CN101193010A - Simulated board firmware upgrade method for home intelligent network system - Google Patents

Simulated board firmware upgrade method for home intelligent network system Download PDF

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CN101193010A
CN101193010A CNA2006100976781A CN200610097678A CN101193010A CN 101193010 A CN101193010 A CN 101193010A CN A2006100976781 A CNA2006100976781 A CN A2006100976781A CN 200610097678 A CN200610097678 A CN 200610097678A CN 101193010 A CN101193010 A CN 101193010A
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The invention relates to a method for upgrading simulating board firmware in family intelligent network system. The method can download new firmware for upgrading from the system board (digital board) which can automatically complete firmware upgrading in the family intelligent network system consisting of a plurality of system boards with different functions. Then the downloaded firmware is used for upgrading the system board (simulating board) which can hardly complete upgrading automatically. The method includes the following steps: downloading the firmware for the simulating board which can not upgrade automatically from the digital board which can complete upgrading automatically and storing the firmware; obtaining the edition information of the simulating board firmware by means of the appointed communication ways from the digital board; comparing the edition information of the downloaded firmware with the edition information of the simulating board; upgrading the firmware when the edition of the simulating board is older than the new firmware edition.

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The simulated board firmware upgrade method of home intelligent network system
Technical field
The present invention relates to the simulated board firmware upgrade method of home intelligent network system, relate in particular in the middle of by the home intelligent network system that system board constituted that uses different operation systems (firmware) separately, can utilize the other system plate that to finish upgrading voluntarily, come easily the system board that is difficult to finish voluntarily firmware upgrade is carried out the simulated board firmware upgrade method of the home intelligent network system of firmware upgrade.
Background technology
Home intelligent network system (perhaps being called domestic network system) is that the multiple digital machine with household internal connects into network, so that provide convenience whenever and wherever possible, the system of the notion of safety, happiness and the house life of moistening, utilize this system within the family portion control household electrical appliances and illuminator by ' home network ' control board (PAD), perhaps externally utilize mobile phone or PC to carry out and open air-conditioning or start actions such as washing machine in the time of needs.
Described domestic network system is such just as shown in Figure 1, a plurality of feature board combinations of inherent function constitute by having separately, in the middle of this system, because what each functional unit used is different separately central control unit and operation systems (firmware), thereby should be that unit upgrades to the operation system with each system board.
But, in the said system plate, promptly having is connected with the internet can directly download the substrate (hereinafter to be referred as digiboard) 101 that new firmware is finished upgrading then voluntarily from server, the system board (hereinafter to be referred as analog board) 102 that needs the manager directly to upgrade is also arranged.
Therefore exist following loaded down with trivial details problem: in order to upgrade the operation system (firmware) of the system board that can't finish firmware upgrade voluntarily, substrate need be disassembled, and then utilize special equipment to upgrade the operation system, perhaps upgrade the chip (Chip) that stores the operation system.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, the present invention proposes for addressing the above problem just, its purpose is to provide a kind of simulated board firmware upgrade method of domestic network system, in the middle of by the domestic network system that system board constituted that uses different separately operation systems (firmware), can utilize the other system plate that to finish upgrading voluntarily by this method, come the system board that is difficult to finish voluntarily firmware upgrade is carried out easy firmware upgrade.
Main purpose of the present invention is: provide a kind of in the middle of by the domestic network system that a plurality of system board constituted with difference in functionality separately, utilization can be finished the other system plate (digiboard) of firmware upgrade voluntarily, comes the method that the system board (analog board) that is difficult to finish voluntarily upgrading is carried out firmware upgrade.
And, main purpose of the present invention also is: provide a kind of and can confirm to want operation system (firmware) version of the system board of upgrading by the display part on the home network device, and can pass through the method that graphic user interface (GUI) is confirmed the updating operation process of operation system at an easy rate.
In order to achieve the above object, the invention is characterized in: in the middle of by the domestic network system that a plurality of system board constituted with difference in functionality separately, from the system board (digiboard) that can finish firmware upgrade voluntarily, download the firmware obtain the redaction that is used to upgrade, utilize the resulting firmware of above-mentioned download that the firmware of the system board (analog board) that is difficult to finish voluntarily upgrading is upgraded then.
And feature of the present invention also is to comprise following step: from the digiboard that can finish firmware upgrade voluntarily, download the used firmware of analog board that can't finish firmware upgrade voluntarily, and with its step that stores; In the middle of above-mentioned digiboard, utilize the communication mode of appointment to obtain the step of the version information of analog board firmware; The step that resulting firmware version information of above-mentioned download and the firmware version information that obtains from analog board are compared; When the firmware version in the above-mentioned analog board is lower than new firmware version, the step of carrying out firmware upgrade.
In sum, the simulated board firmware upgrade method of domestic network system of the present invention can be in the middle of by the domestic network system that system board constituted that uses different operation systems (firmware) separately, utilization can be finished the other system plate of upgrading voluntarily, come the system board that is difficult to finish voluntarily firmware upgrade is carried out easy firmware upgrade, thereby obtained the effect that improves user friendliness and reduce the A/S of manufacturer cost burden.
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What Fig. 1 showed is the formation schematic diagram of a plurality of system boards being combined formed average family intelligent network system.
Fig. 2 shows is to be the precedence diagram of simulated board firmware upgrade method of the home intelligent network system of foundation with the present invention.
Fig. 3 shows is to be in the firmware upgrade process of home intelligent network system of foundation with the present invention, the picture view of process that each step carries out.
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101: digiboard 102: analog board
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Below just the preferred embodiments of the present invention are described in detail with reference to accompanying drawing.
At first, the inscape of each accompanying drawing all has been marked Reference numeral, it should be noted that: what use when same inscape shows in the middle of different accompanying drawings is identical Reference numeral.
And, below in the middle of the explanation that will carry out, concrete many specific detailed descriptions such as handling process more fully to be understood and are provided the present invention in order to help, and those skilled in the art understands, describes the present invention in detail even without these and still can implement.
And having omitted those here is not the very necessary known function and the detailed description of formation being considered to concerning main purpose of the present invention is described.
Fig. 2 shows is to be the precedence diagram of simulated board firmware upgrade method of the domestic network system of foundation with the present invention.Such just as shown in the figure, all updating operation all are by realizing by the system board (digiboard) that the internet is finished firmware upgrade voluntarily.
With reference to Fig. 2, digiboard is downloaded the new used firmware of the analog board that will upgrade by the internet from upgrade server, then it is stored in (S101) in the internal storage.
If finished the preparation of above-mentioned new firmware, digiboard is just by obtaining the firmware version information (S102) of current analog board with communicate by letter (RS-232, RS-485, the USB etc.) of analog board.
Then, the firmware version information of firmware version information stored in the above-mentioned digiboard internal storage and current analog board is compared (S103), when the firmware version of above-mentioned analog board is lower than new firmware version, just carry out firmware upgrade operation (S104).
That is to say, in digiboard, by with analog board between communicate by letter (RS-232, RS-485, USB etc.) with new firmware downloads to analog board, upgrade the firmware (S105) in (upgrading) analog board internal storage then.
If finished the firmware update to above-mentioned analog board, just to the result (S106) of digiboard circular upgrading, restarting systems is so that make new firmware be applicable to system then.
At this moment, when carrying out above-mentioned upgrading, such just as shown in Figure 3, because digiboard appends and has carried out that (for example: display part TV) utilizes graphic user interface each steps of demonstration such as (GUI) to carry out the process of situation, thereby the user is confirmed current process of carrying out at an easy rate by home network device.

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1. the simulated board firmware upgrade method of a domestic network system is characterized in that:
In the middle of by the domestic network system that a plurality of system board constituted with difference in functionality separately, from the system board that can finish firmware upgrade voluntarily is the firmware of downloading the redaction be used to upgrade the digiboard, and utilizing the resulting firmware of above-mentioned download is that analog board carries out firmware upgrade to the system board that is difficult to finish voluntarily upgrading.
2. the simulated board firmware upgrade method of domestic network system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: described firmware be with system board that the internet links to each other under downloading from upgrade server by the internet.
3. the simulated board firmware upgrade method of domestic network system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: the system board of downloading above-mentioned new firmware in the memory that the resulting firmware of above-mentioned download is stored temporarily in this intralamellar part after, carry out ROMPaq.
4. the simulated board firmware upgrade method of domestic network system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: digiboard and analog board transmit firmware version information and upgrade information mutually by the communication mode of appointment.
5. the simulated board firmware upgrade method of a domestic network system is characterized in that comprising following step:
From the digiboard that can finish firmware upgrade voluntarily, download the used firmware of the analog board to finish firmware upgrade voluntarily and with its step that stores;
In above-mentioned digiboard, obtain the step of analog board firmware version information by the communication mode of appointment;
The step that resulting firmware version information of above-mentioned download and the firmware version information that obtains from analog board are compared;
When the firmware version of above-mentioned analog board is lower than new firmware version, the step of carrying out firmware upgrade.
6. the simulated board firmware upgrade method of domestic network system as claimed in claim 5, it is characterized in that: also comprise if finished the firmware update of above-mentioned analog board, just to digiboard circular updating result, restarting systems is so that make new firmware be applicable to the process of system then.
7. the simulated board firmware upgrade method of domestic network system as claimed in claim 5, it is characterized in that: also append and be provided with in the process of carrying out above-mentioned upgrading, by the process that situation shows of carrying out of the display part of digiboard by home network device to each step.
8. the simulated board firmware upgrade method of domestic network system as claimed in claim 7, it is characterized in that: the situation of carrying out of above-mentioned each upgrade step that is revealed utilizes graphic user interface and text to show.
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