User Manual

User Manual Version 1.6

SE5001 Serial Device Server

Appendix B: Upgrade System Firmware

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B.1 Upgrade Procedures

This section introduces the command-line firmware upgrade utility included in the CD. Alternatively, use the GUI

management utility SerialManager to upgrade the system firmware. Refer to section D.3.2 to use SerialManager to

upgrade the system firmware.

After the new firmware is obtained, follow the procedures below to upgrade SE5001.

1. Connect a PC (Windows systems) and the SE5001 to the same subnet. Use ping command or

SerialManager utility to verify its availability.

2. Locate dapdl.cfg (configuration file), gwdl.exe (download executable utility), and download.bat (download

batch file) in the \download folder of the CD. Copy them to the system disk.

3. Locate the new system kernel and/or AP firmware to download. Move them inside the copied \download

directory.

4. Double click on download.bat to start the firmware upgrade process.

Figure B.1 Prompt of download.bat

Note: It is also possible to edit dapdl.cfg and run gwdl.exe manually without using the batch file

download.bat.

5. Press any key to continue.

6. An editor will open dapdl.cfg automatically. Edit the content to match the IP address of SE5001 and the

file name of the new firmware. "dapdl.cfg" has the following structure:

Remote_IP 10.0.50.100

Load firmware.hex

The first line identifies the IP address of SE5001, the second line identifies the name of the firmware (.Hex

file) to be downloaded.