Updating the fpgas firmware for a group of boards – Grass Valley Trinix NXT v.3.3.1 User Manual
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Trinix NXT — Installation and Service Manual
Section 6 — Broadlinx Software
Updating the FPGAs Firmware on Multiple Boards at the Same Time
The steps needed to update the FPGAs Firmware are:
1.
Installing the latest version of the Broadlinx software.
2.
Updating the FPGAs firmware for a group of boards.
3.
Restarting the updated boards
Each of these steps is described in detail below.
Installing the Latest Version of the Broadlinx Software
Note
No installation is required to update new Broadlinx boards; Broadlinx boards
are shipped with the current version of software installed.
The Steps needed to install the latest version of Broadlinx on existing
boards are covered in the
.
Updating the FPGAs Firmware for a Group of Boards
The FPGAs firmware can be updated using the updateFpgaGroup com-
mand.
This section will describe how to find the board type, update the FPGA
firmware on a group, and how to force an update.
Follow these steps to update the FPGAs firmware for a group of boards:
1.
Connect to the Trinix NR-33000 (Broadlinx) board via a console session
on a PC using either a serial connection or an Ethernet/ Telnet
connection.
2.
Open a console window.