71.16. How to upgrade POTSBOX firmware

71.16. How to upgrade POTSBOX firmware
	Chapter 71. HowTo - Management

If the POTSBOX is connected to ELTI port on the POTSHUB of expandable Abilis (Base-N, Base-P, etc.), then first verify the firmware of POTSHUB, see Section 71.17, “How to upgrade POTSHUB card firmware”.

	Note
	If the POTSBOX is connected to ELTI port to a non-expandable Abilis (MicroAbilis C3, PicoAbilis, etc.) then isn't necessary to upgrade POTSHUB, because in these models of Abilis isn't needed to use a POTSHUB. Refer to the following chapter: Section 3.11, “POTSBOX connection”.

Use the following command debug res:ctisys cmd:l1pXz lsn:4 (where in place of X you have to write the value of a CTIP belonging to the POTSBOX) to check the current version of firmware.

[14:44:53] ABILIS_CPX:d dev

------------------ Active PCI Devices and Physical Resources: -----------------
Device(s)   Run Physical Resource(s) or CTI Port(s)          SlotId  Addr  Irq
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ASY-1       Yes Async-1  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      -   3F8    4
ETH-1       Yes Eth-1  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    128   PCI ( 17)
ETH-2       Yes Eth-2  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     96   PCI ( 16)
BRI4-1      Yes 31..34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    167   PCI ( 21)
POTSHUB-1   Yes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    165   PCI ( 22)
 POTSBOX-1  Yes 101..132 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      -   PCI (  -)
 POTSBOX-2  Yes 133..164 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      -   PCI (  -)
VPOTS-5     Yes 165..180 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      -   PCI (  -)

...
                
[14:45:10] ABILIS_CPX:debug res:ctisys cmd:l1p101z lsn:4

RES:CtiSys --------------------------------------------------------------------
       CTI_System_general_properties                                           
       BufferLength:274    Date/Time:23/11/2015 14:42:22 TraceTime:786275616

PCI POTSHUB - POTSBOX #1 card driver: Application FW info
HW HIF Card Type:   0052
       PCB version: 1.0
       HW Patches:  1
CRC:                AD7B
Program size:       56256
Func:               0
FW Rev:             13
Upload Time stamp   2011/11/30 20:22:06

In this example the firmware version is equal to 13. This version is not the last and is necessary to upgrade it.

The updating steps:

Go to http://support.abilis.net/ and download the latest firmware.
Upload the POTSBOX.BIN into the CPX working directory without changing the file name. The upload can be done using the file put command (with ZMODEM: file put z potsbox.bin) or the FTP resource.

Issue the command debug res:ctisys cmd:l1pXz lsn:999, where in place of X you have to write the value of a CTIP belonging to the POTSBOX that you want to update and wait until the firmware upload ends. Example:

[15:02:28] ABILIS_CPX:debug res:ctisys cmd:l1p101z lsn:999

RES:CtiSys --------------------------------------------------------------------
       CTI_System_general_properties                                           
       BufferLength:64512  Date/Time:05/06/2017 07:06:17 TraceTime:<NotRunning>

POTSHUB-1/POTSBOX-1: Firmware upload

FW was correctly uploaded to POTSBOX #1 card. (0 recovered errors)
To activate it you must either WARM START or cycle POTSBOX power.

In the presence of additional POTSBOX should be performed once for each POTSBOX present (e.g. debug res:ctisys cmd:l1p133z lsn:999, etc.).
Reboot the Abilis (i.e. With warm start command).

After reboot, check the new current version of firmware with command debug res:ctisys cmd:l1p101z lsn:4 (where in place of X you have to write the value of a CTIP belonging to the POTSBOX).

[15:11:49] ABILIS_CPX:debug res:ctisys cmd:l1p101z lsn:4

RES:CtiSys --------------------------------------------------------------------
       CTI_System_general_properties                                           
       BufferLength:64512  Date/Time:05/06/2017 07:22:17 TraceTime:<NotRunning>

POTSHUB-1/POTSBOX-1: Application FW info

HW HIF Card Type:   0052
       PCB version: 1.0
       HW Patches:  1
CRC:                1655
Program size:       56256
Func:               0
FW Rev:             24
Upload Time stamp   2017/06/05 07:09:31

Now the firmware version is 24.


71.15. How to upgrade POTS card firmware		71.17. How to upgrade POTSHUB card firmware