APC Battery Management System - Manual (Page 168)

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USER’S GUIDE
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Firmware files (Battery Management System)
The APC Operating System (AOS) and application module files used with
the Battery Management System share the same basic format:
apc_hw0x_type_version.bin
• apc: Indicates that this is an APC file.
• hw0x: Identifies the version of the Battery Management System that
will run this binary file.
• type: Identifies whether the file is for the APC Operating System
(AOS) or the application module (APP) for the Battery Management
System.
• version: The version number of the application file. For example, a
code of 264would indicate version 2.6.4.
• bin: Indicates that this is a binary file.
On Linux, you must upgrade the two firmeware modules separately.
On Windows operating systems, you can use the firmware upgrade
tool, also available on the "Software Downloads" page.
For the most recent versions of the AOS and application
modules for the Battery Management System, go to the
“Software Downloads” page,
www.apc.com/tools/download ,
on the APC Web site.
See Obtain the latest firmware version .