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!
Check HERE for firmware history.
In order to upgrade you’ll need…
Your ReaderPen
A micro-USB cable
A computer (MAC, Windows or Linux)
Current software version and amount of internal memory of your ReaderPen
Go to Settings\System Information\Version and check Software version
Go to Settings\System Information\Internal Storage and check internal memory.
NOTE:
Free [memory] as referred to on ReaderPen in Settings = disk space available for user files
Free [memory] as referred to in the upgrade tools below = actual free space on disk
Upgrade options
Upgrades are incremental which means that you may have to upgrade several times to reach latest. Each upgrade may take 10-30 minutes subject to how much new stuff it includes.
To get started, click on the tab below that shows your ReaderPen’s current software version.
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Congratulation – your ReaderPen already have the latest software version!
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Your ReaderPen is possible to upgrade to version 7.0.102.
Check here for additional instructions or if you use MAC/Linux.
To proceed, download THIS upgrade tool for Windows.
Save the downloaded .zip file. This is a 600+ MB file and it will take some time to download unless you have a really speedy internet connection.
Right click and Open the zip file to view the content.
Right click and select Open the .exe file.
Select Extract all content.
In the new window, right click and Open ReaderPenFWUpgrade.exe to run it.
Follow instruction provided in the upgrade tool.
This video shows how to extract the downloaded zip and get the upgrade tool running.
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Your ReaderPen is possible to upgrade to version 7.0.100.
Check here for additional instructions or if you use MAC/Linux.
To proceed, download THIS upgrade tool for Windows.
Right click and Open the zip file to view the content.
Right click and select Open the .exe file.
Select Extract all content.
In the new window, right click and Open ReaderPenFWUpgrade.exe to run it.
Follow instruction provided in the upgrade tool.
This video shows how to extract the downloaded zip and get the upgrade tool running.
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On ReaderPen, go to Settings\System Information\Internal storage and check Internal memory.
If Internal Memory (total) is 8GB, the ReaderPen is possible to upgrade to version 7.0.97.
Check here for additional instructions or if you use MAC/Linux.
To proceed, download THIS upgrade tool for Windows.
Right click and Open the zip file to view the content.
Right click and select Open the .exe file.
Select Extract all content.
In the new window, right click and Open ReaderPenFWUpgrade.exe to run it.
Follow instruction provided in the upgrade tool.
This video shows how to extract the downloaded zip and get the upgrade tool running.
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On ReaderPen, go to Settings\System Information\Internal storage and check Internal memory.
If Internal Memory (total) is 8GB, the ReaderPen is possible to upgrade to version 7.0.89.Check here for additional instructions or if you use MAC/Linux.
To proceed, download THIS upgrade tool for Windows.
Right click and Open the zip file to view the content.
Right click and select Open the .exe file.
Select Extract all content.
In the new window, right click and Open ReaderPenFWUpgrade.exe to run it.
Follow instruction provided in the upgrade tool.
This video shows how to extract the downloaded zip and get the upgrade tool running.
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Your ReaderPen is unfortunately not upgradeable to any newer software.
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Your ReaderPen is possible to upgrade to version 7.0.69.
Check here for additional instructions or if you use MAC/Linux.
To proceed, download THIS upgrade tool for Windows.
Right click and Open the zip file to view the content.
Right click and select Open the .exe file.
Select Extract all content.
In the new window, right click and Open ReaderPenFWUpgrade.exe to run it.
Follow instruction provided in the upgrade tool.
This video shows how to extract the downloaded zip and get the upgrade tool running.
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Please contact C-PEN Support: support [at] cpen [dot] com
