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Software upgrade procedure

11/02/2013

1. SCOPE ................................................................................................................................. 3
2. TOOLS NEEDED ................................................................................................................ 3
3. WARNINGS ......................................................................................................................... 3
4. PROCEDURE ...................................................................................................................... 3
4.1 BOOT DOWNLOAD....................................................................................................................... 3
4.2 SYSTEM VERSION DOWNLOAD ................................................................................................... 4

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1. SCOPE
Scope of this document is to provide a procedure that describes, step by step, how to perform
the software upgrade of ALCplus2e equipment.

2. TOOLS NEEDED
A PC equipped with the SCT or WebLCT Console (WLC) software
Software version folders:

bin (containing the system version)

boot_e82103_xxyyzz (containing the boot firmware version xx.yy.zz)

The above mentioned version folders are contained in the distributed N50010-01 XXX.zip file
(where XXX varies depending on the distributed version).

3. WARNINGS
Before proceeding with the upgrade, the running boot version shall be verified against the one
provided. If the running version is lower than the provided one, a boot download must be
performed before upgrading the system version. If the running version is equal to the one
provided, the boot download must not be performed.
During the boot firmware download, the connection to the equipment must not be
interrupted.

4. PROCEDURE
4.1 Boot Download
Follow the steps below to perform the boot software upgrade of ALCplus2e equipment.
1. Unzip files N50010-01 XXX.zip in a suitable directory of the PC used to perform the
upgrade.
2. Connect to the equipment using the SCT or the WebLCT (login as 'System').
3. Open the Software Download window.
4. Select the file E82103.dwl (boot firmware) from the directory boot_e82103_xxyyzz.
5. Select "Only difference or not present/peripheral" as download mode.

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6. Start the download and confirm by clicking on the window that pops-up.
7. At the end of the boot firmware download, the equipment Controller will automatically
restart. Wait for the restart to be completed.

4.2 System Version Download

1. Unzip files N50010-01 XXX.zip in a suitable directory of the PC used to perform the
upgrade.
2. Connect to the equipment using the SCT or the WebLCT (login as 'System').
3. Open the Software Download window.
4. Select the file N50010.dwl (boot firmware) from the directory bin.
5. Select "Forced" as download mode.
6. Start the download and confirm by clicking on the window that pops-up.
7. At the end of the system version download, to activate the new system version a bench
switch is required: click on Bench switch confirm by clicking on the window that popsup. Warning: the bench switch may be traffic affecting, depending on the system
version previously running

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