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Step 8. Upgrade firmware(s)
Click "UPGRADE SELECTED FIRMWARES" button. A confirmation message appears.
After clicking the "YES" button the selected controllers are being reprogrammed, with the
firmware you selected. If you select a file that doesn't fit for the selected controller, you
will get an information message about which file is wrong. If you selected a controller to
upgrade, but you had not selected a file for it, then you will also get an information
message about which file is missing.
Quick Bootload mode can be switched on or off any time. It makes the bootloader
software faster by only checking the checksum of the controller. No data verification is
done after writing if the checksum was correct.
Info: The reprogramming can take between 3-8 minutes per controller.
A progress bar will show the current state of the reprogramming. With some controller
type an erasing process will take place first, and then the programming is done, so the
progress bar runs up twice.
When the reprogramming is finished, a "Done!" message will appear in the bottom left
corner. The application closes the connection, and the router restarts.
Step 9. Done!
If the upgrade was successful, the following window pops up:
Now you can close the application, or you can select another matrix router to upgrade.
After closing the bootloader application, switch the upgraded devices off and then on.
Now the router is ready to be used with the new firmware!
10.1. Forced firmware upgrade
If a previous upgrade process has failed or the matrix is not listed in the available device
list then the normal firmware upgrading process may not work. In this case the below
procedures can help.
Device not listed
The IP address of a matrix may not be listed in the list because of wrong network
configuration or if a previous upgrade process failed. In this case the router's IP address
can be added manually to the list with the 'Add IP' button.
Info: Use this option with caution as the manually typed IP address is not checked if it is a
Lightware device or not. If the address belongs to an unknown network device then this
may cause malfunction of the device.
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