June 2012 PDF File |
Technical Bulletin |
Version 1 |
Author: Mike Parker |
There is a change in the way software is delivered to service staff. In the past service staff contacted Steelbro and requested a software file for a given SB serial number.
This often caused delays in delivery to overseas locations due to time zone differences. Another downside was that service agents often saved software files on local PC's and management of these was not closely controlled which sometimes could lead to incorrect software versions being loaded.
Software will now be released in a revision controlled zip file. All software versions will be contained in the one zip file. This file will be sent to all service staff that are trained in downloading the software. The file will also be available as a download via the distributors website.
The zip file contains software and documentation for the complete system including the ESX controllers, display and runtimes.
When the files in the zip are unzipped the folder structure and content is as shown below:
The PDF documents are:
PDF Document |
Description |
Display Revision Details.pdf |
Major and minor release details for Display software. |
ESX Program List.pdf |
List of the files for ESX controllers in this release. |
ESX Revision Details.pdf |
Lists changes made to both the major and minor versions of the ESX software and gives details on how to upgrade to latest major release. |
SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION LIST ESX .pdf |
List which cross references the new SW part numbers with the old Cxx variations and description of software. |
Software Release Details.pdf |
Information relating to the reason for this release. For example, New features added, new models or configurations. |
An example of the folder layout is shown below:
The top level folder is named "Software Release ESX_xxx" where:
Identifier |
Description |
ESX |
Identifies this release is for ESX controllers. |
xxx |
Revision number. |
The Display folder contains 2 folders:
Identifier |
Description |
LM |
Contains the .DAT files for a LM Display |
DC |
Contains the .DAT files for a DC Display |
The ESX folder contains a folder for every trailer type supported.
Each trailer type folder has a folder for each Major software release for that trailer:
SB362
Major 4 Contains all the ESX files for a SB362 major release 4
Major 5 Contains all the ESX files for a SB362 major release 5
SB450
Major 4 Contains all the ESX files for a SB450 major release 4
Major 5 Contains all the ESX files for a SB450 major release 5
The RTS folder contains the latest ESX Runtime version (e.g. SW-42105 RTS esx crnoco V307 .hex).
All Smartlift and Digital Controlled models.
The package is provided in a .ZIP format. Use a extraction software such as WINZIP to extract the folders.
To provide easier tracking of the revisions and configurations.