Installation guide

Firmware Update for Non-Windows Operation Systems
Manual • Doc. No.: C.2001.21 / Rev. 3.0 •
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CAN-API Installation
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6.1 Overview
The update program for the local firmware is implemented
only for Linux, LynxOS, VxWorks and
QNX operating systems
at the moment.
The update function is insignificant for the CAN-xxx/200 board and CPCI-xxx/200, because this boards
do not have a local processor. The CAN-PCC module also does not support the update function.
The firmware for the local processor of the intelligent CAN boards is stored into Flash-EPROM
memory components. When the board is shipped you will receive the firmware version which had been
the latest at the time of the
hardware manufacturing
.
The disks or CD-ROM, included in the shipping, contain an update program by means of which you
can program the flash EPROM with the latest software at the
time of shipping
.
Depending on the module and the operating system you will either find the update program ‘
canupd
’
or the update program ‘
updxxx
’ on your data carrier. The programs will be installed onto your hard
disk during the installation of the driver.
Both programs are equal in functionality. While
canupd
is a universal update program for various
modules,
updxxx
offers specific updates for individual modules.
The modules are identified by means of the character combination when called:
CAN Module
Entry Syntax for
updxxx
LynxOS
VxWorks,
QNX4
Linux QNX6
CAN-ISA/331
CAN-PC104/331
updc331i updisa331 upd-isa331
CAN-PCI/331
CPCI-CAN/331
PMC-CAN/331
updc331 updpci331 upd-pci331
CAN-PCI/360 n.a.
updc360 updpci360 upd-pci360
CAN-PCI/405 n.a. 1*)
CPCI-CAN/360 n.a.
2*)
USB-Mini n.a.
updusb331
n.a.
Table 42:
Entry syntax for update program
updxxx
1*) In contrast to the other CAN modules the firmware of the CAN-PCI/405 is part of the driver binary and
automatically downloaded during driver startup. No extra action is required.
2*) Please contact our support team for more information about CPCI-CAN/360 firmware update.
Attention!
Do not execute
updc360
or
updpci360
for the
CPCI
-CAN/360
module! This will produce a faulty firmware programming that is complexly
to repair.