User's Manual

Street Light Bridge Integrator’s Guide 65
To perform an upgrade, you need to obtain from the device manufacturer the
binary application image file (.apb extension) and related files for the new
application to be used to upgrade the device. The system image in the
application image file must have the same firmware version as the Neuron Chip
on the device. If the device interface has changed, you also need to obtain a new
device interface (XIF) file for the device, upload it to the SmartServer, and
activate it on the SmartServer.
The SmartServer takes the application image file that has program ID matching
that of the device from the /LonWorks/Import folder on the SmartServer flash
disk and then downloads it to the device. Note that the device to be upgraded
must be online and be reachable (directly or through a repeating device) in order
for the upgrade operation to succeed.
Note: Upgrading a device can affect the performance of the power line repeating
network and the repeating chain.
To upgrade a device, perform the following steps:
1. Follow the upgrade instructions from the manufacturer (such as copying
the .apb file of the new application and the .xif file of the new external
interface, if required) to the /LonWorks/Import folder on the SmartServer
flash disk.
2. Select one or more devices from the tree to be upgraded:
• To select one device, click that device.
• To select multiple devices and perform a batch upgrade, click one
device and then either hold down CTRL and click all other devices to
be upgraded or hold down SHIFT and select another device to
upgrade the entire range of devices.
3. From the Setup tab, select the .apb file to be downloaded to the device,
and perform the following steps:
a. In the Application Image property, click the … button to the
right.