Specifications

Appendix C FTP Firmware Upgrade
Introduction
This appendix provides reader firmware upgrade information on using the web-based Administrative Console and
an FTP or FTPS server running a host computer. Use this procedure to upgrade the following software
components:
• Monitor
• OS
• Reader Server Application (includes Radio API and MAC Radio firmware)
Prerequisites
The following items are required to perform the update:
• Reader with power supply or POE connection
• Laptop (or other host computer)
• An Ethernet cable
• An FTP server
• Current firmware file examples:
• OSUpdFalcon.exe
• response.txt
• FlashUpdateUtility.dll
• FalParTblXXX.hex (Partition table, XXX is a filename variable)
• FalConfigXXXXX.hex (Config Area, XXXXX is a filename variable)
• FalMonXXXX.hex (Monitor, XXXX is a filename variable)
• FalBkupOSXXXXX.hex (Backup OS, XXXXX is a filename variable)
• FalOSXXXXX.hex (OS, XXXXX is a filename variable)
• FalPlatXXX.hex (Platform partition, XXX is a filename variable)