ProSoft Technology AN-X-PB - Manual (Page 58)

Page 54 AN-X-PBCAPT November 2011
Updating the Firmware
The AN-X operating software consists of several parts:
• boot code, runs at startup
• configuration kernel, runs when you update firmware
• production kernel, runs in normal operation
• application software, for network capture
The boot code and kernels are supplied in file with extension qtf and are
updated using the AnxInit utility. Run the command Utilities/Update
AN-X Flash
and select the file you wish to download. Refer to page 44
for details.
Firmware files contain the application programs for AN-X and have
extension bin. They are downloaded using the command
Configuration/Firmware Update
or Utilities/Update Firmware in
AnxInit. Refer to page 45 for details.
Occasionally individual patch files are released. They have extension pch
and are downloaded using the Utilities/Patch Firmware in AnxInit. Refer
to page 49 for details.
Reading Version Numbers
To read the version numbers of the various software components:
Boot code AnxInit – AN-X Info
Configuration kernel AnxInit – AN-X Info
Production kernel AnxInit – AN-X Info
Firmware AnxInit – AN-X Info (version depends on
current mode, boot, configuration or
production)