Firmware Upgrade

Under Construction!

In this document, we will focus on the Firmware Upgrade

Firmware

Firmware on IPLOG-GAMA is composed of three parts.

Recovery image - This part is read only and used to restore the system in the event of a main firmware fatal error of parts Firmware Image 1 and 2.

Firmware Image 1 and 2 - This two parts contains the main firmware. One is marked as "current", this firmare is running right now. When Firmware Upgrade starts the new Firmware Image is written to the second Image part which is not running. Due to this feature can not damage the firmware that works properly. After successful upload is marked the new one, the next startup will boot of it.

root@buildroot:~# metel-firmware-version

Shows the current version of Recovery and Firmware images.

root@buildroot:~# root@iplog:~# metel-firmware-version
FIRMWARE
========
image:   recovery
version: 2.0.8811

FIRMWARE
========
image:   image 1 (current)   //"current" label informs about right now running firmware
version: 12.0.8824

FIRMWARE
========
image:   image 2
version: 12.0.8811

How to Upgrade firmware

1. Copy firmware image to IPLOG-GAMA

a. Remote data storage

Windows

To copy files between IPLOG-GAMA(Linux) and Windows there is a need third-party tool. Is possible use for example WinSCP.

Linux

b. USB