Upgrading The Software - Solectek SkyWay-Excel Series User Manual

19. Upgrading the Software

There may be new software releases from Solectek periodically posted on Solectek's support
portal and available from Solectek Technical Support.
The software is comprised of three sections: Firmware, Kernel and Bootloader. However, only
a single upgrade operation is required to bring all three up to the latest revision.
Upgrading the software will not affect the system configuration, but does require a short period
of system downtime to complete the process.
NOTE
is required to complete the following upgrade procedure.
recommends FileZilla, a free, open-source FTP server program available via
http://filezilla-project.org/
Once the FTP server is installed, the following procedure should be followed:
1. Copy .zip software release package from Solectek website or Technical Support to FTP
Server desktop.
2. Unzip / extract files to any convenient directory.
3. Navigate into the extracted fileset to reach the SetupFirmware.exe tool.
4. Launch tool by double-clicking on tool icon; the following screen will be displayed:
5. Press the 'Browse' button and select the folder that has been configured as Home
Directory in the FTP server software.
6. Press the 'Start' button. This begins a file copy operation and ensures that all upgrade
files and folders are properly moved into the FTP directory. Once complete, the resulting
FTP file structure should appear as follows:
- A PC based FTP server program running on a locally connected PC
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