Spyder Reflash Tool
Why re-flash is needed
• New Features
- With the release of Zio Plus, Spyder’s firmware needed to
change to make the new features available
- Rather than change EVERY Spyder OS number, and force
customers to stock both, we’ve added the capability to reflash the firmware in the field
• Implications
- Previous Spyder tools don’t “know” about the new firmware
 This would make it impossible for an existing Spyder tool to download
to a newly purchased Spyder; that is not acceptable
- Programmer makes a choice
 Spyder tool could be upgraded (may require an AX upgrade)
 New Spyder could be re-flashed to a previous firmware which is
recognized by the existing Spyder tool
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Why re-flash is needed
• Upgrading
- Firmware “upgrades” will be possible
 Spyders on the shelf today can be upgraded if the new features are
desired
 As the new firmware filters into the market, a mix of firmware
revisions is likely to appear on the job, so upgrading will be necessary
only if the newer features are desired
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How is re-flash accomplished?
• Free tool with all firmware images included
- Windows based tool, posted on Buildings Forum
 Tool does expire on April 1st of every year starting in 2013 to ensure
only current customers have access
- Tool discovers all Spyders on the Lon or BACnet network
 For BACnet, must have a BACnet/IP router between PC and MS/TP
(e.g. Contemporary Controls router)
 For Lon, OpenLDV must be installed and the “USB Lon Plug” used
- Multiple Spyders can be selected, firmware image is chosen
and the re-flash job will run for all Spyders selected
 Selection of multiple Spyders is limited to Spyders of the same “type”
(e.g. Spyder Lon and Spyder Micro Lon are different “types” and
would have to be flashed in two batches”
 Re-flash WILL set the Spyder to a default factory state, the control
program will be deleted and the device will need to be commissioned
and downloaded, just like a brand new device
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Re-flash software compatibility
• Stand alone software (WEBS is NOT needed)
• Supports the following Windows OS’s
- Windows XP, SP3
- Windows 7, SP1 32 and 64 bit
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Compatibility
Spyder Tool ≥ 5.200
Spyder Tool ≥ 5.200
Latest Spyder Firmware
TR70 TR71 TR75
Old Spyder Firmware
TR70 TR71 TR75
Only TR70 Feature Set will be available, but the TR71 and TR75
WILL work if using a TR70 function block in this case.
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Compatibility
Spyder Tool ≤ 5.200
Latest Spyder Firmware
TR70 TR71 TR75
Tool does not recognize new Spyder, either downgrade Spyder
firmware or upgrade the Spyder tool
Spyder Tool ≤ 5.200
Old Spyder Firmware
TR70 TR71 TR75
Only TR70 Feature Set will be available, but the TR71 and TR75
WILL work with a TR70 function block in this case.
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Compatibility
• This chart lists the previously diagramed scenarios
Spyder Tools that support re-flashed Spyders
2.0.8 (not 2.0.5) 3.x, 4.x, 5.x
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