BlackKite, Vehicle Tracking System User Manual
Rev. 1.4.0
Zilogic Systems
Page 40
Chapter 8. Firmware Upgrade
The device firmware is constantly improved and firmware releases are provided from time to time.
And hence the device has a provision to upgrade the firmware over-the-air. The firmware images
are made available through an FTP server located at
bkup.zilogic.com
. The device is configured
to upgrade the firmware from the above server.
Let’s consider an example, scenario in which the current firmware version 1.2.0 and the new
firmware version is 1.3.0. The sequence for the upgrade is provided below.
The description of each step in the upgrade procedure is provide below.
The device has to be first switched to
UPGD
mode using the
MODE
command.
MODE UPGD
The device responds with an OK message. And then enters
UPGD
mode. When the device enters
UPGD
mode an alert is generated as shown below. The alert indicates the current version of the
firmware running on the device.
ALERT: UPGD MODE: 1.2.0
When in
UPGD
mode, the device can be upgraded using the
UPGRADE
command.
UPGRADE bk-sw-1.3.0.img