Comtech EF Data MBT-5000 - Manual (Page 52)

MBT-5000 L-Band Up/Down Converter System MN-MBT5000
Upgrading Firmware Revision 4
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4.2.1 Download and E xtract the F irmware Update
1) First, download the firmware update file from the Comtech EF Data Web site:
A. Go online to www.comtechefdata.com .
B. On the Main page – under Support Information or the Support tab, select the Software
Downloads hyperlink.
C. On the Software Downloads page – click Download Flash and Software Update Files.
D. On the
Flash & Software Update Files
page – select the (Select a Product Line)
Converters hyperlink.
E. On the Converters product page – select the MBT-5000 product hyperlink;
F. Select the appropriate firmware archive EXE or ZIP file download hyperlink.
G. Download the archive file to the temporary folder.
• Once the EXE or ZIP hyperlink is selected, the ‘File Download’ window opens and
prompts selection of [Open] or [Save]:
o Click [Open] to turn over file extraction to the user-supplied utility program. Be
sure to extract the firmware files to the “MBT5000” folder created earlier.
o Click [Save] to open the ‘Save As’ window. Be sure to select and [Save] the
archive *.exe or *.zip file to the “MBT5000” folder created earlier.
o Otherwise, click [Cancel] to quit and exit the file download process.
2)
Next, extract the firmware files from the archive file.
• (If not already done with File Download > [Open]) Extract the firmware files from the
downloaded *.exe or *.zip archive file with the user-supplied utility program:
o Double-click on the archive file name, and then follow the prompts provided by the
user-supplied utility program. Extract, at a minimum, two files (where ‘X’ represents
the revision letter and ‘#.#.#’ represents the version number):
 F0000098X-#.#.#.bin – the Firmware Bulk image file, and