
The following procedures provides instructions for performing a full USB firmware upgrade on a WI-MOD-xxx-E-5W .
Requirements
•
USB memory stick
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Firmware files (contact WEIDMULLER Technical Support to obtain these files)
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Ethernet cable
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PC for transferring files
To prepare the USB flash drive
Not all USB flash drives are configured correctly for use as a firmware upgrade drive. Use the following procedure
to check the configuration of the USB drive and re-configure the drive if necessary.
1. Plug USB drive into the USB port on the PC and wait until Windows recognizes the drive and completes the
driver installation.
2. Open the Windows Start menu, choose Run, and then enter
“CMD” to open a command prompt. Type
“diskpart” at the command prompt. This opens the Diskpart utility.
C:\>diskpart
Microsoft DiskPart version 6.1.7601
Copyright (C) 1999-2008 Microsoft Corporation.
On computer: TEST_COMPUTER
3. Type command
“list disk” to list available disks, and identify the USB drive based on the size.
In the following example, the USB drive is a 1911 MB (2 GB) drive, which corresponds to Disk 1.
DISKPART> list disk
Disk ###
Status
Size
Free
Dyn Gpt
--------
-------------
-------
-------
--- ---
Disk 0
Online
232 GB
0 B
Disk 1
Online
1911 MB
0 B
4. When you have identified the USB disk, enter the
“select Disk X” command to select this disk.
Warning: The commands that follow this step can destroy the contents of the selected disk, make
sure that you have selected the correct drive before continuing. Selecting the wrong drive could
format your PC
’s hard drive.
DISKPART> select Disk 1
Disk 1 is now the selected disk.
5. Enter the command
“list partition” to check how the USB drive is partitioned.
This command indicates whether the drive is correctly configured for use as a firmware upgrade drive on
the WI-MOD-xxx-E-5W .