26 Upgrading Firmware
The C500 series firmware is field upgradable. There are two ways to upgrade the firmware. The first is via the
web interface, and the second is via USB disk and the full setup menus.
Note
If the trade firmware is upgraded the calibration counter will be incremented and
an entry will be made in the changelog
Note
The web interface is only compatible with supported web browsers. Current ver-
sions of Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer are
supported platforms. In additon, Javacript and HTML 5 must be enabled.
26.1 Packages for the C500
The C500 allows for multiple packages to be installed to provide different functionality. Below is a list of
packages available for the C500.
Package Name Description
Essential packages
we21-503-m01 File system Base filesystem for the indicator. Cannot be removed.
we21-503-m05 Operating system kernel Operating system kernel for the indicator. Cannot be re-
moved.
L000-502-M07 Rinstrum firmware upgrade Firmware upgrading package to permit packages to be in-
stalled, removed and upgraded. Cannot be removed.
C500-K501 C520/C530 main application Main weighing application. Do not remove.
L000-514 Device finder Allows indicators to be located on the network in the
viewer. Do not remove.
Optional packages
L900-500 Rinstrum C500 Licensed De-
veloper Package
Allows telnet and FTP connections to the indicator to per-
mit Lua development.
L900-501 Ethernet/IP Provides access to the indicator via the Ethernet/IP in-
dustrial protocol.
L000-521 Rinstrum Lua libraries Provides Lua interpreter and libraries to access and control
the main application via the rincmd protocol.
To see what packages are installed on an indicator access the indicator web interface as explained in Sec-
tion 26.2.1, then click on the “Installed Packages” link. The list of installed packages will look like:
169 C500-600-2.0.3