Firmware Upgrade Overview; Usb Firmware Upgrade - Tektronix SPG700 User Manual

Firmware upgrade overview

USB firmware upgrade
SPG700 User Manual
There are two methods for upgrading the instrument firmware:
Using a USB memory device (See page 25, USB firmware upgrade.)
Using an Ethernet network (requires a Windows PC) (See page 28, Network
firmware upgrade.)
The time required to complete the firmware upgrade is approximately 10 minutes.
CAUTION.
The instrument automatically reboots at the end of the upgrade process.
Do not perform the upgrade while the instrument is in use as a sync reference.
Once the instrument has started to erase internal flash, do not remove power
from the instrument. If you do so, the instrument flash may be corrupted and
you will have to run the recovery procedure. (See page 30, Firmware upgrade
troubleshooting.)
NOTE. If power to the instrument is lost before it begins erasing the internal flash,
you can restart the firmware upgrade after the instrument reboots. If the instrument
displays only a blank screen after power is reapplied, see the troubleshooting
section for help. (See page 30, Firmware upgrade troubleshooting.)
If you have loaded the instrument memory with a large number of test signals
or frame picture files, you may not be able to upgrade the instrument firmware
because the memory is too full. If you receive a memory error while attempting to
upgrade the firmware, you need to delete some of the test signal or frame picture
files and then perform the upgrade.
Use the following steps to upgrade the instrument firmware using a USB memory
device.
1. Insert a USB memory device into a USB port of the computer containing the
latest instrument firmware.
2. On the computer, navigate to the USB device.
3. On the USB device, create a directory named SpgUpgrd.
CAUTION. To prevent upgrade failure, be sure to correctly name the upgrade
directory. The directory name is case sensitive, with the "S" and the "U" in
SpgUpgrd being upper case.
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