Update The Cellular Firmware; Update An Xbee Module Cellular Component Using Fota (Over The Air) - Digi XBee 3 Cellular LTE-M User Manual

Update the firmware

Update the cellular firmware

You should update the cellular firmware on your device to take advantage of all the latest fixes and
features. Updating to the latest version is strongly recommended.
Note You should also create a plan to update the cellular component firmware on a regular basis,
after initial deployment. Security issues or software bugs may be identified which require firmware
updates to resolve.
For information about updating the device firmware, see
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For information about using XCTU to update both the device firmware and, if needed, the
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cellular firmware, see
Method
FOTA (DRM)
API
USB
Update an XBee module cellular component using FOTA (over the
air)
You can update an XBee 3 Cellular LTE-M/NB-IoT module from any of the released modem version to
the latest version over the air. An example script is included in this section.
Prerequisites
You will need a list of the IMEI values for all XBee 3 Cellular LTE-M/NB-IoT modules to be
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updated.
Each module must be running firmware 11413 or later. For update instructions, see
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the latest firmware from
Each module must have an active, registered SIM card installed.
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Each module must be configured to be connected to Remote Manager and to reconnect when
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connection is lost. For instructions, see
Each module must have visibility to an FTP server hosting the files.
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The machine that will be performing the update must have Python 3.6 or higher installed and
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the script must be run using Python 3.
Note If installing on Windows, ensure that the checkbox for "Add Python to PATH" is checked.
If Python is not added to the PATH, you will need to manually specify the directory in which
Python is installed in order to proceed.
The script dependencies must be satisfied by running pip install --user -r
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requirements.txt in the directory containing the script. Creating and using a Python
Digi XBee® 3 Cellular LTE-M/NB-IoT Global Smart Modem User Guide
Update the device and the cellular firmware using
Instructions
Update an XBee module cellular component using FOTA (over the
air)
Update an XBee module cellular component using API mode (over
the wire)
Update the cellular module from a PC using the EasyFlash
Firmware Update
XCTU.
Restore persistent connection to a remote
Update the cellular firmware
Update the device firmware.
XCTU.
XBee.
Update to
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