Zebra FX7500 Integrator Guide

CHAPTER 7 FIRMWARE UPGRADE
Introduction
This chapter provides reader firmware update information on using the web-based Administrator Console. The
following methods are available to update the firmware on the FX7500 reader.
• Update using a USB drive.
• File-based update that allows uploading the firmware files from the PC (or a network location) to the
reader and running the update.
• FTP / FTPS / SCP server-based update.
Use this procedure to update the following software components:
• uboot
• OS
• Reader Server Application (includes Radio API and Radio firmware)
Prerequisites
The following items are required to perform the update:
• Reader with power supply or POE connection
• Laptop (or other host computer)
• An Ethernet cable
• An FTP server
• Current firmware file examples:
• OSUpdate.elf
• response.txt
• u-boot_X.X.X.X.bin (uBoot, X.X.X.X is a filename version)
• uImage_ X.X.X.X (OS, X.X.X.X is a filename variable)
• rootfs_ X.X.X.X.jffs2 (Root FileSystem, X.X.X.X is a filename variable)
• platform_ X.X.X.X.tar.gz (Platform partition, X.X.X.X is a filename variable)
Refer to the release notes to determine which files were updated; not all of the files are updated in every
release.

Zebra FX7500 Specifications

General

Interface	USB
Product color	White
LED indicators	Activity, Power, Status
Housing material	Aluminium, Metal, Plastic
Battery type	-
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	-20 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95 %
Harmonized System (HS) code	84719000

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	43.2 mm
Width	149.9 mm
Height	195.6 mm
Weight	860 g