Leica GR10 Operational Manual page 300

Operational Manual (Online Help)
1. Maintenance End Check
The firmware is protected and can only be installed onto instruments with a valid firmware (software) Maintenance.
If automatic download of the new firmware file from Leica Geosystems is configured, the maintenance date is checked before
the download is started. If the installed maintenance date is not valid, an event log message will be shown and the firmware will
not be downloaded
If automatic download of the new firmware file from a user defined FTP location is configured, the maintenance date is not
checked before the download is started. The receiver will check the validity of the maintenance date during installation of the
file and will show an event log message if the installed maintenance date is invalid.
If the Maintenance End date is no longer valid, then please contact your local Leica Representative to learn about Customer
Care Packages (CCPs) that include software maintenance so that you can benefit from the latest software improvements.
2. Automatically obtaining the new firmware
For an automatic download of a new firmware file onto the receivers SD card, the following options can be configured.
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Download the latest file from Leica Geosystems. This option copies the latest available firmware file to the SD card of
the receiver as soon as it has been published by Leica Geosystems. A valid maintenance key must be installed on
the receiver in order to obtain the file automoatically.
Step Description
1 Go to the Receiver Setup/ Tools / Firmware page.
2 Activate the Download automatically check box.
3 Make sure the Download from list box is set to Leica Geosystems.
4 Click the Save button to store the settings. The receiver will check every 24 h for a new firmware file.
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Download a firmware file from a user defined FTP server. This option copies a firmware file to the SD card of the
receiver as soon as it has been made available at a user defined FTP location. The maintenance data is not checked
before starting the file download. The FTP location can be defined in GNSS management - FTP locations. The new
firmware file must be copied to this location by the user in order to trigger the automatic download.
Step Description
Go to GNSS management / FTP and USB locations
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2 Create a new FTP location.
3 Load the latest firmware file to this FTP location. Make sure the file naming is exactly as released by Leica
Geosystems.
4 Go to the Receiver Setup / Tools / Firmware page.
5 Activate the Download automatically check box.
6 In the Download from list box select the new FTP location.
7 Click the Save button to store the settings. The receiver will check every 24 h for a new firmware file at this
FTP location and download the file when available.
3. Automatically installing the firmware
After automatically or manually uploading the firmware to the SD card, the firmware can be installed automatically.
There are two options for a timed installation of the new firmware.
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Install the firmware immediately after upload. This option is only available if the upload of the firmware to the SD card
is also done automatically. Once the upload is finished, the installation of the firmware is started by the receiver.
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