L3 Technologies AFIRS228S User Manual
AFIRS 228S Iridium Global Communications System Installation Manual
16 July 2014
L-3 Aviation Recorders Proprietary
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165E5733-00 Rev. 03
7.4.2 Upgrade the Iridium SATCOM System Software
1. From the left menu, click
Upgrades. The Upgrades screen will display.
2. Click
Browse to locate the software file to upload (upgrade.tgz).
3. Select the software file and click
Upload.
Blue progress bars indicate the file uploading status. When the upload is complete and
successful, the progress bars turn green, and the new Software Part Numbers of the new
software image will be displayed.
successful, the progress bars turn green, and the new Software Part Numbers of the new
software image will be displayed.
Note:
Incompatible files will be rejected. The progress bars will turn red, and an error message will
display next to the progress bars. Click
Incompatible files will be rejected. The progress bars will turn red, and an error message will
display next to the progress bars. Click
Reset to restart the upgrade process.
If you uploaded an incorrect file, but have not yet clicked
Apply, click Reset to restart the upgrade
process.
4. Click
Apply to verify and load the software into non-volatile memory.
Blue progress bars indicate the status of the software file being installed on the SDU. When
the software verification has successfully completed, the progress bars turn green, and a
message displays that the system must be restarted for the changes to take effect.
Note:
If the aircraft status changes to “In-Air” at any time during the upgrade process, the system will
reboot automatically and return to Operational Mode, disregarding incomplete upgrades.
If the aircraft status changes to “In-Air” at any time during the upgrade process, the system will
reboot automatically and return to Operational Mode, disregarding incomplete upgrades.
To activate the newly installed software, you must
Exit Maintenance Mode and restart the SDU.