Appendix D. Updating Of Firmware - Novatek-electro EM-486 Operating Manual

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1 GENERAL INFORMATION
To
upgrade
the
«EM486FW3.FUS» from folder «UPGRADES» located on SD memory card, formatted in the FAT or format FAT32.
Updating by these files may be held in a special update mode of firmware.
2 TRANSMITTING THE EM-486 UPDATING FILES
To transfer the update files it is possible in two ways:
1) record files to SD card on a personal computer or other external device and put the card into the EM-486, then
enter the update mode of the firmware, as shown in table D.1;.
2) if updating via WEB interface is permitted in the parameter settings, tab "Other" (see para.5.3.3), go to the tab
"Files", select the firmware file and click the button "Upload file". The file will be written to the folder "UPGRADES" with
the name "EM486FW2.FUS". Then click "Program". The firmware update will be done automatically for 3-4 minutes.
3 UPDATE MODE OF FIRMWARE
The device can be set in mode of firmware updating after power supply and restart. The setting in that mode is made
automatically (at updating via WEB-interface or at update failure) or manually (at the button «R» being pressed during a
startup). The procedure of entering in mode of updating is resulted in Table D.1.
Table D.1 – Entering the mode of firmware updating
№ Step
1
Initialization
2
Stand-by
3
Notification about entering
in mode of updating
4
Offer to enter the mode of
updating
5
Protection against incidental
pressing
After manual entering in mode of updating, select the file of updating. The procedure for file selection is resulted in
table C.2. To cancel the updating, cut off the power supply of EM-486 or wait until automatic completion of updating
mode.
Table D.2 – Selection of updating file
№ Step
1
Finding the available files
3
Notification about entering
in mode of updating
4
Offering all files of updating released
6
Repeated offer
7
Protection against
incidental entering in the
mode of updating
At automatic entering into the mode of firmware updating or at manual selection of file, the updating is made from the
file. The procedure of updating is described in table C.3.
NOVATEK-ELECTRO
Updating of firmware
integrated
software,
EM-486
Button
Display
«R»
Pressed
Pressed
Pressed
Entering upgrade mode
To enter upgrade mode –
Pressed
release button
Pressed
Button «R»
Display
Searching
upgrade files...
released
Name
version
updating file
released
released
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Appendix D
(recommended)
uses
files
«EM486FW1.FUS»,
Time
0,5 sec To cancel the updating, release the
1 sec
5 sec
2 sec
Time
for
(depends on the
found files)
and
of
5 sec
(depends on the
found files)
(depends on time
of step 4)
«EM486FW2.FUS»
Remark
button «R» at these steps
To
enter
the
mode
updating, release the button «R» at
this step
Holding the button pressed will cancel
the firmware updating
Remark
To select a file, press and
release the button «R» at this
step
Repeat the step 3 for each file
Repeat the steps 3–4 for 3
times
The file cancelation cause the
escape from the mode of
firmware updating
EM-486
or
of
software

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