Specifications

Chapter 1 – Universal Socket Connectivity
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XMODEM Serial Port Upgrade
The SocketEthernet IP communications device, for example, contains a 2 MB flash wherein the boot image, the firmware
and configuration files are stored in a compressed format. The flash can easily be upgraded both locally as well as
remotely.
Serial Port Upgrade
The flash of the SocketEthernet IP can be upgraded locally through serial port using the upload feature of serial
applications.
Serial Port Configuration
The default serial port parameters should be:
Data length – 8 bits
Parity – None
Stop bits – 1
Baud-rate of the serial port to which the SocketEthernet IP communications device is connected should be
set to 115200 bps for proper operation.
Example of a Serial Flash Upgrade
Following steps explain the procedure to upgrade a flash using the serial COM port (serial flash upgrade).
Connect the SocketEthernet IP communications device to a PC COM Port.
• Open an application through which we can access the serial device (e.g., Meterm, zoc, hyperterm).
• Reboot the SocketEthernet IP communications device.
• Wait for the boot message and prompt “press d to download” to appear.
• Press d when prompted.
• Select the XMODEM Protocol from the Terminal application.
• Choose a file (MTXCSEM-TFTP-…) file to be uploaded.
• Perform a file upload.
The SocketEthernet IP communications device reboots and will be up after a few seconds (10-15 seconds).