{"id":932606,"date":"2026-11-04T08:47:57","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T13:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cetechsupport.com\/?page_id=932606"},"modified":"2026-11-04T14:41:26","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T19:41:26","slug":"updating-the-pic-6-software","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cetechsupport.com\/es\/updating-the-pic-6-software\/","title":{"rendered":"Updating the PIC 6 Software"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1243276487?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This video will guide you thru the steps needed to update the software on a PIC 6 controller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BEST RESULTS AS FOLLOW:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u2022NEWER USB THUMB DRIVE (NOT 5+ YEARS OLD!)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>USB 2.0 \/ 3.0 COMPATIBLE<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>16GB OR SMALLER<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NO ENCRYPTION PRESENT! (EMBEDDED OR EXTERNAL)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FORMATTED FOR FAT32 FILE TYPE<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NO OTHER FILES ON DRIVE<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-buttons uagb-buttons__outer-wrap uagb-btn__default-btn uagb-btn-tablet__default-btn uagb-btn-mobile__default-btn uagb-block-eca0f44c\"><div class=\"uagb-buttons__wrap uagb-buttons-layout-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-buttons-child uagb-buttons__outer-wrap uagb-block-ba7b478a wp-block-button\"><div class=\"uagb-button__wrapper\"><a class=\"uagb-buttons-repeater wp-block-button__link\" aria-label=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/cetechsupport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/PIC-6.1-4.0.zip\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\"><div class=\"uagb-button__link\">Download the software v 4.0<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;These are the ONLY 2 files that need to be on the flash drive:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fwupgrade.conf<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fwupgrade.bin\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once you have them both on the flash drive, open the Fwupgrade.conf file in a notepad file and next to the KEEP_CONFIG=NO, verify this is on NO. Unit configuration will need to be re-configured for the application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Eject flash drive from the computer and it is now ready.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<strong>To update software of the RTU:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Machine power on<\/strong>\n<ol start=\"1\" style=\"list-style-type:lower-alpha\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Insert flash drive into the USB port and immediately cycle power off then right back on. I typically turn it off for 3-5 seconds then right back on.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The PIC6.1 (SmartVu) controller will go through a series of steps before it reboots, this whole process is typically less than 5 minutes<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Once the controller reboots to a normal display screen you can remove the flash drive from the USB port.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Verify software update and document new version<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Proceed with configuration and start up.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>**IMPORTANT**<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DO NOT MISS THIS STEP BEFORE UPDATING THE NEXT UNIT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>After an update occurs the file on the flash drive turns into a backup file and will be renamed to bkp_fwupgrade.bin THIS FILE MUST BE RENAMED before using it again.<\/strong> <strong>You will delete the bkp_ and the file name should be as the original of fwupgrade.bin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;Once the file is renamed it is ready to be applied to the next RTU<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>***ONCE UPDATE TO THE LASTESTS VERSION OF SOFTWARE PLEASE FOLLOW THE STEPS IN THE CONTROLS MANUAL FOR RE-CONGIGURATION OF THE MACHINE.***<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This video will guide you thru the steps needed to update the software on a PIC 6 controller. 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