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10.4 Nucleus 2450 Firmware Update
The Nucleus firmware runs on an FPGA within the Nucleus controller. This is loaded every
time the controller is power cycled and is the PA864.rbf file on the compact flash card.
There are two methods to update the firmware:
• FTP access to the Nucleus, see section 10.4.1.
• Removing the compact flash card and copying the PA864.rbf firmware file to the
compact flash card, see section 10.4.2.
10.4.1 Update using FTP
1. Use Workbench to check the IP address(es) of the Nucleus controller(s) to be
updated.
2. Use a client FTP program such as “FileZilla” or “SmartFTP” to open an FTP
connection to either one of the Nucleus controllers in the router. Use the IP address of
the Nucleus and the normal login:
User: 2450
Password: xyz
3. Make a backup copy of the existing file PA864.rbf, either on the PC or in a directory
on the compact flash card.
4. Select the PA0864F file on your computer. If Workbench installed to the default
directories, browse to the PA0864F file located in:
C:\Program Files\Snell\MCM\Controllers\2450\
5. Extract the PA864.rbf file from the PA0864F package and copy the new PA864.rbf
file to the compact flash card.
6. Now use the FTP program to connect to the second Nucleus controller (if it is fitted)
and repeat the process so that both controllers contain the new firmware.
7. Now with the new firmware on both controllers check which of the controllers is Idle
(using Workbench) and connect to it using a Telnet program such as “HyperTerminal”,
“Terraterm” or “Putty” (the TCP port is 50000).
8. Login to the terminal by typing login followed by the password pw2450
9. Send the command RebootAll to the controller and this will force it to load the new
firmware.
10. If only one controller is fitted to the router frame the update will be complete once the
controller has rebooted and is displayed as connected (Green) in Workbench.
If the Nucleus 2450 controller is running an RTB file from Workbench release 3.14.2 or
later the preferred upgrade process is to use RollCall update and this is described in
section 9.4. The preferred upgrade method updates the controller software, firmware,
RollCall Command Set files and Webcontent files from a single zip file.
If Workbench is installed in the default location on a 64 bit Windows computer then it will be
located in the “Program Files (x86)” directory.
If the router is only fitted with a single controller the controller will be Active rather than Idle.
Simply resetting the controller from the controller Reset button or Workbench will not load
the new firmware.
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