H663/H512 families firmware upgrade procedure for Linux
SpringCard H663 and H512 families are a group of NFC devices / contactless smartcard readers. This document explains how to upgrade their firmware, using Linux.
SpringCard H663 and H512 families are a group of NFC devices / contactless smartcard readers. This document explains how to upgrade their firmware, using Linux.
FUU “Firmware Upgrade Utility” is SpringCard’s all-in-one software to flash the firmware of most of the product families.
FUU could be use to flash the : H663, E663, S663 and K663 families.
First of all you'll need to download the Firmware Upgrade Utility software : https://www.springcard.com/fr/download/find/file/su13168
Once it's installed, launch it. You will see that window
FUU "Firmware Upgrade Utility" is SpringCard's all-in-one software to flash the firmware of most of the product families.
The H663 family (including the H663 OEM module itself, and also the Prox'N'Roll HSP, CrazyWriter HSP, TwistyWriter HSP and CSB HSP) is architectured over an Atmel (now Microchip) MCU, which could be flashed through USB. FUU Supports this family for long, and comes with Atmel DFU (Device Firmware Upgrade) driver for Windows.
You know the scene in the movie where the support guys are desperately trying to help a customer configuring a very specific product, only to discover minutes after that the customer has a totally different product in hands? Since SpringCard offers a very wide range of products, and since most products look the same (well, there's nothing that resembles more closely an OEM NFC/RFID device than another NFC/RFID device), we experience this frequently. Our customer's technicians sometimes face the same situation, when they come to the field and don't know whether a colleague has already upgraded a firmware, uploaded a new configuration, or not.
To ease the job of all support teams and maintenance technicians, we've introduced an exciting new feature in all the "smart readers" firmware (aka all /RDR and RFID Scanner products). Starting with FW version 1.69, the reader is able to communicate with an Android application (code-name "SpringField Colorado") and sends its identifier, version, serial number... This application runs on Android 4.4 and later, provided that the smartphone supports NFC. It takes benefit of the NFC host-card emulation (HCE) mode.
A new firmware version (release 1.75.2) has just been published for SpringCard H512 and NFC'Roll.
This firmware improves the behaviour in card emulation and peer-to-peer (initiator) mode, allowing more reliable exchanges with most smartphones running either in reader or peer-to-peer (target) mode.
The same version will be released very soon for H663 and Prox'N'Roll PC/SC.
The new firmware is here: https://files.springcard.com/firmwares/springprox/1-75/2212_pn512_nfcroll-10_1-75.mot
The firmware upgrade procedure is here: https://tech.springcard.com/firmware-upgrade/csb6-firmware-upgrade/
The new firmware is here: https://files.springcard.com/firmwares/springprox/1-75/uc3b0256_pn512_h512_1-75.hex
The firmware upgrade procedure is here: https://tech.springcard.com/firmware-upgrade/h663-h512-firmware-upgrade/