OPTO 22 SNAP-PAC-R1 User Manual page 64

MAINTAINING THE SNAP PAC R-SERIES CONTROLLER
NOTE: Wired controllers must have loader version 5.1b or newer. Wired+Wireless controllers must have
loader version 6.0a or newer. Controllers configured for Secure Strategy Distribution (SSD) cannot boot
from the card.
1. Locate the firmware file you wish to boot from and rename it to fit the 8 dot 3 filename format
2. Create a directory on the card in the root and name it:
3. Copy the renamed firmware file to the
4. If the card contains a command file or any other firmware files, delete them.
5. To boot the controller from firmware on the card, turn the controller off and insert the card in
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(see "Card Type and Format" on page
Recommended naming scheme:
PPP = controller type (R1, R2)
T = R for release (or B for beta)
MM = major revision number
mm = minor revision number
b = build letter
Example of an original firmware filename:
Example of the same firmware file, renamed:
Remember, if you are looking at the card in the controller, you create the
directory. If you are looking at the card in a card reader, create the
sdcard0
the top level. The controller's file system treats the card as a directory named sdcard0.
Here's how it might appear if you are looking at the card in the controller:
IMPORTANT: The boot directory must contain only one firmware file. If it contains more than one,
the wrong firmware may be loaded.
the controller's card slot. Turn the controller back on. (Or insert the card and then quickly push
and release the controller's Reset button.)
48).
where:
PPP-TMM.mmb
snap-pac-r2-R9.0a.bin
R2-R9.0a
boot
directory on the microSD card.
sdcard0/boot
directory in the
boot
directory at
boot