Updating Device Firmware
Firmware updates may occasionally be required for stations and motes.
To update the station firmware
- Click Devices and then RX Devices, and click the station.
- On the Device Information panel, click the General tab.
- Click the upgrade link.
- Select the Upgrade on Next Connection checkbox and click Save. The station will update automatically the next time it connects to HOBOlink. If the cellular or wireless signal is weak and the firmware upgrade cannot be completed, contact Onset Technical Support at www.onsetcomp.com/support/contact for help.
To update the firmware on wireless sensor motes
- Click Devices and then RX Devices, and click the station.
- On the Device Information panel, click the Wireless tab. This icon appears next to the mote if there is a new version of firmware available.
- Click the upgrade link. Click Download and save the firmware .bin file to your computer.
- Connect the mote to the computer with a USB cable (open the mote door and use the USB port to the right of the LCD). The blue LED is illuminated while connected.
- The mote appears as a new storage device in the computer’s file storage manager. Copy the downloaded firmware file to the new storage device (the mote). The blue LED will blink slowly while the file is copying.
- After the file is copied to the mote, the LED will stop blinking and remain a steady blue. Eject the storage device from the computer and disconnect the cable from the mote. The firmware installation process will begin automatically on the mote. The blue LED will blink rapidly while the firmware is installed. Once the firmware installation is complete, the LCD symbols return and the mote will automatically rejoin the network.
Notes:
- Mac® users: A message may appear indicating the disk has not ejected properly when disconnecting the mote from the computer. The mote is operational and you can ignore the message.
- If the blue LED turns off abruptly while copying the file or installing the firmware, a problem has occurred. Contact Onset Technical Support for help.