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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2017
Devices, systems and methods for validating and upgrading firmware in intelligent electronic devices
Electro Industries/gauge Tech, Westbury, NY (US);
Jorge A. Polar Seminario, Westbury, NY (US);
Electro Industries/Gauge Tech, Westbury, NY (US);
Abstract
Apparatuses, systems, and method for validating and upgrading firmware in an intelligent electronic device (IED) are provided. In one aspect of the present disclosure, an IED is provided including at least one processor and at least one memory. The at least one memory includes at least a first firmware and a second firmware, where the second firmware is a version of the first firmware. The at least one processor determines if there is an error associated with the first firmware. If the processor determines there is no error associated with the first firmware, the processor executes first firmware. If the processor determines there is an error associated with the at least one firmware, the processor executes the second firmware.