MAGNET Field: Receiver Management (Receiver Update)

Receiver Management displays information about a GNSS receiver and provides a user interface to perform specific tasks

• Receiver Management is comprised of three modules
  • Receiver Information
  • Receiver OAF
  • Receiver Update

• To access Receiver Management from the MAGNET Field Home screen, Click the Setup icon

• This dialog allows the user to upload GNSS firmware to a receiver
• Firmware can be updated using a physical COM port, Bluetooth, or high speed wireless connection via Wi-Fi
• Note: Use Wi-Fi for loading new firmware to Net-G5 and HiPer HR receivers

Note: receiver GNSS Frimware can be downloaded from the myTopcon product page for the receiver being used

• Click on Receiver Update

• The dialog displays the following information about the GNSS receiver: Board model, Board version, receiver ID and receiver Hardware version.
• Click the FW Upload button

• Navigate to the location of the firmware files on your controller

• Click the firmware folder

• Select the required format of the firmware file in the Type field of the Select Path dialog:
  • ldp Files (*.ldp) format for all Topcon GNSS receivers, except for Net-G5 and HiPer HR;
  • tfi Files (*.tfi) format for Net-G5 and HiPer HR only.
• Select the required firmware file:
  • main.ldp for all Topcon GNSS receiver, except for Net-G5 and HiPer HR;
  • timage_gnss*.tfi) for Net-G5 and HiPer HR only.
• Click the green check mark to start uploading the selected file to the receiver.

• Click the Yes button to start the update

• The firmware process will begin
• The duration of the update process varies between receiver models

• When the firmware file is uploaded to the receiver successfully, MAGNET Field displays the following message: "Receiver will reset and start update".
• Click the Close button. 
• The firmware has now been loaded