P3898 Switch Firmware Management

The following table describes p3898 switch firmware versions:

Platform Version Firmware Name Function Supported
P3898 5.1.1 P3898-switch-fw.v5.01.01.bin AVNU CDS 1.6 PTP enabled as per role described in PTP Section

Switch Firmware Update from Orin

Its possible to update the p3898 switch firmware from Orin through the nv_3898_switch_ota.sh script packaged in the filesystem. The salient feature of update process is as below:

Feature Description Invocation
Auto Update Same as above. And if update required, then also update Switch FW sudo /bin/bash /etc/systemd/scripts/nv_3898_switch_ota.sh --autoupdate
Check Update Check if update is required for Switch FW by comparing flashed FW version with Switch FW present in /lib/firmware/3898_ethernet/ sudo /bin/bash /etc/systemd/scripts/nv_3898_switch_ota.sh --checkupdate
Force Update Accepts FW filename as argument and do forceful update of Switch FW

sudo /bin/bash /etc/systemd/scripts/nv_3898_switch_ota.sh --forceupdate <FW file name>

For example: sudo /bin/bash /etc/systemd/scripts/nv_3898_switch_ota.sh --forceupdate P3898-switch-fw.v5.01.01.bin
Print Current Version Print Current Switch FW version sudo /bin/bash /etc/systemd/scripts/nv_3898_switch_ota.sh --printversion
Note the following:
  1. Switch firmware files must be placed at path /lib/firmware/3898_ethernet/.
  2. Switch firmware files must follow the naming convention P3898-switch-fw.vX.YY.ZZ.bin/img, where X is the major number, YY is the minor number ,and ZZ is the revision number.
  3. The p3898 switch OTA systemd service (nv_3898_switch_ota.service) currently checks for updates and prints the information on the console. Automatic update of switch firmware is not enabled as it takes more time (around 5 minutes).
  4. User are required to update the switch firmware by using the Auto Update command listed above if an update is required.
  5. Newly installed firmware only takes effect only after the board is power cycled.