Impinj Inc. IPJR640 Manuale Utente
Speedway Revolution Installation and Operations Guide Octane 4.4
Chapter 4: Upgrading Firmware
Chapter 4: Upgrading Firmware
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Chapter 4: Upgrading the Speedway Revolution
Firmware
Firmware
Speedway Revolution contains firmware known as Octane. The current version of
Octane is 4.4. This chapter details manually upgrading a single reader.
In addition to supporting upgrade procedures, Speedway Revolution also provides
methods for reverting firmware to a previous valid image and restoring firmware
to factory default settings. The procedure for reverting to the
Octane is 4.4. This chapter details manually upgrading a single reader.
In addition to supporting upgrade procedures, Speedway Revolution also provides
methods for reverting firmware to a previous valid image and restoring firmware
to factory default settings. The procedure for reverting to the
previous valid
image
is explained in this chapter, while returning to
factory defaults
is explained
in Chapter 5.
A Brief Overview of the Speedway Revolution Firmware
To minimize downtime and maximize the robust handling of possible upgrade
failures, Speedway Revolution contains dual images of its firmware. When
requesting a firmware image upgrade, the reader continues to operate using the
primary image. In the background, Speedway Revolution upgrades the secondary
image. When the upgrade completes, the reader reboots to the newly upgraded
image. Speedway Revolution retains the previous firmware version in case there
are problems with the upgrade.
There are three individual partitions within each firmware image that logically
organize the system software. Although you do not need a full understanding of
this architecture to perform a simple manual upgrade, it is a good idea to be
familiar with its structure at a high level. For a more in-depth discussion of the
firmware and how firmware is organized, see the Embedded Developer’s Guide.
The three partitions in firmware are:
failures, Speedway Revolution contains dual images of its firmware. When
requesting a firmware image upgrade, the reader continues to operate using the
primary image. In the background, Speedway Revolution upgrades the secondary
image. When the upgrade completes, the reader reboots to the newly upgraded
image. Speedway Revolution retains the previous firmware version in case there
are problems with the upgrade.
There are three individual partitions within each firmware image that logically
organize the system software. Although you do not need a full understanding of
this architecture to perform a simple manual upgrade, it is a good idea to be
familiar with its structure at a high level. For a more in-depth discussion of the
firmware and how firmware is organized, see the Embedded Developer’s Guide.
The three partitions in firmware are:
•
System Operating Partition (SOP)—The SOP is the primary system
partition of the Speedway Revolution reader. It contains the Linux kernel,
FPGA firmware, RFID management software, reader management
software (Rshell), logging management software, firmware upgrade
control, system watchdog software, and the factory default data.
partition of the Speedway Revolution reader. It contains the Linux kernel,
FPGA firmware, RFID management software, reader management
software (Rshell), logging management software, firmware upgrade
control, system watchdog software, and the factory default data.
•
System Persistent Partition (SPP)—Files in this partition are
automatically generated and maintained by the software running on the
reader. It contains the reader configuration (network settings, LLRP
configuration, log settings, and so on), reader logs, and debug information
used by Impinj engineers.
automatically generated and maintained by the software running on the
reader. It contains the reader configuration (network settings, LLRP
configuration, log settings, and so on), reader logs, and debug information
used by Impinj engineers.
•
Custom Application Partition (CAP)—CAP partition contains custom
application software, other items required by the custom application
(extra libraries or tools, and configuration files), plus custom application
logs.
application software, other items required by the custom application
(extra libraries or tools, and configuration files), plus custom application
logs.
Upgrading the Firmware
Speedway Revolution provides three methods for upgrading:
•
using Rshell, command line interface
•
copying the firmware to a USB memory drive and plugging into the
reader’s host port
reader’s host port
•
via the web interface