User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- AT+i Command Set
- Scope
- AT+i Command Guidelines
- AT+i Command Format
- Escape Code Sequence
- Socket Command Abort
- Flexible Host and Modem Interfaces
- Auto Baud Rate Detection
- High Speed USART
- Reset via Serial Link
- Entering Rescue Mode during Runtime
- Internet Session Hang-Up Procedure (Modem Only)
- Modem Startup
- Analog-to-Digital Converter
- iChip Readiness Indication
- Programming iChip’s Serial Number into Flash Memory
- Programming a Unique ID String into Flash Memory
- General Format
- AT+i Result Code Summary
- Report Status
- Connection
- E-mail Send Commands
- E-Mail Retrieve
- HTTP Client Interface
- SerialNET Mode Initiation
- Web Server Interface
- File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
- +i[@]FOPN — FTP Open Session
- +iFDL — FTP Directory Listing
- +iFDNL — FTP Directory Names Listing
- +iFMKD — FTP Make Directory
- +iFCWD — FTP Change Working Directory
- +iFSZ — FTP File Size
- +iFRCV — FTP Receive File
- +iFSTO — FTP Open File for Storage
- +iFAPN — FTP Open File for Appending
- +iFSND — FTP Send File Data
- +iFCLF — FTP Close File
- +iFDEL — FTP Delete File
- +iFCLS — FTP Close Session
- Telnet Client
- Direct Socket Interface
- +iSTCP — Open and Connect A TCP Socket
- +iSUDP — Open A Connectionless UDP Socket
- +iLTCP — Open A TCP Listening Socket
- +iLSST — Get A Listening Socket’s Active Connection Status
- +iSST — Get A Single Socket Status Report
- +iSCS — Get A Socket Connection Status Report
- +iSSND[%] — Send A Byte Stream to A Socket
- +iSRCV — Receive A Byte Stream from A Socket’s Input Buffer
- +iGPNM — Get Peer Name for A Specified Socket
- +iSDMP — Dump Socket Buffer
- +iSFSH[%] — Flush Socket’s Outbound Data
- +iSCLS — Close Socket
- Special Modem Commands
- Wireless LAN Mode
- IP Registration
- DHCP Client
- DHCP Server
- iRouter Mode
- Ad-Hoc Networks
- Secure Socket Protocol
- Network Time Client
- MIME Encapsulated E-Mail Messages
- Flow Control
- Remote Firmware Update
- iChip Parameter Update
- iChip Embedded Web Server
- Introduction
- Features
- Web Server Modes
- The Application Website
- Parameter Tags
- iChip Configuration Mode
- Host Interaction Mode
- Website Creation, Packing, and Uploading
- Manipulating Variables in the Application Website
- Security and Restrictions
- Parameter Update Error Handling
- File Types Supported by iChip’s Web Server
- iChip RAS Server
- SerialNET Theory of Operation
- File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Theory of Operation
- Telnet Client Operation
- Secure Socket Protocol Theory of Operation
- Remote AT+i Service
- Nonvolatile Parameter Database
- Parameter Descriptions
- +iFD — Restore All Parameters to Factory Defaults
- Operational Parameters
- +iXRC — Extended Result Code
- +iDMD — Modem Dial Mode
- +iMIS — Modem Initialization String
- +iMTYP — Set Type of Modem Connected to iChip
- +iWTC — Wait Time Constant
- +iTTO — TCP Timeout
- +iPGT — PING Timeout
- +iMPS — Max PPP Packet Size
- +iTTR — TCP Retransmit Timeout
- +iBDRF — Define A Fixed Baud Rate on Host Connection
- +iBDRM — Define A Fixed Baud Rate on iChip( Modem Connection
- +iBDRD — Baud Rate Divider
- +iAWS — Activate WEB Server Automatically
- +iLATI — TCP/IP Listening Socket to Service Remote AT+i Commands
- +iFLW — Set Flow Control Mode
- +iCPF — Active Communications Platform
- +iPSE — Set Power Save Mode
- +iSDM — Service Disabling Mode
- +iDF — IP Protocol ‘Don’t Fragment’ Bit Value
- +iCKSM — Checksum Mode
- +iHIF — Host Interface
- +iMIF — Modem Interface
- +iADCL — ADC Level
- +iADCD — ADC Delta
- +iADCT — ADC Polling Time
- +iADCP — ADC GPIO Pin
- +iRRA — iChip Readiness Report Activation
- +iRRHW — iChip Readiness Hardware Pin
- ISP Connection Parameters
- Server Profile Parameters
- +iLVS — ‘Leave on Server’ Flag
- +iDNSn — Define Domain Name Server IP Address
- +iSMTP — Define SMTP Server Name
- +iSMA — SMTP Authentication Method
- +iSMU — Define SMTP Login User Name
- +iSMP — Define SMTP Login Password
- +iPOP3 — Define POP3 Server Name
- +iMBX — Define POP3 Mailbox Name
- +iMPWD — Define POP3 Mailbox Password
- +iNTSn — Define Network Time Server
- +NTOD — Define Network Time-of-Day Activation Flag
- +iGMTO — Define Greenwich Mean Time Offset
- +iDSTD — Define Daylight Savings Transition Rule
- +iPDSn — Define PING Destination Server
- +iPFR — PING Destination Server Polling Frequency
- +iUFn — User Fields and Macro Substitution
- Email Format Parameters
- +iXFH — Transfer Headers Flag
- +iHDL — Limit Number of Header Lines
- +iFLS — Define Filter String
- +iDELF — Email Delete Filter String
- +iSBJ — Email Subject Field
- +iTOA — Define Primary Addressee
- +iTO — Email ‘To’ Description/Name
- +iREA — Return Email Address
- +iFRM — Email ‘From’ Description/Name
- +iCCn — Define Alternate Addressee
- +iMT — Media Type Value
- +iMST — Media Subtype String
- +iFN — Attachment File Name
- HTTP Parameters
- RAS Server Parameters
- LAN Parameters
- Wireless LAN Parameters
- +iWLCH — Wireless LAN Communication Channel
- +iWLSI — Wireless LAN Service Set Identifier
- +iWLWM — Wireless LAN WEP Mode
- +iWLKI — Wireless LAN Transmission WEP Key Index
- +iWLKn — Wireless LAN WEP Key Array
- +iWLPS — Wireless LAN Power Save
- +iWLPP — Personal Shared Key Pass-Phrase
- +iWROM — Enable Roaming in WiFi
- +iWPSI — Periodic WiFi Scan Interval
- +iWSRL — SNR Low Threshold
- +iWSRH — SNR High Threshold
- +iWSIn — Wireless LAN Service Set Identifier Array
- +iWPPn — Pre-Shared Key Passphrase Array
- +iWKYn — Wireless LAN WEP Key Array
- +iWSTn — Wireless LAN Security Type Array
- +iWSEC — Wireless LAN WPA Security
- IP Registration Parameters
- SerialNET Mode Parameters
- +iHSRV | +iHSRn — Host Server Name/IP
- +iHSS — Assign Special Characters to Hosts
- +iDSTR — Define Disconnection String for SerialNET Mode
- +iLPRT — SerialNET Device Listening Port
- +iMBTB — Max Bytes To Buffer
- +iMTTF — Max Timeout to Socket Flush
- +iFCHR — Flush Character
- +iMCBF — Maximum Characters before Socket Flush
- +iIATO — Inactivity Timeout
- +iSNSI — SerialNET Device Serial Interface
- +iSTYP — SerialNET Device Socket Type
- +iSNRD — SerialNET Device Re-Initialization Delay
- +iSPN — SerialNET Server Phone Number
- +iSDT — SerialNET Dialup Timeout
- +iSWT — SerialNET Wake-Up Timeout
- +iPTD — SerialNET Packets to Discard
- Remote Firmware Update Parameters
- Remote Parameter Update
- Note: This default value is shipped from the factory. The AT+iFD command does not restore RPG to this value.
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Appendix C
- Index
Remote Firmware Update
AT+i Programmer‘s Manual Version 8.32 25-1
25 Remote Firmware Update
25.1 Introduction
iChip accepts remote firmware updates from an HTTP or FTP server. The firmware
update is stored as an .imz file on the host server and downloaded by iChip acting as a
client. iChip replaces its existing firmware with the new one through a special application
that is part of the .imz file. This method is especially convenient when managing
firmware updates in a globally distributed install base of internet-enabled devices.
25.2 Updating Firmware from a Remote Server
This method involves placing the firmware update .imz file on an HTTP or FTP server.
iChip has the provisions to use its respective HTTP or FTP client to download the
firmware update file and perform the update process.
Before the actual remote firmware update command can be issued, the following
parameters must be set:
USRV — Defines the protocol to be used (HTTP or FTP), and the name of the host
on which one or more .imz files are stored.
UUSR — Defines FTP user name (FTP only).
UPWD — Defines FTP user password (FTP only).
UEN — This flag indicates whether iChip updates to a firmware version that is newer
than the currently installed one only, or to any firmware version it finds.
In addition, an appropriate .imz firmware update file must be placed on the remote server
at the location specified by the USRV parameter.
Once the above parameters are defined, the firmware update process can be initiated by
sending the following command to iChip:
AT+iRFU
iChip returns I/OK to acknowledge receipt of the command. As the update process may
take up to 4 minutes to complete, iChip issues an I/UPDATE message to notify the host
that it is in the process of updating its firmware. The host must allow for an extended
delay period until iChip completes the process. Once completed, iChip re-boots the new
firmware and issues an I/DONE message when in dialup mode, or an I/ONLINE in
LAN mode.
Several safeguards have been instated to ensure a successful firmware update. The
firmware update file is structured by Connect One in a specific format, which allows
iChip to authenticate its origin as a legal firmware image. iChip also verifies that the
firmware update is the correct version for its hardware environment. iChip rejects an
update file if it contains an image that is identical to the one already installed.
The remote firmware update procedure is detailed below:
1. iChip downloads the new firmware imz file.