User`s manual

Moxa C Programmable RTU Controllers Managing the RTU Controllers

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System Version Information

To verify the hardware capability of the target RTU controller, and the supported software, check the version

numbers of your Moxa RTU controller’s hardware, kernel, and user file system. Contact Moxa to verify the

hardware version. You will need the Production S/N (Serial number), which is labeled on the RTU controller’s

bottom.

To check the kernel version, type:

#kversion -a

NOTE

The kernel version number is for factory default configuration. You may download the latest firmware version

from Moxa’s website and then upgrade the

RTU controller’s hardware.

Firmware Upgrade and Default Settings

Upgrading the Firmware

The Moxa RTU controller’s kernel and root file system are combined into one firmware file, which can be found

in the Software and Document CD or be downloaded from Moxa’s website (www.moxa.com

). The name of the

file has the form xxxx.hfm. To upgrade the firmware, the firmware file should be placed in the target RTU

controller’s Ramdisu, using SD card or FTP.

ATTENTION

Upgrading the firmware will erase all data on the Flash ROM

Firmware upgrade requires

the RTU controller’s RAM disk. If the application data is stored in the RAM disk, back

up or remove the data before upgrading the firmware.

Since different Flash disks have different sizes, it is recommended to check the size of the current Flash disk

before upgrading the firmware. You can do so by using the #df –h command to list the size of each memory

block and see how much free space is available in each block.

Follow the steps to transfer the firmware file to the RTU controller’s RAM disk, and to upgrade the firmware.

1. Type the following commands to enable the RAM disk:

#upramdisk

#cd /mnt/ramdisk

2. Activate the PC’s FTP server, and put the firmware file to the FTP folder.

3. In Moxa RTU Controller’s console, perform the following commands to use the built-in FTP client to retrieve

the firmware file (xxxx.hfm) from the host PC to the RTU controller:

/mnt/ramdisk# ftp <remote FTP Server’s IP>

ftp> bin

ftp> get xxxx.hfm