Spyder Re-flash
How-To
Re-Flash Tool
• Remember that Re-flash can be avoided by using the latest
Spyder Tool (version 5.200 or later)
- Only exception is if you desire new features and you have an
earlier firmware Spyder, then you MUST flash forward AND use the
new tool to gain those features
• Download the Re-flash tool from the Forum
- Run the executable and the re-flash program plus all current re-
flash images will be installed
The re-flash tool will expire on April 1st of every year to ensure that
only current customers have access to flashing Spyder devices.
The first date of expiration is 2013
• Re-Flash will erase the control program as well as any
bindings or balancing data
- Perform an upload of that data if it hasn’t previously been done
- Plan sufficient time to re-download/re-bind all re-flashed devices
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Re-Flash Tool
• Failure to follow the steps below may result in a Spyder which
is not recoverable
- Ensure that nothing else is running on the PC used for re-flash
- Ensure power will not be interrupted to the PC, Spyders or the rest
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of the communication network
Ensure that other PC’s are not flashing the same Spyder at the
same time
Re-Flashing Spyder BACnet
• Ensure your BACnet Router is setup properly
Selecting a higher MS/TP
Baudrate will speed up the
flashing process but add risk
if there are already devices
talking on the network
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Re-Flashing Spyder BACnet
• Open the tool
- A splash screen will display briefly
- Then the setup screen will display
Select BACNET IP to use a
BACnet router like the
Contemporary Controls router
Select Lowest/Highest device
ID’s to search for (may speed
up discovery of devices)
Select number of retries for
discovering devices
Select the Ethernet adapter
connected to the router (in
this case, the local LAN
connection on your PC)
Select the UDP Port (must
match UDP port on router).
Ensure UDP port not in use by
other tools like Niagara
Press Connect once correct
choices have been made
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Re-Flashing Spyder BACnet
• Discover devices
Select Scan For Devices
and only Spyder devices
will show up
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Re-Flashing Spyder BACnet
• Other Information
Use this button to automatically
select all Spyders with identical
Reflash versions (useful for batch
jobs, limit is 30 devices per batch)
BACnet Device ID
Press this button to
select a new firmware
image to download (must
first select a device)
Use this button to automatically
de-select all devices
Hardware and Brand
ID (not editable)
Status, OS Number and Brand
Select devices to be re-flashed.
Only devices of identical reflash version can be re-flashed
in a single batch job.
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Device Name (Blank if
new from factory, deleted
after re-flash)
Firmware and Re-flash
image currently loaded
in device
BACnet network information
Re-Flashing Spyder BACnet
• After “Download Firmware to Devices” is pressed
Select Browse to choose
firmware to download
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Select folder with
appropriate brand. These
BACnet Spyder’s were
ILC’s, otherwise choose
the WEBs folder
Select desired firmware
image to download. The
list is automatically
filtered so only valid
selections can be chosen
Spyder BACnet is the only hardware
with more than once choice for
firmware. One choice will flash the
Spyder forward to modify only the
autobaud operation and the other
supports the autobaud AND Zio Plus
enhancements. A user may desire
only the autobaud change when
reflashing an existing job in which
they don’t want to replace the existing
Spyder Tool.
Re-Flashing Spyder BACnet
• Firmware Image information
A note will tell you what
the new firmware image
will enable. This Spyder
BACnet has new firmware
loaded and is being reflashed backwards
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Re-Flashing Spyder BACnet
• Start the download
- Re-flash will take about 3 minutes per device
Select whether to stop reflash operations after any
error, or 3 consecutive errors
Status window will pop up and
show job activity
Select Start Downloads to begin
Time Remaining is based on
previous re-flashes once a reflash has been completed
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A Cancel will stop re-flash
operations AFTER the current
device has been re-flashed
Re-Flashing Spyder BACnet
• Job Complete
Pre Re-Flash
Job Summary
Post Re-Flash
Firmware updated, Device Name Deleted
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Re-Flashing Spyder Lon
• Open the tool
- A splash screen will display briefly
- Then the setup screen will display
Select LON USB to use the
Echelon USB Plug
Select the Correct USB Plug
(ensure AX isn’t running a
station and occupying the
USB Plug)
Select the Node Address of
the USB Plug
Select the Domain of the network
Press Connect once correct
choices have been made
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Re-Flashing Spyder Lon
• Discover devices
Select Scan For Devices
and only Spyder devices
will show up
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These devices were
brand new so no Device
Name existed
Re-Flashing Spyder Lon
• Other Information
Use this button to automatically
select all Spyders with identical
Reflash versions (useful for batch
jobs, limit is 30 devices per batch)
Press this button to
select a new firmware
image to download
Use this button to automatically
de-select all devices
Hardware and Brand
ID (not editable)
Neuron ID
Status, OS Number and Brand
Select devices to be re-flashed.
Only devices of identical
hardware can be re-flashed in a
single batch job.
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Device Name (Blank if
new from factory, deleted
after re-flash)
Firmware and Re-flash
image currently loaded
in device
Lon network information
The flashing tool defaults to finding Lon Spyders
with the factory Program ID. If you’ve changed the
Program ID of a Lon Spyder within AX, the
UserDefinitions.ini file which by default resides in
“My Documents” e.g.
C:\Users\[UserName]\Documents\ReflashTool1.2 of
the re-flash tool must be updated with the Program
ID’s of those Spyders or they will not be discovered.
See next page for details.
Re-Flashing Spyder Lon
• Adding a new Program ID to the Device Discovery
- Not necessary unless you’ve previously altered the Program ID
Double click on the UserDefinitions.ini file in
C:\Users\[UserName]\Documents\ReflashTool1.2 of
the re-flash tool. Copy/Paste the existing programid
line below and then change the Program ID to match
the Spyder’s new Program ID (use SpyderII section
for big Lon Spyders).
“My Documents” Location:
For Windows XP its C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\My Documents\ReflashTool1.2
For Win7/Vista its C:\Users\[UserName]\My Documents\ReflashTool1.2
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Re-Flashing Spyder Lon
• After “Download Firmware to Devices” is pressed
Select Browse to choose
firmware to download
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Select folder with
appropriate brand. These
Lon Spyders were regular
WEBs brand, otherwise
choose the ILC folder
Select desired firmware
image to download. The
list is automatically
filtered so only valid
selections can be chosen
Re-Flashing Spyder Lon
• Firmware Image information
A note will tell you what
the new firmware image
will enable. This Spyder
Micro Lon has old
firmware loaded and is
being upgraded.
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Re-Flashing Spyder Lon
• Start the download
- Re-flash will take about 9 minutes per device
Select whether to stop reflash operations after any
error, or 3 consecutive errors
Status window will pop up and
show job activity
Select Start Downloads to begin
Time Remaining is based on
previous re-flashes once a reflash has been completed
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A Cancel will stop re-flash
operations AFTER the current
device has been re-flashed
Re-Flashing Spyder Lon
• Job Complete
Pre Re-Flash
Job Summary
Post Re-Flash
Firmware updated
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