Bootloader Update

Table of Contents

  1. General
  2. Single printer update
  3. Multi printer update


General

For some reasons it could be necessary to update a printers bootloader. This module will support and ease your work.

The "Bootloader Update" option offers you possibilities for updating cab printer bootloader. Both options are similar to the firmware update options :

  1. Single printer update: Update one printer
  2. Multi printer update: Update a group of printers at once

!Warning! Tip: Since cab Network Manager v2.2 it is possible to define a start-up folder where to look for bootloader updates files. See Menu - Options/Preferences - Tabbed register "Directories" ... !Warning!

Single printer update

To update a single printer you have to select it in your printer synoptical table. Afterwards go to menu bar and select Tools/Bootloader update/Single and the bootloader update dialogue becomes visible. Picture 1 below shows the dialogue when a bootloader was already selected.

Bootloader Update - Single

Picture 1: Bootloader update for a single printer

The dialogue is divided into two sections. Section one, in the upper part, is the status section, giving you information about the update progress, if it is started.

The second section, revision section, is to pick the desired bootloader and getting information about current printer bootloader.

To go on you have to select a bootloader file by pressing the "Select" button. A file dialogue will be shown, which enables navigation through bootloader revisions. The bootloader will be filtered by the type of printer, which has been selected. For example, if the selected printer is a cab A3 printer only A3-Bootloader files with the extension *.ba3 will be visible.

After a bootloader file was selected, its revision will be displayed in the revision section, refer to label "Update revision" at the dialogue. Click "Update" button to start. The progress will be monitored in the status section.

If the update was successful a message box will appear and the bootloader update dialogue will be closed.

Multi printer update

To update a group of printers you have to select them in your printer synoptical table. Different kinds of printers can be selected, too. They will be divided by the type of bootloader, which you are going to choose.

Afterwards go to menu bar and select Tools/Bootloader update/Multi and bootloader update dialogue, see Picture 2 below, becomes visible.

Bootloader update - Overview ...

Picture 2: Bootloader Update for multiple printers - File selection

Press "Select", the file dialogue appears, and choose the bootloader file to update the printers. After a new bootloader is selected, its revision will be displayed in the revision section (compare to revision section). To start click "Update". The progress will be monitored in the status section (compare to status section).

!Warning! Tip: To crosscheck whether you have selected all printers, press tab "Printer" to show a table with all printers you have selected, see Picture 3 below. The table will show the printers, which can be updated by the selected bootloader file type. Below the table there is a status line. The status is showing the number of printers, which can be updated, number to the left. The number on the right is telling the total number of selected printers. !Warning!

Bootloader update - Selected printers ...

Picture 3: Bootloader Update for multiple printers - Printer overview