ReaderPen firmware upgrade
NOTE: it is important that the steps below are followed and that compatibility is secured prior to making any upgrade.
AN UPGRADE CAN NOT BE REVERTED!
Prerequisites
To upgrade you’ll need:
- Your ReaderPen
- A micro-USB cable
- A computer (MAC, Windows or Linux)
- Current software version of your ReaderPen
- Go to Settings\System Information\Version and check Software version.
- The serial number of your ReaderPen
Upgrading compatibility
| ReaderPen serial number range | Firmware version |
| 2415415110000251-500 | Not possible to upgrade. |
| 241541601xxxxxxx – 241541604xxxxxxx | Possible to upgrade to version 7.0.69. |
| 241541605xxxxxxx – 2415417100009359 | Possible to upgrade to version 7.0.89. |
| 2415417100009360 and higher | Possible to upgrade to latest version. |
Prepare for upgrade – IMPORTANT
- Make sure the ReaderPen battery is charged to at least 50%.
- Check in Settings\System Information\Charge
- Connect the ReaderPen to your computer using the micro-USB cable and select U-disk mode.
- Backup your content by upload any data you may have on the device to a computer (the folders e_History, e_Music, e_Recorder, e_ScanFile). See THIS video for reference.
- On ReaderPen – go to Settings\Default settings and reset your device.
- This operation will clean the ReaderPen from any user data – make sure you have secured it.
- This step is important to secure sufficient space for the upgrade.
- If memory space is insufficient, upgrade will fail and may cause the ReaderPen to malfunction.
- Check serial number of your ReaderPen
The upgrade process
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Make sure you have prepared for upgrade as specified above!
For latest version you may need to iterate through several upgrades (this is to avoid extremely large files).
Installed firmware version Upgrade to… Download link Lower than 7.0.97 7.0.97 7.0.97 7.0.97 7.0.100 7.0.100 7.0.100 7.0.102 7.0.102 To check which version is installed on your ReaderPen, navigate to Settings\System information\Version.
Upgrade to 7.0.97
Connect the ReaderPen to the Computer using the USB cable.
On the ReaderPen display, select U-Disk option and press OK/center button. ReaderPen shall now appear as a portable USB drive on your computer.
Download firmware (link in table above).
Unzip the downloaded zip file and extract the two files (updatesys_7.0.97.BIN and sysdict.bin). Place them in a folder of your choice on your computer (e.g. in the Download folder or on the Desktop).
Copy the two files (updatesys_7.0.97.BIN & sysdict.bin) to the ReaderPen.
Right click on the ReaderPen portable drive icon on the computer and select to Eject it. Detach ReaderPen when it is confirmed to be ok.
On ReaderPen, navigate to Settings\Software upgrade and press OK button to select.
Finally confirm to upgrade. The upgrade process may take about 20-30 minutes and the ReaderPen will restart automatically when done.
Upgrade to 7.0.100
Connect the ReaderPen to the Computer using the USB cable.
On the ReaderPen display, select U-Disk option and press OK/center button. ReaderPen shall now appear as a portable USB drive on your computer.
Download firmware.
Unzip the downloaded zip file and extract the two files updatesys_7.0.100.BIN and sysdict.bin. Place them in a folder of your choice on your computer (e.g. in the Download folder or on the Desktop).
Copy the two files (updatesys_7.0.100.BIN & sysdict.bin) to the ReaderPen.
Right click on the ReaderPen portable drive icon on the computer and select to Eject it. Detach ReaderPen when it is confirmed to be ok.
On ReaderPen, navigate to Settings\Software upgrade and press OK button to select.
Finally confirm to upgrade. The upgrade process may take about 20-30 minutes and the ReaderPen will restart automatically when done.
Upgrade to 7.0.102
Connect the ReaderPen to the Computer using the USB cable.
On the ReaderPen display, select U-Disk option and press OK/center button. ReaderPen shall now appear as a portable USB drive on your computer.
Download firmware.
Unzip the downloaded zip file and extract the four(!) files (updatesys_7.0.102.BIN, sysdict-1.bin, sysdict-2.bin and sysdict-3.bin). Place them in a folder of your choice on your computer (e.g. in the Download folder or on the Desktop).
This download package obviously is different the ones above as it contains three (3) sysdict files. Upgrade will thus require to be processed three times.
First step:
Connect ReaderPen to the computer using U-disk option as described above.
Copy updatesys_7.0.102.BIN and sysdict-1.bin to the ReaderPen.
On ReaderPen, rename sysdict-1.bin to sysdict.bin.
Right click on the ReaderPen portable drive icon on the computer and select to Eject it. Detach ReaderPen when it is confirmed to be ok.
On ReaderPen, navigate to Settings\Software upgrade and press OK button to select.
Finally confirm to upgrade. The upgrade process may take about 20-30 minutes and the ReaderPen will restart automatically when done.
Second step:
Reconnect ReaderPen to the computer using U-disk option.
Copy sysdict-2.bin to the ReaderPen.
On ReaderPen, rename sysdict-2.bin to sysdict.bin.
Right click on the ReaderPen portable drive icon on the computer and select to Eject it. Detach ReaderPen when it is confirmed to be ok.
On ReaderPen, navigate to Settings\Software upgrade and press OK button to select.
Finally confirm to upgrade. The upgrade process may take about 10 minutes. ReaderPen will revert back to normal menu when done.
Third step:
Reconnect ReaderPen to the computer using U-disk option.
Copy sysdict-3.bin to the ReaderPen.
On ReaderPen, rename sysdict-3.bin to sysdict.bin.
Right click on the ReaderPen portable drive icon on the computer and select to Eject it. Detach ReaderPen when it is confirmed to be ok.
On ReaderPen, navigate to Settings\Software upgrade and press OK button to select.
Finally confirm to upgrade. The upgrade process may take about 10 minutes. ReaderPen will revert back to normal menu when done.
Go to Settings\Default reset and reset the ReaderPen.
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Make sure you have prepared for upgrade as specified above!
Download firmware version 7.0.89
Unzip the downloaded zip file and extract the two files updatesys_7.0.89.BIN and sysdict.bin. Place them in a folder of your choice on your computer (e.g. in the Download folder or on the Desktop).
Connect the ReaderPen to the Computer using the USB cable.
On the ReaderPen display, select U-Disk option and press OK/center button. ReaderPen shall now appear as a portable USB drive on your computer.
Copy the two files (updatesys_7.0.89.BIN & sysdict.bin) to the ReaderPen.
Right click on the ReaderPen portable drive icon on the computer and select to Eject it. Detach ReaderPen when it is confirmed to be ok.
On ReaderPen, navigate to Settings\Software upgrade and press OK button to select.
Finally confirm to upgrade. The upgrade process may take about 20-30 minutes and the ReaderPen will restart automatically when done.
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Make sure you have prepared for upgrade as specified above!
Download firmware version 7.0.69
Connect the ReaderPen to the Computer using the USB cable.
On the ReaderPen display, select U-Disk option and press OK/center button. ReaderPen shall now appear as a portable USB drive on your computer.
Copy the two files (updatesys_7.0.69.BIN & sysdict.bin) to the ReaderPen.
Right click on the ReaderPen portable drive icon on the computer and select to Eject it. Detach ReaderPen when it is confirmed to be ok.
On ReaderPen, navigate to Settings\Software upgrade and press OK button to select.
Finally confirm to upgrade. The upgrade process may take about 20-30 minutes and the ReaderPen will restart automatically when done.
