Updating a receiver

If your receiver can access the Internet, you can upgrade the firmware through the web browser (see Configuring the receiver using a web browser). Whenever Trimble releases new firmware, your receiver will check and display the new firmware version number in the web browser. You can then decide to install the newer firmware from the web browser.

To update a receiver through Trimble Installation Manager

Online method

The most common way to configure the receiver is to use the online method:

  1. Download the online version on the Trimble Installation Manager from www.trimble.com/installationmanager/.

    This program requires the use a virtual serial (COM) port.

    1. Download the USB driver to allow the USB interface to operate as a virtual COM port.

    2. Go to trimble.com/en/support/overview (search for your receiver and select Support & Downloads / Downloads).

    3. Connect the receiver to the computer using the supplied LEMO to USB cable.

  2. Turn on the receiver.

  3. Run the Trimble Installation Manager. This application is used to check the receiver to load the latest firmware if the receiver is under Warranty and it also allows receiver configurations to be loaded.

Offline methods

Another way to load a configuration into the receiver is the offline method. There are two ways to do this.

Offline method 1

  1. Download the Offline version from www.trimble.com/installationmanager/.

  2. Run the Offline version.

  3. Enter the serial number of the receiver.

  4. Select Licences Only if you just require the receiver configuration/options updates:

  5. Copy the resultant file (package) to your computer. This program requires the use a virtual serial (COM) port.

  6. Download the USB driver from trimble.com/en/support/overview (search for your receiver and select Support & Downloads / Downloads).Connect the receiver to the computer using the supplied LEMO to USB cable.

  7. Turn on the receiver.

  8. Run the file Trimble Installation Manager Offline.exe.

Offline method 2

  1. Unzip the package that was generated from the Installation Manager Offline program.

  2. For a specific receiver serial number there is a file called Licence.xml. Open that file using an XML editor and copy the compositeoptionkey as shown in black text in this example:

  3. Insert that option key into the web interface of the receiver under Receiver Options.

  4. Click Next.

  5. Restart the receiver.

To update a receiver through the web interface

  1. Connect to the receiver through its IP address in a web browser (see Configuring ethernet settings).

  2. From the menu, select Firmware / FM Upgrade Check. The Check for Firmware Upgrades screen appears.

  3. Click Check for new firmware now.

  4. If there is firmware available, download it.

  5. Select Firmware / Install.

  6. Browse for the latest firmware file and click Install New Firmware.

Forcing the receiver into Monitor mode

If the receiver does not go into Monitor mode to load new firmware:

  1. Turn off the receiver.

  2. Press and hold while turning on the receiver.

  3. Continue to hold the button as the display shows the countdown timer.

  4. Once the display shows Remote Monitor Active:1, release the button.

  5. The receiver is forced into Monitor mode and you can load the new firmware.