Firmware Tools

Firmware Tools is a sub-menu that displays commands available for managing the meter's or device's register firmware and modem firmware. The :

  • Activate FWDL

  • Check Firmware Versions

  • Check FWDL Status

  • Start FWDL

Note: The firmware tools do not offer firmware management for the module's cellular modem or the meter's encoder.

Whether updating the register firmware or modem firmware, use the above-listed Firmware Tools commands in the following order:

  1. Start FWDL. This command transfers a new firmware image packaged as a .zip file to your mobile device. Start FWDL typically takes 60-70 minutes to complete.

  2. Check FWDL Status. After Start FWDL completes, perform this command to double-check that the firmware image package download completed successfully.

  3. Activate FWDL. After you've confirmed the successful download of the new firmware image, perform Activate FWDL to remove the old firmware image and start the new firmware image running.

  4. Check Firmware Versions. After the Activate FWDL workflow completes, you can use this command to confirm that your new (register) firmware version is the active one on the meter. Use this command any time necessary to view the meter's currently running firmware versions, including its register firmware, cellular modem firmware, and encoder firmware (for meters with encoded type registers only).

    For more information, see the specific network command's section.