Manual firmware update of MindConnect IoT2040¶

To prepare your MindConnect IoT2040 for V3 please follow the next two steps:

• Set MindConnect to factory settings
• Load new firmware on your MindConnect IoT2040

Set MindConnect to factory settings¶

1. Set the MindConnect back to factory settings.

2. Create a “ConBox_Commands.json” file with your favorite code editor.

   Content of "ConBox_Commands.json":

       {
         "Commands": [
         {
           "Cmd": "DoFactoryReset",
           "DeviceID": "MindConnectID"
         }
       ]
       }
   

1. Copy the extracted/unzipped fw.tar file to a USB stick (fat32 formatted).
2. Plug the USB stick in the MindConnect hardware.
   • The MindConnect will be restarted automatically.
   • The network and agent settings will be reset to their initial state on MindConnect IoT2040.
   • All agent and script logging files will be deleted.

Load new firmware on your MindConnect IoT2040¶

1. Select the asset in the "Asset" tab.
2. Open the MindConnect plugin.

3. Select the "Firmware Update" view.

   

4. In th Manual Firmware/Setup Download section, check the box to accept "Terms and Condition".

5. Select the latest firmware from the dropdown option and click "Download" to download the latest firmware.
6. Copy the downloaded fw.tar file to a USB stick.
7. Insert the USB stick into the MindConnect IoT2040 and wait until the firmware update is complete.
   • Update carried out: ERROR LED flashes orange
   • MindConnect Nano reboots
   • MAINT LED flashes orange for a few seconds
   • RUN LED orange (not connected to Insights Hub)
8. Disconnect the USB stick.

To download OSS ZIP file for MindConnect IoT2040, refer to MindConnect IoT2040 – Firmware and Open Source Software (OSS).