User's Manual

pulsAR radio Operator’s Manual
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(when the configuration is unlocked, the radio prompt ends with the characters ‘#>. In locked
mode the prompt does not include the ‘#’ character).
6. Issue the command:
>download path/pmp0x_xx.bze
where path/ is the directory in the PC where the pmp0x_xx.bze file is stored. The path/ extension
is not required if the file is in the same directory as the ECON program. As the download
proceeds econ displays a line showing the current percentage complete.
7. Once the download is complete, issue the command:
>set-default-program pmp0x_xx
in order to make the new file the default program to run after a reset.
8. Issue the command:
>single-node-reboot timeout=60
in order to speed up the network recovery after rebooting the hub radio below (this step is not
necessary if the new firmware is known to be compatible with the old one but it does not hurt in
either case).
9. Depress the “F4” key to log-off the session with the current radio. “Econ” displays the list of all
radios from the initial discovery phase. Select another radio in the network and repeat steps 4
through 8 for each of the radios.
10. Once all radios in the network have the new program, log onto the hub radio (using econsole) and
issue the command:
>reboot
to cause that radio to restart using the new firmware.
11. If the new firmware is compatible with the old one, the links will be reestablished in a short time
(with the hub running the new version and the remotes running the old version).
If the new firmware is incompatible with the old one, the links to the remotes will not be
reestablished. In this case, after 60 seconds, the remote radio will reboot. They will then load the
new firmware and be able to reestablish the links with the hub.
12. Wait at least ten seconds from the moment you entered the reboot command, then press <CR>.
Econsole automatically attempts to reconnect to the same radio. Once a new session with that
radio is reopened issue the command:
> version
and check that the radio is indeed executing the new version.
13. Depress the “F4” key to log-off the session with the hub radio. “Econ” displays the list of all
radios from the initial discovery phase. Select a different radio and issue the command:
>version