User's Manual

AN-50e
user manual
70-00033-02 Proprietary Redline Communications © 2004 November 2004
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6.4 Upload Software
Clicking on Upload Software in the left hand menu will display the Upload AN-
50e Software screen. The upload screen shown is used to upgrade the terminal
with new software stored in a binary file on a server or host computer.
Figure 25: Upload Software Screen
TFTP Server IP Address: IP address of the computer that runs the TFTP server
that contains the upgrade software in binary format.
Software File Name: Name of the binary file including the file extension.
The terminal contains two non-volatile RAM banks for storing two versions of the
software. It is important to select the desired operating version before beginning
the upgrade process, as the upload will always overwrite the non-operational
(unselected) version. Use the System Configuration screen (section 6.2) to select
the current operating version of system software.
The upgrade process is achieved remotely using the Trivial File Transfer Protocol
(TFTP). The operator must fill in two input fields: TFTP Server IP Address and
File Name.
After typing the TFTP Server IP Address and File Name, click the Upload File
button to begin the file transfer. A status screen will display the number of bytes
transferred from the TFTP server to the terminal in real time. The upgrade file size
is approximately 1.8 MB and will take approximately two to four minutes to
download from the server to the terminal memory.
When the file transfer is complete, the terminal will verify the integrity of the new
software. If errors were introduced during the transfer process, the terminal will
reject the new software load and provide a warning that the upgrade was
unsuccessful. In this case, the operator will need to repeat the upload process.
Use the System Configuration screen (section 6.3) to select the current operating
version of system software.