34.4. Updating Firmware via GPRS Connection Remotely. Eldes EKB3

34.4. Updating Firmware via GPRS Connection Remotely

ATTENTION: The system will NOT send any data to monitoring station while updating the firmware remotely via GPRS network. However, during the firmware update process, the data messages are queued up and transmitted to the monitoring station after the firmware upgrade process is over.

Before updating the firmware remotely via GPRS connection, make sure that:

• SIM card is inserted into SIM CARD slot of Esim264 device (see 2.2. Main Unit, LED & Connector Functionality).

• Mobile internet service (GPRS) is enabled on the SIM card.

• Power supply is connected to ESIM264.

• Default SMS password is changed to a new 4-digit password (see 6. PASSWORDS).

• At least User 1 phone number is set up (see 8. USER PHONE NUMBERS).

• APN, user name and password are set up (see 30.2.1. GPRS Network).

Initiate FOTA

ESIM264 alarm system supports FOTA (firmware-over-the-air) feature. This allows to upgrade the firmware remotely via GPRS connection. Once the upgrade process is initiated, the system connects to the specified FTP server address where the firmware file is hosted and begins downloading and re-flashing the firmware. The firmware file must be located in a folder titled Firmware. In order to initiate the upgrade process please , send the following SMS message.

SMS

SMS text message content:

XXXX_FOTA:ftp-server-ip,port,firmware-file-name.bin,user-name,password

Value: ssss - 4-digit SMS password; ftp-server-io - public IP address of FTP server where

EPIR firmware file is stored; port - port number of FTP server (usually - 21); firmware-file-

name.bin - name of the firmware file, allowed max. length - up to 31 character; user-name

- user name of FTP server login, allowed max. length - up to 31 character; password - password of FTP server login, allowed max. length - up to 31 character.

Example: 1111_FOTA:84.15.143.111,21,ESIM264fw bin,eldesuser,eldespassword

ATTENTION: Comma character is NOT allowed to use in user name and firmware file name.

ATTENTION: “ELDES UAB” does not run a FTP server and does not host the firmware files online. Please, contact your local distributor to request the latest firmware file: [email protected]

NOTE: It is strongly recommended to restore default parameters after the firmware update.

MANUAL ELDES ESIM264 V3.1

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