Maintenance and Firmware Upgrade

Use IO.Box to view device information, manage power outputs, reboot or reset the device, and upgrade the firmware.

Prerequisites

Before performing maintenance or a firmware upgrade, ensure that:

IO.Box is installed on your computer.
The Bridge IO device is powered on and successfully connected to IO.Box.
For a firmware upgrade, the firmware package for your device has been downloaded to your computer.

Figure 1: System reset & firmware upgrade

Extract the downloaded firmware package.

RAK2461_Latest_Firmware
└── RAK2461_vx.x.x_updated
    └── RAK2461_vx.x.x-bin

Open the RAK2461_vx.x.x-bin folder and locate the following firmware file:
```
IOBox_rak2461-stm32-app.bin
```
In IO.Box, go to System and click Firmware Upgrade.
Select the IOBox_rak2461-stm32-app.bin file.
Confirm the firmware information, then click Upgrade and wait for the procedure to finish.

Figure 1: Confirm the firmware information

Figure 1: Upgrading procedure

Figure 1: Successful upgrade

Simply press the Reboot button.
Figure 1: Reboot button
After clicking OK, the device will reboot and disconnect from the IO.Box application.

To restore the device to factory settings, press the Reset to Factory button.

Figure 1: Reset button
After clicking OK, the device will restore to factory settings.

Figure 1: Device version information

Hardware Version: Displays the specific version of the device’s hardware.
Firmware Version: Displays the device's firmware version.
Device EUI: Displays the unique identifier assigned by the manufacturer.
Device Model: Displays the specific model name or number of the device.
Serial Number: Displays the device’s serial number.
Device Type: Indicates the category or classification of the device, defining its interface types and functionalities. For detailed specifications, refer to the device’s model information.
Frequency Band: The device’s frequency band.

Figure 1: Power output

DC Vout Output: Toggle to enable or disable the Vout power output. When enabled, Vout passes through the same voltage as the Vin input.
DC 12V Output: Toggle to enable or disable the 12V_Out power output. When enabled, it provides a 12 V / 0.5 A power output.
DC 5V Output: Toggle to enable or disable the 5V_Out power output. When enabled, it provides a 5 V / 0.5 A power output.