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Firmware images are provided free-of-charge on the MDS Web site at:
lookup to search for TD Series.
Installing TD220MAX Firmware by TFTP
4.3.2
To use this function the user will need:
•
A PC with a TFTP server running.
•
The IP address of the PC running the TFTP server.
If you do not know your computer's address on a Windows PC, you can use the RUN function from the
Start menu and enter ipconfig to determine your local PC's IP address. The IP address of the radio can
be found on the Starting Information Screen (see Page 16).
Reprogramming Procedure
4.3.3
To upload a new firmware file (TDM-krmd-X_Y_Z.mpk) into the TD220MAX unit use the following
procedure:
1. Launch a TFTP server on a PC connected either directly or via a LAN to the Ethernet port (LAN)
of the radio. Set the TFTP server's outgoing path to the directory containing the firmware image
file.
2. Connect to the radio's menu system by whichever means is convenient: Telnet via the LAN or
Terminal emulator via the COM1 port.
3. Go to the Reprogramming Menu (See Reprogramming Menu for more detailed information).
4. Fill in the information for the:
o
TFTP Host Address
o
Firmware Filename
TFTP server holding the firmware file.
5. Select
Retrieve File
server.
The uploaded firmware image file replaces the "inactive image" file and will be automatically
NOTE
verified.
6. Check the FW version shown for the inactive image to verify that the download has completed
successfully
7. Reboot the TD220MAX radio to the inactive image which now contains the newly downloaded
firmware.
8. Test the radio for normal operation.
9. End of procedure.
4.4
Set Up a GPS Base Unit
1. Connect the RS-232 NMEA serial data output from the GPS receiver to the Base Radio via the
radio's COM2 port. Drive serial data into the radio on DB-25 pin 2.
2. Connect the GPS's PPS output to the Base Radio. Drive TTL into the radio on DB-25 pin 23.
3. Log in to the radio.
4. Go to the GPS Configuration Menu.
a. Verify/modify the GPS NMEA baud rate and PPS polarity to match the connected GPS.
5. Go to the System Configuration Menu.
a. Set the timing source to GPS and allow the radio to reboot.
6. Logging in again after the reboot, verify that the radio's Device Status is
on the Starting Information Screen. If not, enter 'A' to get a list of the current alarms and correct
the alarm condition.
7. Go to the STFP Configuration Menu (Under the System Configuration Menu)
a. Set the STFP radio ID from the default 0 (it's recommended).
MDS 05-6906A01, Rev. R
– IP Address of the server (host computer) running the TFTP server.
– Name of the file (TDM-krmd-X_Y_Z.mpk) to be pulled from the
to start the reprogramming and receive the firmware file through the TFTP
TD220MAX Technical Manual
www.gemds.com.
Use the product
OPERATIONAL
as shown
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