4: Install The Firmware; Automatic Firmware Upgrade; Maintenance End Check; Automatically Obtaining The New Firmware - Leica GR30 Online Help Manual

4: Install the firmware

After uploading, the firmware must be transferred from the SD card to the System RAM via the Web interface.
Prior to starting the installation, ensure that the receiver is connected to a reliable power supply.
Step Description
1 Go to the Receiver Setup / Tools / Firmware page.
2 The loadable firmware file will be shown in the table.
3
Click the Install
4 The receiver will automatically reboot following the installation of the new firmware and you will be directed to
the Log in page.
5 To verify if the installation was successful go to the Status / Receiver Information page and view the installed
firmware versions.

Automatic firmware upgrade

The GR receivers allow the firmware upload and installation to be done automatically by the receiver. The receiver will check a defined
location (Leica Geosystems web server or a user defined FTP location) for new firmware versions. If a new firmware version is
available, the receiver will download the file from the defined location to its SD card and install the downloaded firmware file at a defined
time.
Step Description
Please ensure that there are no power interruptions during the firmware upgrade!
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Maintenance End Check

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Automatically obtaining the new firmware

3 Automatically installing the firmware
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If the Maintenance End date is no longer valid, then please contact your local Leica Representative to learn about Customer Care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.
•
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.
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button to install the new firmware. This may take several minutes.