Modules that are unavailable when the firmware is updated, are deleted from the network and cannot be used until you have executed the following steps.
If something went wrong whilst updating the firmware of the Circle+, you can restart the Update Wizard via Source by clicking the ‘Updates’ button. The updating process will resume after the verification steps.
Step 1: Delete the network settings
If you reset the Circle+, you also need to reset all other Circles. If you need to reset multiple Circles at the same time, it is best to plug them all into a big power strip and execute the procedure for all Circles simultaneously.
Procedure for firmware release 2008-08-26:
Unplug the Circle from the power socket, plug it in again and count the number of seconds until it switches on (you can hear a click from the relay). Deduct 6 seconds. The result is the reset interval. If the result is less than 4, use 4 seconds for the reset interval.
Example: if 16 seconds pass between the moment you plug the module into the power socket and the moment the appliance switches on, the reset interval is 16 – 6 = 10 seconds.
• Unplug the Circle for 3 seconds.
• Plug the module into the wall socket again during the reset interval.
• Repeat the above two steps two more times.
• Plugging the Circle into the wall socket again.
Procedure for firmware release 2009-09-08:
Remove the Circle and plug it back into the socket and repeat this another two times.
If the Circle is succesfully reset, it will take 3 seconds or longer before the relais switches (with a soft clicking sound). If the Circle is assigned to a network, it will switch on immediately. Since the Circle+ is the network coordinator, it will belong to a network after it has been plugged in the first time. Hence its relais will immediately switch after being plugged in another time, so the check only works the first time after a reset.
Step 2: Adding modules to the network
After deleting the network settings from the modules, they can be added to the network using the Configuration Wizard.
• Start the Configuration Wizard via Windows ‘Start’, Plugwise Source.
• Click ‘Next’ in each window until all steps have been completed.
• Enter the codes of Circles not on the list in ‘Circles’.
• Click ‘Next’ when all modules have the online status. The modules are online when the question mark icons are replaced for a light bulb icon.
You do not have to enter appliance settings for modules to which an appliance was assigned earlier.
Step 3: Updating firmware
Because part of the network has already been updated, Source will not automatically detect an update for the newly added modules.
• Start the Update Wizard via Windows ‘Start’, Plugwise Source.
• In Source, click the ‘Updates’ button (at the bottom of the screen). See page # for a comprehensive description of the steps. The difference with the first firmware updating process is that this time, there are modules whose firmware has already been updated. These modules do not have to be online if the firmware on the Stick and Circle+ has already been updated.