User's Manual

Elpro Technologies 450U-E Wireless Ethernet Modem & Device Server User Manual

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Appendix A - Firmware Upgrades

You can check the firmware version that is present in the module by viewing the Home webpage of the module.

Firmware upgrades should be done locally with a PC connected directly to the module, remote firmware upgrades are not

recommended over the radio link due to bandwidth limitations.

Firmware Upgrade USB (Full Firmware Upgrade)

Firmware can be upgraded using a USB flash drive with the firmware files installed. Typically a full USB upgrade is

required if the existing firmware is a much older version and requires multiple patch files to upgrade to the latest version or

a patch file may not be available for the particular version to version.

The following procedure will guide you through performing a full USB firmware upgrade on a 450U-E

Requirements

USB memory stick 

Firmware files contact ELPRO Technical Support for these files. 

Ethernet Cable 

PC for transferring files 

Preparing the USB memory stick for firmware upgrade.

Not all USB flash drives are configured correctly and can be used for firmware upgrade on the 450U-E. The following

procedure describes how to check and if necessary re-configure the USB drive for use as a Firmware upgrade drive.

1. Plug in the USB drive, and wait until windows has recognised the drive and completed software installation.

Diskpart utility.

C:\>diskpart

Microsoft DiskPart version 6.1.7601

On computer: TEST_COMPUTER

below the USB drive is a 1911 MB (2GB) drive, which corresponds to Disk 1).

DISKPART> list disk

Disk ### Status Size Free Dyn Gpt

-------- ------------- ------- ------- --- ---

Disk 0 Online 232 GB 0 B

Disk 1 Online 1911 MB 0 B

4. When the USB disk

Warning: The commands that follow this step can destroy the contents of the selected disk, make

sure that you have selected the correct drive before continuing.

Selecting the wrong drive

DISKPART> select Disk 1

Disk 1 is now the selected disk.

correctly configured for use as a firmware upgrade drive on the 450U-E.