Product specifications
CDM-710 Broadcast Satellite Modem Revision 11
CDI-70 1000 Base-T Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) Interface Module MN/CDM710.IOM
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10.5.1 CDI-70 GigE Interface Firmware Upgrade Procedure
Step
Procedure
1 Identify the CDI-70 firmware product required for download:
• From the CDM-710 front panel: SELECT: UTILÆ FirmwareÆ InfoÆ Image#
(Image1 or Image2)Æ InterfacesÆ GBEI
• From the Serial Console port: View the CDI-70 information by selecting Operations,
then selecting Maintenance/Unit Information.
• From Telnet via the 10/100 Ethernet Traffic port: View the CDI-70 information by
selecting Operations, then selecting Maintenance/ Unit Information.
• From HTTP Web Server Inteface via the 10/100 Ethernet Traffic port: View the CDI-70
information by selecting the MAINT tab, then selecting the Unit Info hyperlink.
2
Create a temporary folder (directory) on an external PC:
• For Windows Explorer: Select File > New > Folder to create a new folder, then rename it from
“New Folder” to "temp" or another convenient, unused name. Assuming "temp" works, a
"c:\temp" folder should now be created.
Note: The drive letter c: is used in this example. Any valid writable drive letter can be used.
• For Windows Command-line: Click [Start] on the Windows taskbar, then click the
“Run...” icon (or, depending on Windows OS versions prior to Windows 95, click the “MS-
DOS Prompt” icon from the Main Menu). Then, to open a Command-line window…
o For Windows 95 or Windows 98 – Type “command”.
o For any Windows OS versions later
than Windows 98 – Type “cmd” or
“command”.
Alternately, from [Start], select All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt.
At the Command-line prompt (c:\>), type “mkdir temp” or “md temp” (without quotes – mkdir
and md stand for make directory). This is the same as creating a new folder using Windows
Explorer. There should now be a "c:\temp" subdirectory created (where c: is the drive letter used in
this example).
3
Download the correct firmware file to this temporary folder. As shown in Figure 10-3:
a) Go online to: www.comtechefdata.com
;
b) From the Home page menu bar, click the Support tab;
c) Click the Software Downloads drop-down or hyperlink from the Support page;
d) Click the Download Flash and Software Update Files icon;
e) Click the (Select a Product Line:) Satellite Modems hyperlink provided on the Flash and
Software Update Files page;
f) Select the CDM-710 product hyperlink from the Comtech Brand column;
g) Select the desired CDI-70 firmware version hyperlink (the firmware number for the
CDM-710’s CDI-70 Gigabit Ethernet Interface module is FW12547).
4
Extract the files to the temporary folder on the PC. A minimum of four files should be extracted:
• FW12547x.bin, where "x" denotes the revision letter for the bulk image file.
• ReleaseNotes_FW12547_vxxx.pdf – Where "xxx" is the complete version number;
• CReflashVx.zip – The archive file containing the executable used to upload firmware to the
CDI-70.
• CReflash_readme_GBEI1.TXT– Installation notes for the CReflash app.
To confirm that the files have been extracted to the specified temporary folder on the PC, using
Command-line, type cd c:\temp to change to the temporary directory created in Step 2, then use the
dir command to list the files extracted from the downloaded archive file.