Introduction

This document details the firmware upgrade procedure for an SA380 logger using a USB stick.

Pre-requisites

The firmware image files (e.g. “SA380_v2.6.ZIP)
A blank USB stick

Procedure

The following steps are required. It is necessary to perform ALL steps for each physical logger.
Where master and slave loggers are operating together, ALL loggers should be upgraded
together.

Extract content of the ZIP file

Extract the content of the ZIP file to an empty USB stick. Once created, the USB stick will
contain the following:

And the SW folder looks as follows:

Verify existing firmware version

From the main menu, choose “Menu”, and then select “About”. You should be presented with a
screen similar to that shown below:

Power off logger

From the main menu, choose Shutdown and when prompted, press OK.

Remove existing external USB stick [Master Only]

Insert “Firmware upgrade” USB stick

USB stick created in 3.1.

Power on logger

The logger will power up as normal, however after approximately 15 seconds, the logger will BEEP
twice. This indicates that the firmware upgrade has been performed.

Verify new version number

From the main menu, choose “Menu”, and then select “About”. You should be presented with a screen showing the updated version number

Power off logger

From the main menu, choose Shutdown and when prompted, press OK.

Remove firmware upgrade USB stick [Master Only]

The firmware upgrade stick will now no-longer contain the necessary files for performing subsequent
firmware upgrades and must be re-constructed for later use.

Reinstate Data logging USB Stick

The data logging USB stick should be placed back into the unit.

Power logger on

The logger should boot as normal and begin logging.

Repeat for the MASTER logger

Repeat for ALL SLAVE loggers