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Load demo Firmware in the XPLR-IOT-1

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This  guide shows how to install the demo Firmware in the XPLR-IOT-1 (rev. D) . The main steps are:

Tools and Firmware

Download the following tools and put all the software in the same folder

Setup the connection to XPLR-IOT-1

Connect the to the laptop XPLR-IOT-1 using the USB cable  provided in the package. Open the Device Manager Windows tool and go into the Ports (COM & LPT) section

There is a group of 4 consecutive COM ports. Take not of one with the lowest ID. If you see only 3 consecutive ports, change the USB port in the laptop.

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Switch  off the XPLR-IOT-1, keep the button 1 pressed and switch on the  device. After a while, release button 1,

Open a command prompt and navigate to the folder where the example is located. remind that in the same folder shall be located also the nwtmgr and the Update_XPLR-IOT-1-Location tools.

Launch the update with the Update_XPLR-IOT-1-Location tool and provide the COM port as noted above.

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Finally provide the name of the demo firmware

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Note: once the upload is completed, reset the board by switching it off and on.

Setup the connection with the XPLR-IOT-1

For the initial configurations you need to connect to the XPLR-IOT-1 .

Open Putty tool and in the main screen, fill the fields as in the image  (Connection type: Serial, COM Port ID, Speed)

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Then click on Load button.  A putty command line window will open. 

Type help to see the initial configuration.

You can now go back to the main guide to continue with the initial settings.

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