AN136 - Uploading Firmware to M7 Flash Memory
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1. on the terminal program to enter the modem s configuration mode Configure the product per the user manual en et Oe Ae ae a Execute the required initialization commands from each of the following Upgrade to Version XXX Firmware steps below For example if you are upgrading from B9 to C1 you must do all procedures in all steps If you are upgrading a B11 radio to C1 then you do not need to do the initialization commands in step B10 Raveon Technologies Corporation 3 www raveon com Upgrading to Version B10 Firmware Version B10 introduced a number of new features and parameters in the M7 radio Because these new features have parameters stored in EEPROM the new features must be manually initialized on radios that have a previous version of the firmware Any radio with a current firmware version less than B10 must have the following commands executed If the firmware in the radio is already B10 or higher you will not need to do the following commands Once the version B10 or higher firmware has been loaded into the radio execute the following commands Set the radio back to factory defaults AT amp F lt enter gt Set the group code to 0 ATGP 0 lt enter gt Set the charge pump current CPUMP 13 lt enter gt The charge pump setting This will vary depending upon the radio model so consult the factory for the correct setting or compare it to a radio with B10 or higher firmware of the same model that is bein2. a Boot Loader XTAL Freq kHz 20000 ice Selection Set crnstal Click to establish frequency to 20000 communication with the modem Select the appropriate COM port from the Connected To Port pull down menu Set the baud rate to 19200 from the Use Baud Rate pull down menu Set the XTAL Freq kHz to 20000 Select the appropriate file to upload to the modem The file name will end ina hex extension oh DY ae oe 7 Remove the four Phillips panhead screws securing the modem s rear panel to the housing You don t need to disconnect the SMA GPS cable from the rear panel 8 Carefully remove the rear panel from the modem housing The internal SMA GPS cable has a 2 service loop to allow access to the modem s CONFIG button The CONFIG button location is shown below Config Button 9 Set a DC power supply for 12VDC Set the power supply output OFF 10 Connect the PC serial port to the modem s DB9 front panel connector 11 Connect the modem s green 2 pin power connector to the power supply Raveon Technologies Corporation 2 www raveon com 12 Press and hold the modem CONFIG button Set the power supply output to ON wait approximately 2 seconds and release the CONFIG button If these steps were performed correctly the modem s current draw should be approximately 30mA 13 Press the Read Device ID button on the Philips Utility program window to establish communication with the modem A reset message
3. Ze y Technical Brief Raveon AN136 Rev c24 2320 Cousteau Court 1 760 444 5995 sales raveon com www raveon com Uploading Software to the RV M7 Flash By Adam Hickerson Raveon Technologies Corp Overview This Technical Brief describes how to upload firmware into the RV M7 transceiver The RV M7 series transceivers utilize a Phillips ARM based Microprocessor with internal FLASH memory All RV M7 GX series transceiver use an LPC2136 processor which has 256kB of flash memory Phillips Semiconductor provides a utility to upload firmware into the microprocessor Their program is called LPC2000 Flash Utility This utility may be used in the field to upload new firmware into the RV M7 series transceivers Procedure 1 0 _ Uploading Firmware 1 Extract the zip files if the firmware update was supplied in zip format 2 Open the Philips Flash Utility Installation exe file inside the LPC21xx folder The version must be V2 2 3 or higher Walk through the installation steps to install the Philips Flash Utility program The Utility program should open when the installation is complete The Utility program window is shown below Raveon Technologies Corporation 1 www raveon com Click to upload i 4 Erase Blank firmware to PS a Entire Device modem Benegtsss C Selected Sectors load to Flas Mi een Start Sector Erase End Sector Use DTR RTS Device LPC2136 X z r for Reset and
4. ed in EEPROM the new features must be initialized before the radio will work properly Normally this is done at the factory but it you are upgrading the firmware in the field you should execute the following commands after you have uploaded C1 into your radio ATCD 113 Set the carrier detect threshold in dBm Raveon Technologies Corporation 5 www raveon com Upgrading from C5 C7 or higher to Version C23 Since the release of C7 a number of new features and parameters in the M7 radio Because these new features have parameters stored in EEPROM the new features must be initialized before the radio will work properly Normally this is done at the factory but it you are upgrading the firmware in the field you should execute the following commands after you have uploaded C1 into your radio ATCD 113 Set the carrier detect threshold in dBm ATLA FFFF Disable the default Listen Address AT H 0 Set the command timeout default to On Line O0 Online 1 Offline Raveon Technologies Corporation www raveon com sales raveon com Ph 1 760 457 1620 Raveon Technologies Corporation 6 www raveon com
5. f your radio has a GPS and is a GX version ATJF 3000 Upgrading from B24 or higher to Version C1 Since the release of B24 a number of new features and parameters in the M7 radio Because these new features have parameters stored in EEPROM the new features must be initialized before the radio will work properly Normally this is done at the factory but it you are upgrading the firmware in the field you should execute the following commands after you have uploaded C1 into your radio Your MUST execute the following commands based upon the firmware version you were upgrading from Update the firmware to C1 first by loading it into the modem using the Philips Flash utility Then after C1 is loaded execute these 5 commands to initialize their parameters BANDL xxx Set the lower end of the band in MHz For example if your radio is a 450 470Mhz radio the BANDL must be BANDL 450 BANDH xxx Set the upper end of the radio band in MHz PASSWORD 0 Disables the user password feature introduced in version C of the firmware CPUMPL0O Charge pump compensation at low end of the band CPUMPH 0 Charge pump compensation at the high end of the band ATLTO Default lock time Once these five commands have been executed the radio will be ready to be put into service Upgrading from C1 or higher to Version C7 Since the release of C1 a number of new features and parameters in the M7 radio Because these new features have parameters stor
6. g upgraded Set the channel frequency ATFX XXX XXXX lt enter gt All previously stored frequencies were probably erased with B10 Recalibrate RSSI AT A 340 lt enter gt The A D reading at 100dBm AT B 530 lt enter gt The A D reading at 70dBm If the radio is a GX version GPS GPS amp F lt enter gt GPS X lt enter gt where X is the desired GPS mode of operation SLOTQTY 1 lt enter gt Set the number of tdma slots to 1 Re calibrate RF power output calibration AT P xx lt enter gt adjust XX value so that the RF power output is correct Use a wattmeter connected to the M7 to read the power Monitor the current craw and ensure it does not exceed 2 8A AT R 10 PA temperature compensation Upgrading from B10 or higher to Version B24 Since B10 a number of new features and parameters in the M7 radio Because these new features have parameters stored in EEPROM the new features need to be Raveon Technologies Corporation 4 www raveon com initialized before the radio will work Normally this is done at the factory but it you are upgrading the firmware in the field you should execute the following commands after you have uploaded B24 into your radio Your MUST execute the following commands based upon the firmware version you were upgrading from Upgrading from Version B13 or lower FREEWHEEL 120 Only if your radio has a GPS and is a GX version TDMADATAO Only if your radio has a GPS and is a GX version SLOTNUM 1 Only i
7. saying Please reset your LPC2000 board now and then press OK will appear DO NOT RESET POWER TO THE MODEM Press the OK button A Read Part ID Successfully message will appear in the lower left corner of the Flash Utility program window Note When the Read Device ID button is pressed the Utility program may display a Cannot communicate with test board message Disregard this message Press the OK button and press the Read Device ID button again to establish communications with the modem 14 Press the Upload to Flash button on the Philips Utility program window to upload the hex file to the flash memory For standard M7 radio modems the file name is 2F700xxx hex For M7 GX radios with the GPS option the file name is 2F700 GXxxx hex xx will be the firmware version number 15 The Utility program will display a File Upload Successfully Completed in the lower left corner when the file upload is completed 16 Repeat steps 7 through 14 for any additional modems 2 0 Configuring the Modem 1 Close the Philips Flash Utility program 2 Open a terminal program with port settings of 8 data bits no parity 1 stop bit and flow control off The Baud Rate setting will depend on the previous modem configuration of the ATBD setting Set a DC power supply for 12VDC Connect the PC serial port to the modem s DB9 front panel connector Connect the modem s green 2 pin power connector to the power supply Type
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