How To Update The New Firmware Into The Stepp - FALCOM STEPP II Getting Started

STEPP II GETTING STARTED

2 How to update the new firmware into the STEPP

In order to allow users of Falcom STEPP II to utilize new released
firmware, a program has to be available to update the on-board Flash-
Memory. The new firmware and an update program are distributed
electronically via Internet or CD.
Important note: Please write down the important existing configuration
settings for the Falcom STEPP II using the current firmware. The
update procedure of a new firmware erases the whole internal flash
memory and the presettings stored on it will absolutely erased, too.
WARNING !!!
In oder to evaluate and test both the 1.6.2 and 2.0RC1 firmware on the
same STEPP II terminal, the first serial port (GSM) and second serial
port (GPS) must be configured to the same bit rate. Whereby the bit rate
of GPS serial port will be specified from the used firmware. If the STEPP
II device has been started-up with firmware 2.0RC1, the communication
between GSM and GPS serial ports is fixed at the 57600 bit rate (due to
the used firmware operation task). This setting is stored in the non-
volatile memory of GSM part and will be used whenever the engine is
powered up again. If you reprogram the FLASH with the firmware 1.6.2
or greater version the communication between GSM and GPS serial ports
has to be specified to 9600 bit rate (due to the used firmware operation
task). The GSM serial port baudrate is read from the non-volatile
memory and automatically set to the 57600 bps. So the communication to
the GSM could not be performed.
In order to change and specify the bit rate to the required firmware
operation, at first shut down the TCP-connection using PSRF111,stop (if
such connection already exist), and then the command:
PSRF111,autobaud
should several times be sent until the following message appears:
$[g] GSM compatibility mode entered for 1.6.x
After the modem has been set in the autobauding mode, then other
firmware such as the 1.6.2 and greater version can be flashed in the
FLASH memory of target device.
In order to update a new Falcom STEPP II firmware, please, follow step-by-
step the instructions described below:
Point your web browser to www.falcom.de, go to
Falcom STEPP II
folder "sirf_flash" and the new firmware are included in this zip file.
Unzip the
If Falcom STEPP II terminal is still not connected to the STEPP-
STARTERKIT, connect it, else go to the next step.
The update procedure takes place if the target system (Falcom STEPP
II ) is reset in the internal update mode. Therefore, if the terminal is
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//set the baudrate between GSM and GPS core to 0.
and download the
stepp_sw_x.zip file.
VERSION 1.00
service
"stepp_sw_x.zip" file. The
firmware
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