Upgrading the firmware on the G3x series

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Download the firmware update, which will be in ZIP format. Unzip the file once downloaded, you will have the following files:

  • Bfloader.exe
  • Bfloader.ini
  • Bfloader.dll
  • limaoloadvxxx.bin
  • PV_xxxxxxxx.cla

Connect the FCT to the serial port of the PC using the Ericsson system cable. DO NOT POWER ON THE FCT, LEAVE IT TURNED OFF

Launch the bfloader application by double clicking the file ‘bfloader.exe’, you should see the following window:

Upgrading the firmware on the Ericsson G3x series

Leave all of the settings at their default values.

Make sure that the COM port selected is the port that the FCT is connected to.

Click on the Advanced button, the following will be displayed:

Upgrading the firmware on the Ericsson G3x series

Click on the Browse button to select the binary file, choose the limaoloadvxxx.bin file you unzipped earlier.

Click OK

Click on the Browse button back in the main window and choose the PV_xxxxxxxx.cla file

Click on Start, the software will say ‘waiting for board reset’. Now connect the power to the FCT, the software will now begin the upgrade procedure. The Start button will now read Stop while the upgrade procedure is underway.

The upgrade procedure takes about 15 minutes, you will know when it has finished as the Start button will change from Stop back to Start again.