Auto Recovery; Update Phases - Motorola fx7400 Integrator Manual

B - 2 FX Series RFID Readers Integrator Guide
Current firmware file examples:
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OSUpdFalcon.exe
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response.txt
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FlashUpdateUtility.dll
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FalRDataXXX.hex (
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FalRConfigXXX.hex (Reader Config, XXX is a filename variable)
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FalPlatXXX.hex (
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FalParTblXXX.hex (Partition table, XXX is a filename variable)
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FalOSUnrelXXXXX.hex (OS, XXXXX is a filename variable)
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FalMonXXXX.hex (Monitor, XXXX is a filename variable)
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FalDataXXX.hex (
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FalConfAreaXXX.hex (Reader Config, XXX is a filename variable)
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FalBkupOSXXXXX.hex (OS, XXXXX is a filename variable)
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FalAppXXX.hex (Application, XXX is a filename variable)
NOTE The Application Server, Radio API, and MAC firmware code all reside in the Platform partition.
Refer to the release notes to determine which files were updated; not all of the files are updated in every release.
There is no specific order necessary when installing these files.

Auto Recovery

The Auto Recovery feature allows the reader to recover flash images that are corrupt due to a power outage during
software upgrade. If a firmware upgrade (over LAN) fails (e.g., due to a power outage), on the next reboot the
reader retries the update from the same remote server. If reader cannot complete the update, a recovery web page
appears when accessing the reader management interface via a web browser. To reattempt upgrade, enter the
FTP server path and credentials.
NOTE The recovery console supports only the FTP mode update, and does not support secure FTP (FTP over
TLS explicit) or CAB file update.

Update Phases

The firmware update takes place in two phases:
Phase 1 - The reader application retrieves the
ftp server.
Phase 2 - The reader application shuts down and the
are retrieved from the ftp server.
A typical entry in the
;Platform partition version 1.2.7
-t4 -FXc42PlatH127.hex -s2679149
partition, XXX is a filename variable)
Data
partition, XXX is a filename variable)
Platform
partition, XXX is a filename variable)
Data
Response.txt
is:
Response.txt
, , and
osupdFX.exe FlashUpdateUtility.dll
starts. The files referenced in the
OsUpdate
files from the
file
Response.txt