Instruction Manual

DeviceMaster 500 User Guide: 2000501 Rev. A RedBoot Procedures - 55

RedBoot Procedures

Telnet Method Use the following procedure to update the Bootloader or SocketServer with telnet

to the DeviceMaster 500.

Note: A TFTP server is required to perform firmware updates using Redboot.

1. Verify that you have the .bin file (Locating Software and Documentation

Page 6).

2. Open a telnet session, type reset, and close the session.

3. Open a new telnet session and enter the DeviceMaster 500 IP address.

4. Enter the webserver password.

Note: Press the Enter key if you have not programmed a password.

5. At the Redboot prompt: type dis and press Enter to disable the Bootloader.

6. Verify that the system responds with an Loading disabled message.

7. Load the file from a TFTP server using the following command and press the

Enter key:

load -r -b 0 -h <TFTP-Server_IP_Addr> <Downloaded_File_Name>

Note: The default IP address is: 192.168.250.250.

8. When the RedBoot> prompt appears (after approximately one minute if you

are uploading the Bootloader and approximately three minutes if you ware

uploading SocketServer), type go.

If uploading Bootloader: In a few seconds the ethernet and PWR LEDs

cycle through a light sequence once and the update is complete.

$ telnet 192.168.250.250

Trying 192.168.250.250...

Connected to 192.168.250.250.

Escape character is ‘^]’.

Default IP Address

Password:

*********************************************

** Comtrol DeviceMaster Bootloader Version 3.05

** RedBoot(tm) environment - built 08:13:02, Apr 4 2008

** Platform: Comtrol DeviceMaster (ARM 7TDMI)

*********************************************

FLASH: 64 blocks of 65536 bytes each

FLASH: 4194304 bytes (0x05000000 - 0x05400000)

RAM: 8126464 bytes (0x00000000 - 0x007c0000)

RedBoot>

RedBoot>dis

Loading disabled

RedBoot> load -r -b 0 -h 192.168.250.1 1800110.bin

CCCCRaw load done: 139521 bytes read

Address range: 00000000-00022100, Entry point: 00000000.

xyzModem - Cksum mode, 1091(SOH)/0(STX)/0(CAN) packets, 6 retries

RedBoot>

RedBoot>go