XPress™ DR Industrial Device Server User Guide 61
10: Firmware Upgrades
Obtaining Firmware
The XPress DR-IAP was designed to allow loading of vendor specific protocol firmware. This
firmware takes the place of the Standard Tunnel Protocol. Vendor specific protocols and the
software tools needed to load them can be found at www.lantronix.com/downloads
.
You can obtain the most up-to-date protocol firmware and release notes for the unit from the
Lantronix Web site (www.lantronix.com) or by using anonymous FTP (ftp.lantronix.com
).
Once you load a vendor specific protocol, you must reference the user manual associated with
that protocol, since many of the setup and configuration dialogs will be changed. Some features,
such as web pages, may not be available with certain vendor protocols.
Note: If you change the protocol to a vendor specific protocol, you MUST reference the
associated protocol manual for setup and configuration information. The menu options shown in
this manual are for Standard Tunnel Protocol.
Reloading Firmware
There are several ways to update the unit's internal operational code (*.rom): via TFTP, via
another unit, or via the serial port. You can also update the unit's internal web interface (*.cob) via
tftp or deviceinstaller.
The firmware files can be found at www.lantronix.com/downloads
and -are installed in the
Program Files\DeviceInstaller\Firmware folder. Here is a list of typical names for those files.
Check the Lantronix web site for the latest versions and release notes.
Table 10-1 Protocol Firmware
Folder Name ROM File COB
DA –XPress\Standard Tunnel xpressdr_61101.rom xpressdr_webm_2008.cob
DA –XPress\IAP Tunnel aqea_61101.rom
xpres sdr_IAP_webm_2008.cob
DA –XPress\Modbus IAP amea_3401.rom na
Using TFTP Graphical User Interface
To download new firmware from a computer:
1. Use a TFTP client to send a binary file to the unit (*.ROM to upgrade the unit 's internal
operational code and *.COB to upgrade its internal Web interface).
Note: TFTP requires the .ROM (binary) version of the unit's internal operational code.
2. Make sure the Put and Binary options at the top of the window are selected.
3. Enter the full path of the firmware file in the Source File field.
4. In the Destination File field, enter the current internal operational code or WEB5 for the
internal Web interface. (DA=XPress Family IAP)
5. In the Remote Host field, enter the IP address of the unit being upgraded.
6. Click the Put button to transfer the file to the unit.
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