Trimble R10 - WinFlash Utility; Installing the WinFlash utility; Upgrading the receiver firmware

TrimbleR10ReceiverWebHelp
WinFlashUtility
TheWinFlashutility
TheWinFlashutilitycommunicateswithTrimbleproductstoperformvariousfunctionsincluding:
 installingsoftware,firmware,andoptionupgrades
 runningdiagnostics(forexample,retrievingconfigurationinformation)
 configuringradios
{b}Note–{/b}TheWinFlashutilityrunsonWindows2000,XP,WindowsVista
®
,andWindows7
operatingsystems.
InstallingtheWinFlashutility
YoucandownloadandinstalltheWinFlashutilityfromtheTrimblewebsite.
{b}Note–{/b}IfyourcomputerorlaptoponlyhasUSBports,thenyoumustsetupavirtualserial
port.SeeConfiguringaPCUSBportasavirtualserialport.
ToinstalltheWinFlashutilityfromtheCD:[willtheR10comewithaCD??]
1. InsertthediskintotheCDdriveonyourcomputer.
2. FromthemainmenuselectInstallindividualsoftwarepackages.
3. SelectInstallWinFlash.
4. SelectInstallWinFlashvx.xxxforR/5000/NetR5receivers.Willthishaveadifferentname?
5. Followtheon‐screeninstructions.
TheWinFlashutilityguidesyouthroughthefirmwareupgradeprocess
.Formoreinformation,refer
totheWinFlashHelp.
Upgradingthereceiverfirmware
Yourreceiverissuppliedwiththelatestversionofthereceiverfirmwarealreadyinstalled.Ifalater
versionofthefirmwarebecomesavailable,youcanusetheWinFlashutility
toupgradethe
firmwareonyourreceiveraslongasyourreceiverhasacurrentwarranty.
IfyourreceivercanaccesstheInternet,youcanalsoupgradeitthroughtheWebbrowser(see
Configuringthereceiverusingawebbrowser
).WheneverTrimblereleasesnewfirmwareyour
receiverwillcheckanddisplaythenewfirmwareversionnumberintheWebbrowser.Youcanthen
decidetoinstallthenewerfirmwarefromtheWebbrowser.
FirmwareupdatesareavailabletodownloadfromtheTrimblewebsite.Goto
www.trimble.com/support.shtml
.Selectthelinktothereceiverthatyouneedupdatesforandthen
clickDownloads.