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12 Firmware and OTA Updates
This section documents how to enable firmware updates in the design, whether it is serial or Over The Air (OTA)
12.5 Microchip Utility Tool
Microchip Utility Tool is windows based GUI Tool used for firmware upgrade.
12.5.5 Programming using IPECMD.exe
Image(*.hex) file can be programmed into the device

Introduction
1 Getting Started with WBZ451 Curiosity Board
This section covers the evaluation board features and running the preprogrammed demo example.
2 Getting Started with Software Development
This section gives a detailed information on the steps to install IDE, compiler, tool chain, BLE, Zigbee stacks and application examples on the PC.
3 Bluetooth Low Energy Applications
This section provides details on documentation describing the steps to test and develop the precompiled BLE application examples.
4 Getting Started with Zigbee Applications
5 Getting Started with Multiprotocol Applications
This section describes steps to test and develop the precompiled BLE and Zigbee coexistence application examples.
6 Flashing hex from MPLAB DISCOVER using MPLAB IPE
This section provides a detailed procedure of how to download an already existing application hex file from MPLAB DISCOVER and flash the hex file into WBZ451 Curiosity Board using MPLAB IPE.
7 Getting Started with IEEE 802.15.4 P2P Phy Application
8 Getting Started with IEEE 802.15.4 MAC Applications
9 Adding Chip Peripherals
This section describes how to add analog/digital peripherals to the application
10 Thread Applications
11 Low Power Design
This section explains in detail on how to enable the low power modes – Sleep/Standby or Deep Sleep/Backup modes in the design.
12 Firmware and OTA Updates
This section documents how to enable firmware updates in the design, whether it is serial or Over The Air (OTA)
- 12.1 Bootloader
- 12.2 Device Firmware Upgrade Over Serial
- 12.3 Device Firmware Upgrade Over BLE
- 12.4 Device Firmware Upgrade Over Zigbee Link
- 12.5 Microchip Utility Tool
  Microchip Utility Tool is windows based GUI Tool used for firmware upgrade.
  - 12.5.1 Introduction
  - 12.5.2 Tool Description
  - 12.5.3 Zigbee Over The Air Update Demo
    This section discusses the Zigbee Over the Air Update(OTAU).
  - 12.5.4 Serial Bootloader Demo
  - 12.5.5 Programming using IPECMD.exe
    Image(*.hex) file can be programmed into the device
13 Wireless System Services API
14 Support Documentation
This section has documentation that is generic and used as supporting document with the application example documentation.
15 Porting Guide for WBZ451 to PIC32CX1012BZ25048
16 Porting Guide for WBZ451 to WBZ450
Microchip Information

12.5.5 Programming using IPECMD.exe

Image(*.hex) file can be programmed into the device

Hardware Requirements

One WBZ451 Curiosity Board
USB Cables
PC

Software Requirements

MPLABX IDE/IPE
MicrochipUtilityTool.exe

Procedure

Follow the steps highlighted in the following picture

Click Browse File and select an image file.
Selected file appears in the File Text Box.
Click on Flash
Wait for Programming to complete
- Status: Done

Summary

MPLABX IPE must be installed on the PC.

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