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LRA-900-E (Ethernet to LoRa Radio Modem) Firmware Update via Ethernet Version 1.0.0 Page：1

Firmware Update via Ethernet

Version 1.0.0 Sep. 2018

LRA-900-E

(Ethernet to LoRa Radio Modem)

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Table of Contents

1. Setting up the LRA-900-E...................................................................................................4

2. Firmware Update Procedure ..............................................................................................5

2.1. Firmware Update ............................................................................................................5

2.1.1. Local Firmware Update ............................................................................................5

2.1.2. Remote Firmware Update ........................................................................................9

3. Troubleshooting................................................................................................................14

3.1. Firmware update in BOOTP mode................................................................................14

3.2. How to update Firmware when the Different Network Segment for IP Address of the

LRA-900-E and Host PC...............................................................................................16

4. Additional Information......................................................................................................20

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Important Information

Warranty

All products manufactured by ICP DAS are under warranty regarding

defective materials for a period of one year, beginning from the date of

delivery to the original purchaser.

Warning

ICP DAS assumes no liability for any damage resulting from the use of this

product.ICP DAS reserves the right to change this manual at any time

without notice. The information furnished by ICP DAS is believed to be

accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by ICP DAS

for its use, not for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties

resulting from its use.

Copyright

Copyright @ 2018 by ICP DAS Co., Ltd. All rights are reserved.

Trademark

Names are used for identification purpose only and may be registered

trademarks of their respective companies.

Contact us

If you encounter any problems while operating this device, feel free to contact us

via mail at: servi[email protected]om.

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1. Setting up the LRA-900-E

Before updating the firmware, please ensure thatthe network settings for both your host

computer and any LRA-900-E modules are correctly configured, or the update procedures via

the Ethernet network may not function correctly.

Step 1:

Connect the LRA-900-E to the same hub or the same sub-network as your Host PC, and

attach a power supply to the LRA-900-E. Do not connect the LRA-900-E to a router or

directly to the Internet as this may cause the update process to fail.

Please refer to “Chapter3-Connecting the Power and Host PC” in the LRA-900-E Quick Start

Guide for more detailed information.

Download the Quick Start Guide.

Step 2:

Install the eSearch Utility on your

Host PC, and then run the Utility to

search for any LRA-900-E modules

connected to the network.

Download the eSearch Utility.

Step 3:

Configure the correct

network settings for the

required LRA-900-E

module.

Please refer to “Chapter4-Configuring Ethernet Settings” in the LRA-900-E Quick Start Guide.

If the IP address settings do not work correctly, please refer to note1(Page 20).

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2. Firmware Update Procedure

The firmware update can fail when the computer has multiple network interfaces (e.g., LAN and

Wi-Fi). Therefore, enable only one network interface for updating the firmware, and temporarily

turn off other network interfaces, firewalls, and anti-virus software first.

2.1. Firmware Update

Two methods can be used to update the firmware: “Local FirmwareUpdate”(traditional) and

“Remote Firmware Update”(TeamViewer). The Local Firmware Update method requires the

user to manually adjust the position of the Init/Run Switch and reboot the module in order to

initialize the firmware update. Refer to Section 2.1.1“Local Firmware Update” for more details.

The Remote Firmware Update method allows the user toinitialize the module via a web interface

without needing to adjust the hardware switch. Initialization via the web interface is useful when

the module is installed at a remote site and can be a ccessed via the TeamViewer application

installed on a remote PC. Refer to Section 2.1.2 “Remote Firmware Update” for more details.

2.1.1. Local Firmware Update

Step 1:

In the eSearch Utility, click the “Search Server” button to search for any LRA-900-E

modules connected to the network. (The network settings of the LRA-900-E module as

described in Step 3 on Chapter1)

Step 2:

Right click on the name of the

LRA-900-E module to be updated.

Step 3:

Select the “Firmware Update” item from

the popup menu and the “Open” dialog

box will be displayed.

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Step 4:

In the “Open” dialog box, select the firmware file (*.dat) that will be used to update the

module and then click the “Open”button.

Download the Firmware File.

Step 5:

Assign a valid IP Address (can be different with the current IP) and the factory-default

MAC Address for the LRA-900-E module. If this IP addressis invalid (e.g. IP Address:

0.0.0.0) or a user-defined MAC address is assigned. Refer to note2(Page 20) and note

3(Page21) for more details.

Step 6:

Click the “OK” button.

Step 7:

You are now ready to update the firmware. A Command Prompt windows will be displayed

the progress of the update.

Step 8:

Set the “Init Switch” on theLRA-900-E module to the “Init” position.

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Step 9:

Power-on reset the LRA-900-E module in “Init Mode” to initiate the update.

Step 10:

Confirm that the two MAC addresses (factory-default) listed in the Command Prompt

window, “Waiting request from MAC x.x.x.x” and “BOOTPREQ from MAC: x.x.x.x”, are the

same, as indicated in the image below. If these addresses do not match, the update can

not proceed. Refer to note4 (Page 21) below for more details.

Step 11:

Once the update is complete (i.e., when the progess indicator reaches 100%), set the “Init

Switch” to the“Run” position.

Step 12:

Power-on reset the LRA-900-E module to operate the module in “Run Mode”.

Step 13:

In the eSearch Utility, search for the LRA-900-E module again to verify that it is

functioning correctly. Note that the network settings for the module may need to be

reconfigured after updating the firmware. Refer to Step 3 in Chapter1 above for more

details.

Step 14:

Click the name of the LRA-900-E module to highlight it.

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Step 15:

Click the “Web” button and the default web browser will be opened.

Step 16:

Login to the web configuration pages for the LRA-900-E (use the default password

“admin”).

Step 17:

Verify that the firmware version and date details are correct.

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2.1.2. Remote Firmware Update

In order to perform a Remote Firmware Update, use an application that allows an external

system to be remotely controlled, such as TeamViewer, to create a connection between the local

and the remote system. Note that all firmware update procedures need to be carried out on

the remote system.

Follow the procedure described below to update firmware of the LRA-900-E on the remote PC:

Step 1:

In the eSearch Utility, click the “Search Server” button to search for any LRA-900-E

modules connected to the network. (The network settings of the LRA-900-E module as

described in Step 3 on Chapter1)

Step 2:

Right click on the name of the

LRA-900-E module to be updated.

Step 3:

Select the “Firmware Update” item from

the popup menu and the “Open” dialog

box will be displayed.

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Step 4:

In the “Open” dialog box, select the firmware file (*.dat) that will be used to update the

module and then click the “Open”button.

Download the Firmware File.

Step 5:

Assign a valid IP Address (canbe different with the current IP) and the factory-default

MAC Address for the LRA-900-E module. If this IP addressis invalid (e.g. IP Address:

0.0.0.0) or a user-defined MAC address is assigned. Refer to note2(Page 20) and note

3(Page21) for more details.

Step 6:

Click the “OK” button.

Step 7:

You are now ready to update the firmware. A Command Prompt windows will be displayed

the progress of the update.

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Step 8:

Open a web browser such as Internet Explorer or Firefox and enter the URL for the

LRA-900-E in the address bar of the browser and log in to the web configuration pages

(use the default password “admin”).

Step 9:

Click the “Network Setting” tab to display the Network Settings page.

Step 10:

Click the “Update” button in the “Remote Firmware Update” section to start the update.

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Step 11:

Confirm that the two MAC addresses (factory-default) listed in the Command Prompt

window, “Waiting request from MAC x.x.x.x” and “BOOTPREQ from MAC: x.x.x.x”, are the

same, as indicated in the image below. If these addresses do not match, the update can

not proceed. Refer to note4 (Page 21) below for more details.

Step 12:

Once the update is complete (i.e., when the progess indicator reaches 100%), close the

Command Prompt window.

Step 13:

In the eSearch Utility, search for the LRA-900-E module again to verify that it is

functioning correctly. Note that the network settings for the module may need to be

reconfigured after updating the firmware. Refer to Step 3 in Chapter1 above for more

details.

Step 14:

Click the name of the LRA-900-E module to highlight it.

Step 15:

Click the “Web” button and the default web browser will be opened.

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Step 16:

Login to the web configuration pages for the LRA-900-E (use the default password

“admin”).

Step 17:

Verify that the firmware version and date details are correct.

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3. Troubleshooting

3.1. Firmware update in BOOTP mode

If the module is not functioning correctly (e.g. there is no response to the search request, or if the

PWR/RF_Tx/RF_Rx LEDsare alway displayed as either all off or all on), please

download a new image of the firmware from the ICPDAS web site and then update the

firmware for the module using the following procedure.

Step 1: In the eSearch Utility,

select the “BOOTP” item from

the “Server” menu. A check

mark should be displayed next

to the item after it has been

selected.

Step 2:

Set the “Init Switch” to the “Init Mode” position.

Step 3:

Power-on and reboot the LRA-900-E module and then click the “Search Server” button to

search for the LRA-900-E at the same time. Note, the module sends BOOTP messages

about 5 seconds when booting in Init Mode. If this step is not successful, reboot the

module and execute the search again.

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Step 4: Right click on the name “BOOTP” and then select the “Firmware Update” item

from the popup menu.

Step 5:

Refer to Steps 4 to 17 in “Chapter 2-Firmware

Update Procedure” to complete the update

process. Note, the module will response with no

IP address in the BOOTP mode. User has to

assign a valid IP manually in step 5 of page6.

Step 6: After updating the firmware, disable

BOOTP mode from the eSearch utility. By

selecting “BOOTP” item from the “Server”

menu.

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3.2.How to update Firmware when the Different

Network Segment for IP Address of the LRA-900-E

and Host PC.

For example, the first time to get the LRA900-E module, the factory default IP address is

192.168.255.1, but the host PC IP address is 172.17.3.8, refer to the following two methods to

update firmware.

Method 1: Using “Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)” to automatically assigns an

IP address to LRA-900-E module. Follow the procedure described below:

Step 1:

Run the eSearch Utility to search for any LRA-900-E modules in the network

Step2:

Double click the name of LRA-900-E to open the “Configure Server (UDP)” dialog box.

Step 3:

Select the “1: ON” option from the “DHCP:” drop-down menu and click the “OK” button.

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Step 4:

Wait 2 seconds and then click the “Search Server” button again to ensure the LRA-900-E

is working well with new configuration.

Step 5:

Refer to “Chapter 2-Firmware Update Procedure” for details of how to complete the

update process.

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Method 2: Using “Manual configuration” to assigns an IP address to LRA-900-E module.

Follow the procedure described below:

Step 1:

Run the eSearch Utility to search for any LRA-900-E modules in the network

Step2:

Double click the name of LRA-900-E to open the “Configure Server (UDP)” dialog box.

Step 3:

Select the “0: OFF” option from the “DHCP:” drop-down menu.

Step 4:

Contact your Network Administrator to obtain a correct network configuration (such as

IPAddress/Sub-net Mask/Gateway). Enter the network settings and click the “OK” button.

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Step 5:

Wait 2 seconds and then click the “Search Server” button again to ensure the LRA-900-E

is working well with new configuration.

Step 6:

Refer to “Chapter 2-Firmware Update Procedure” for details of how to complete the

update process.

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4. Additional Information

The code contained in the boot loader, which isused to update the firmware image,is not

part of the firmware it-self. This means that,the firmware can still be updated even if the

built-in firmwarehas been corruptedor does not exist. If the firmware update fails, simply

executethe update procedures again in BOOTP mode, as described in Chapter 3, and the

update should be successful.

The LRA-900-E obtains the IP address assigned by the user and retrieves the firmware image

through the utility program. Note that when updating the firmware, the LRA-900-E uses the

factory-default MAC address rather than any user-defined MAC addresses.The LRA-900-E

has a built-in flash protection feature that prevents any modification to the firmware stored in the

flash memory, before attempting to update the firmware, the “Init Switch” should be set to

the“Init” position and then the LRA-900-E can be powered-on and rebooted to disable the flash

protection. Since the flash

memory then be comes

writable, the firmware can

be updated via the

Ethernet network.

Notes:

Note1:

If the IP address settings do not work correctly (e.g. there is no response to a ping command),

please contact your network administrator to obtaina valid IP address for the LRA-900-E module.

Note 2:

If the settings displayed in the IP address field of the firmware update window is incorrect or

invalid (e.g. IP address: 0.0.0.0), then a valid IP address must be manually specified for the

LRA-900-E in order to process the update operation. Please contact your network administrator

to obtain avalid IP address before proceeding.

Mode Flash Protection Firmware Update Configuration

Init No Yes Factory-default

Run Yes No User-defined

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