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authorMartin Braun <martin.braun@ettus.com>2021-07-07 17:23:16 +0200
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\section zbx_updating_cpld Updating the ZBX CPLD
+Note: You may need to update the ZBX CPLD after updating filesystems. If an
+update is required, MPM will fail to initialize, and provide a corresponding
+error message.
+
If you need to update the ZBX CPLD, you can do so by running the following command
on the device:
@@ -436,6 +440,21 @@ By default, the `cpld-zbx.rpd` file will be provided at
`/lib/firmware/ni/cpld-zbx.rpd`. Note that after downloading the ZBX CPLD, you
will need to completely shut down and power-cycle the device.
+If you are updating the image during a filesystem update, i.e., after installing
+the new filesystem with Mender, but before rebooting, you will need to mount
+the new filesystem first and copy the image over:
+
+ mkdir /mnt/other
+ mount /dev/mmcblk0p3 /mnt/other
+ cp /mnt/other/lib/firmware/ni/cpld-zbx.rpd ~
+ umount /mnt/other
+
+Note that the other filesystem may be either `/dev/mmcblk0p2` or `/dev/mmcblk0p3`.
+You can now update to the new CPLD image:
+
+ zbx_update_cpld --file=~/cpld-zbx.rpd
+
+
\subsection zbx_updating_cpld_details CPLD Programming: Details
Read this section if you want to create your own ZBX CPLD image, or require more