User's Manual

Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4

Chapter 4: Upgrading Firmware

Upgrading the Firmware using Rshell:

1. Obtain the firmware upgrade file from the Impinj support Web site,

support.impinj.com. The upgrade file extension is .upg. (for example

octane_4_4_0.upg).

2. Place the upgrade file on a server (http, tftp, or ftp) accessible by the

reader you are upgrading.

3. Using the Putty application, connect the reader using telnet, SSH or serial

and log in.

4. From the Rshell command prompt, issue the following command:

>config image upgrade <URI>

Where <URI> is the server location and name of the upgrade file.

For example:

>config image upgrade http://usacorp/rfid/reader/image/

octane_4_4_0.upg

>config image upgrade ftp://anonymous:abc@myserver/

ftpdirecotry/octane_4_4_0.upg.upg

>tftp://server/octane_4_4_0.upg

5. After starting the upgrade, view the upgrade status at any time by issuing

the following command:

>show image summary

6. This command provides a display of the current upgrade status, the last

operation, the status of the last operation, and information about the

primary and secondary images. Reissue the show image summary

command if you want to track the upgrade status. Some status values you

may see are:

WaitingForImageFileTransfer

WaitingForCommitImage

WaitingToActivateImmediate

The upgrade is complete when the UpgradeStatus parameter value is

Ready.

The LastOperation parameter should be WaitingToActivateImmediate

and the LastOperationStatus should be WaitingForManualReboot.

7. Reboot the reader by issuing the following command:

>reboot

Speedway Revolution reboot process displays messages in the Rshell

console as it goes through each stage of the process. The reboot

completes then the reader login prompt appears on the console. The

reader status light displays solid green. LED reader reboot behavior details

are provided on page 8.