NavCom Technology SF-3040 Quick Start Manual page 3

SF-3040 Quick Start Guide
Upload Firmware
Upload a Unified Firmware File
23. Select Unified File Loader on the File Upload window.
24. Click and browse to the NavCom\Firmware on the
PC.
25. Select the unified firmware file (UFL) to upload (the file
extension is .s19). The path to the UFL file is displayed
in the upload field.
26. Click . The options to be uploaded are checked
on the Ready to Downline Load File window.
27. Check or uncheck firmware files as necessary (based on
existing loaded version numbers).
28. Click and the upload progress window
updates.
96-310035-3001, Rev. B
29. When the upload is complete, click
30. If any file fails to upload, verify which files loaded and
uncheck those files, then reload the remaining files. If
this fails, contact NavCom Customer Support for further
guidance.
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Do not close StarUtil-3000. Continue to the next
section.
Upload Software Options
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Software Options must be uploaded before the
StarFire License (if purchased) is loaded. The
receiver must be navigating at the time the
software options are loaded.
31. Select Software Options on the File Upload window.
32. Click and browse to the NavCom folder on the PC.
33. Select the software options file (the file extension is
*.opt). The path to the software options file is displayed
in the upload field.
34. Click . At the end of the upload, a confirmation
box opens. Click OK.
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The Input Terminal window also displays the
outcome of the upload. In the example below, the
load is successful:
35. Click on the Software Options window to display the
loaded software options.
.
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Also refer to the Sapphire Technical Reference
Manual for detailed information on the
[INPUTSWOPTION] command.
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"StarFire: Enabled" indicates that the StarFire
Software Option is loaded. It does not indicate
that a StarFire License is installed. Do not close
StarUtil-3000. Perform one of these steps:
• If a StarFire License is purchased, go to the Upload
StarFire License section.
• If a StarFire License is not purchased, go to the
Factory Default User Profile section.
Upload the StarFire License
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For the initial configuration, the StarFire license
must be installed via data cable. Subsequent
renewals of the license are typically transmitted to
the receiver via radio broadcast. Refer to the SF-
3040 GNSS Receiver Product User Guide.
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The receiver must be tracking GPS satellites and
providing a valid position solution at the time of
the StarFire license upload to accept the license.
Click the
Refresh
button
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If any of the
purchased software
options are not displayed
in the Software Options
window, refer to the
section "Use the Input
Terminal to Upload
Software Options" in the
StarUtil-3000 User Guide.
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