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Software Update

Software Update

SCAiLX uses SWUpdate for software updates. This provides:

  • Convenient web interface at <device ip>:8080 to drag-and-drop update images.

  • Update from USB or SD-Card.

  • Fault-tolerant updates by utilizing redundant OS images.

SWUpdate web page

SCAiLX hosts the web UI for SWUpdate on port 8080.

  1. Get the latest firmware file from the SCAiLX Latest Release page

  2. Open the SWUpdate page on the device as: http://scailx-ai.local:8080

  3. Drag-and-drop the .swu file onto the “click Here…” block on the page.

  4. Update will auto install the firmware and reboot the device.

swupdate-www-page.png

With the exception of the /etc folder, the file-system is cleared when updating, but a backup is stored in /storage/overlay/backup. Any files you still need after an update can be restored from the backup created during update:

cp -r /storage/overlay/backup/root/my_project_dir ~/

If you wish to keep a file across updates, it can be placed directly under the /storage path.