One of the features of the new ETH02 ethernet module used in UCM/ETH02 is that its firmware is programmable.
This refers to the firmware on the ETH02 ethernet module which handles Ethernet, not the UCM firmware on the baseboard which handles communications with Comfort.
The ETH02 firmware is upgraded using the DS Explorer Software, which can be downloaded from http://www.cytech.biz/device_explorer.html
DS Manager cannot be used to upgrade ETH02 firmware
DS Explorer is used to upgrade the ETH02 firmware on the UCM/ETH02 and does not work for UCM/ETH01
To upgrade the ETH02 firmware on the module, run DS Explorer.
There are 2 UCM/ETH02 devices shown in the screenshot above at 10.0.0.24 and 10.0.0.25 on the local network. Each device is shown as a Fixed Firmware device (with the blue icon) and a programmable firmware device shown highlighted above.
To upgrade firmware select the Programmable firmware icon for the ETH02 and press the Upload button on the right
Select "Load Firmware Through the Network"
Browse to the folder with the ETH02 firmware file. The new ETH02 firmware files can be downloaded from http://www.cytech.biz/eth02_firmware.html
The latest is CYTECH3_13.BIN
You may get the message "the firmware is not compatible with the device"
Ignore the message and continue
The Firmware Upload starts
The Network Upload progress bar is shown. This should take only a few seconds
If the Network Upload Progress window appears but the bars do not move, it means that there is a firewall on the PC or network preventing this. Disable the firewall and try again
Warning - after upgrading the ETH02 firmware, go back to DS Manager to discover the ETH02. If there is an Error message, Initialise the device. This will reset all parameters to default except the IP address, so you will have to re-enter the parameters. Refer to the UCM Manual at http://www.cytech.biz/ucm_manual.html
The features of the new ETH02 firmware are described at the iPhone forum http://www.comfortforums.com/forum96/2603.htmlLast edited on Thursday Jun 12th, 2014 08:15 am by ident
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