Load A New Application Image (Smartware) Via Serial Link; Factory Configuration - Patton electronics SmartNode Series Software Configuration Manual

6 • System image handling

Load a new application image (SmartWare) via serial link

The Bootloader supports protocols 'X-Modem' and 'Y-Modem' to download application images via the serial
link of the console. Do the following to initiate the download:
Step Command
1 RedBoot> load -r -v -m {
xmodem | ymodem } -b
base_address
5 RedBoot> fis delete -n 1
6 RedBoot> fis create
7 RedBoot> fis list -l
8 RedBoot> go
Note
This type of download takes about 25 minutes (for the SmartNode 1000
series) since a serial link at only 9600 Baud is used.
Factory configuration
SmartNodes are delivered with a factory configuration stored in the logical region nvram: of the memory. It is
used to initially parameterize the network and component settings of SmartWare, which make sense at the very
beginning. Moreover if a SmartWare is malfunctioning resetting to the initial state is done by reloading the fac-
tory configuration. The factory configuration consists of default settings for the IP networking subsystem.
As soon as a user-specific configuration is created and stored as startup configuration, the factory configuration
will no longer used but it remains in the persistent memory. At any time during operation of a SmartNode it is
possible to switch back to the factory configuration. See section
"Start-up with factory configuration"
72
Downloads an application image into the volatile memory
(RAM) from where the SmartNode could directly execute it.
'xmodem' or 'ymoden': Specify the protocol to be used, X-
Modem or Y-Modem
base_address : memory location where to store the application
image. Use default address 0x1800100
Execute the above RedBoot command first, then start the trans-
fer from terminal program with the command 'Send file via X-
Modem' (or similar).
Delete the first application image.
Reply with 'y' to the confirmation request.
Store the downloaded application image to the permanent
memory (flash:).
Reply with 'y' to the confirmation request.
Check whether the image has been successfully stored,
whether it is the desired Release and Build, and whether it is
valid.
Start the application image that was downloaded to the vola-
tile memory (RAM).
on page 70 for information on how to restore the factory-configuration.
Avoid downloading any system image if you do not completely
understand what you have to do!
SmartWare Software Configuration Guide
Purpose
"Boot procedure"

Load a new application image (SmartWare) via serial link

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