How to Update MBEG+ Firmware

How to Update MBEG+ Firmware

How to Update MBeg+ Firmware

The following steps have to be executed to update the MBeg+ Firmware

Connect MBeg+ to a computer

Please connect the MBeg+ by an USB Cable to a computer

MBeg+: reboot into bootload

- Push and hold the left and right softkeys („<“ and „>“)
- Remove the USB Cable, hold the keys pressed
- Power on the MBeg+


Result: MBeg+ is now in bootloader.
Notice: If the MBEG+ is installed in a desk and already connected to a PC with a USB cable, you can use a trick to reboot the device into the Bootloader, as described below.

MBEG+: manually reset to Bootloader with a trick

- Open the MBEG+ settings with F16
- Change MBEG Mode between MV and GCT
- Message to reboot prompt up, do not reboot.
- Push and hold the left and the right Softmenue Key ('<' and '>') and Confirm the Message.
Result: The device should now start into Bootloader

MBEG+: Activate USB Connection

- Press F3 to mount flash memory via USB
After Drive is mounted, copy all Data from MBEG+ into Backup folder of your PC.
Warning: If the customer have had customized files on the device, the files have to be saved first and changes have been migrated manually.

Update Firmware

- Take care, that flash memory is mounted to your PC
- Copy the new App files to the internal storage (File „MBegPlus_XY.bin“ and folders „config“ & „forms“
o Please note, it might happen that a Firmware update contains only a part of the mentioned files and folders. This depends on the changed parts of the firmware and is not an error.

- Press F3 on the MBeg+ to unmount flash memory
- Now you see Firmware files on your MBeg+ Display
In case multiple Firmware files exist, please select the correct Firmware through Joystick up / down from the list
- Press F2 on the MBeg+ to flash

Update is done!

Notice: The Folders "Audio", "fonts","images" and may other folders and files that are not named in this how to, should still stay in the device.

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