Gen3 - Software - Update Telehandler Display Software

Gen3 - Software - Update Telehandler Display Software

These instructions apply for updating Gen3-LMS systems installed on Telehandlers. This update should not be applied to Gen3-LMS systems installed on ITCs or other machinery. To update the Gen3-LMS for ITC machines see the related Knowledge Base articles.

The following instructions will describe copying an update file to the Gen3-LMS SD card so that an update can be applied.
  1. Remove the SD card from the Gen3 display and insert into the laptop
    Note: The Gen-3 Configuration Tool user manual here explains in more detail and shows how to remove the SD card from the display
  2. Download the latest update.tar file from this link below
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-mkTfzYXBQbehlQl1hsgWIT2dcfORiOa/view
    Please Note: To download the update file from google drive click on the download icon  in the top right corner
  3. Copy the downloaded update.tar file to the SD card
  4. If necessary rename the file update.tar, if it's named update (1).tar or something else the Gen3 will not recognise it as an update file and the update will not be applied
  5. Click Safely Remove Hardware from the system tray to safely remove the SD card from the laptop
  6. Insert the SD card into the Gen3 display
  7. Start the engine to power the Gen3 LMS
  8. The display will boot to the update screen, wait for the update to complete and reboot
    Note: If the display did not show the update screen before booting to the main screen, then the update file has been copied or named correctly, repeat from step 2
WARNING: In Step 4 If your web browser renames the update.tar file when downloading. You must rename the file back to update.tar or THE UPDATE WILL NOT WORK.