SW Version Control

The process of upgrading to a new SW version is controlled by the NPU/Micro Base Station, and is performed using one of the existing SU SW files in the NPU/Micro Base Station. If the specified SU SW file does not exist in the SU, it will be downloaded to the SU and the requested operation will be executed, as described below. If it already exists in the SU, then loading process is not necessary.

The following components are available in the SW Version Control section:

Component

Description

Perform Button

Click on the Perform button to activate an upgrade process defined by the Action and SW Version drop-down menus.

Action Drop-Down Menu

Provide a selection between the following actions:

None

Load to Shadow: To download a specified SW file to the Shadow memory of the SU. If the file already exists in the SU, no action will take place.

Run from Shadow: To download a specified SW file from the NPU/Micro Base Station to the Shadow memory of the SU, reset the SU and reboot it using the Shadow version. Note that because the process is controlled by the NPU/Micro Base Station, the SU will continue running from the Shadow version after reset. If the specified file already exists as the Shadow version (meaning that previously a Load to Shadow operation was executed for this file name), the only operation will be to reset and run from Shadow. If the specified file already exists as the Main version, no action will take place.

Set as Main: To download a specified SW file from the NPU/Micro Base Station to the Shadow memory of the SU, reset the SU and reboot it using the Shadow version, and then swap the Main and Shadow SW Version, so that the running version (which was previously the Shadow version) will become the Main version, to be used after next reset. If the specified file already exists as the running version and it is defined as the Shadow version (meaning that previously Load to Shadow and Run from Shadow operations were executed for this file), the only operation will be to swap the Main and Shadow versions. If the version is already defined as Main, no action will take place.

SW Version Drop-Down Menu

The selection includes the SW versions of all existing SU SW files in the NPU.