CN101567962A - Double-Loader updating method for set-top box - Google Patents
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The invention provides a double-Loader updating method for set-top box, which includes the following steps: turning on the power, running the Starter program firstly by CPU, detecting whether the upgrade is required; if required, skipping to the main Loader for updating; if the main Loader is broken, skipping to the backup Loader for updating; if updating request is not detected or two Loaders are broken, skipping to the application program; restarting set-top box after the Loader program is updated smoothly, comparing the double Loader by the Starter program, replacing the original non-updating Loader with the new updated Loader, and then skipping to the application program. The updating method not only can realize update of program or data outside Loader, but also can realize self-updating of Loader, thereby greatly reducing failure rate of set-top box.
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[technical field]
The present invention relates to a kind of upgrade method of set-top box, relate in particular to a kind of double-Loader updating method of set-top box with dual fail-safe.
[background technology]
In recent years, along with the popularization of cable digital TV, cable digital TV set-top box is come into huge numbers of families gradually.In the use of set-top box, along with the continuous release of cable digital TV value-added service, the radio and TV operator has the requirement of upgrading; Set-top box supplier also might propose the requirement of software upgrading in order to solve the software defect of having found simultaneously.Therefore, the updating set-top box software demand is constantly soaring.
As shown in Figure 1, common set top box upgrading software (Loader) is the structure of one-part form list Loader, and its upgrade method usually as shown in Figure 2, step 10: during the energising start, CPU at first moves loader utility, if Loader is destroyed, system can't start; If Loader does not have destroyed, then detect in Loader whether the upgrading requirement is arranged; Step 20: if the upgrading requirement is arranged, start upgrade function, otherwise jump to the operation of application program (APP is Application); Step 30: in the process that runs application, also might receive the order of front end upgrading, application program will jump to Loader this moment, carry out the download and upgrade process.
Loader is a bit of program that operates in before the application program, and its main effect is to realize the program beyond the Loader or the upgrading of data, as upgrade applications, character library, data etc.Loader plays crucial effects for the operate as normal and the subsequent software upgrading of set-top box, in case this section program goes wrong, will directly influence user's use.The common one-part form list Loader software data beyond the Loader that generally only are used to upgrade, easily self is not upgraded, in case upgrading Loader self failure, loader utility is with destroyed, set-top box can't operate as normal, and need technical staff's on-site maintenance just can recover this moment.
For above-mentioned this Loader, it self is dangerous upgrading, and causes the upgrading failure if run into accident in software upgrade process, and set-top box is just possible can't operate as normal.Therefore, how to guarantee carrying out smoothly of escalation process, when in escalation process, running into accident and make that software is destroyed, how to repair software and make that set-top box can operate as normal that these become the problem of more and more being paid close attention in the updating set-top box software process.
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The technical problem to be solved in the present invention, be to provide a kind of double-Loader updating method of set-top box, it has the function of the upgrading of dual fail-safe, the program beyond the Loader or the upgrading of data both can have been realized, the upgrading of Loader self can be realized again, but also the failure rate of set-top box can be greatly reduced.
The present invention is achieved in that a kind of double-Loader updating method of set-top box, comprises the steps:
Step 100: after the energising start, CPU at first moves the Starter program, and whether detect in Starter has the upgrading requirement;
Step 200: if Starter has detected the upgrading requirement, judge whether main Loader is destroyed earlier, destroyed if main Loader does not have, just jump to main Loader, carry out the upgrading of main Loader; If main Loader is destroyed, judge again whether backup Loader is destroyed, destroyed if backup Loader does not have, then jump to backup Loader, back up the Loader upgrading; Not upgrading requires or two Loader are destroyed if Starter detects, and then jumps to application program;
Step 300: after the loader utility upgrading finishes smoothly and restarts, be responsible for two Loader are compared, replace the original not Loader of upgrading, jump to application program again with the new Loader after the upgrading by the Starter program.
Aforesaid upgrade method, it also further comprises step 400 after step 300: in the process that runs application, when receiving the order of front end upgrading, execution in step 200.
The present invention has following advantage: both can realize the program beyond the Loader or the upgrading of data; can realize the upgrading of Loader self again; and can guarantee at utmost that Loader is not destroyed; guarantee that to greatest extent set-top box can not lose the function of online upgrading; guaranteeing that set-top box all the time can operate as normal, is a kind of upgrade method with dual fail-safe therefore.
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The present invention is further illustrated in conjunction with the embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is the structured flowchart of existing set top box upgrading software list Loader.
Fig. 2 is the FB(flow block) of existing set top box upgrading method.
Fig. 3 is the structured flowchart of set top box upgrading software double-Loader of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is the FB(flow block) of set top box upgrading method of the present invention.
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See also shown in Figure 3ly, set top box upgrading software of the present invention is the software configuration of a two-part double-Loader, and two-part is meant Starter module and Loader module, independent separately, the storage respectively of these two modules; Double-Loader is meant main Loader and backup Loader.Starter partly comprises the initialization to system, the verification of double-Loader, the check of main journey, detects upgrade requirement; The Loader part mainly is the process of guiding upgrading.The subregion storage in Flash of Starter part and Loader part.
As shown in Figure 4, based on above-mentioned basis of software, the double-Loader updating method of set-top box of the present invention comprises the steps:
Step 100: after the energising start, CPU at first moves the Starter program, and whether detect in Starter has the upgrading requirement;
Step 200: if Starter has detected the upgrading requirement, judge whether main Loader is destroyed earlier, destroyed if main Loader does not have, just jump to main Loader, carry out the upgrading of main Loader; If main Loader is destroyed, main Loader herein destroys the destruction that typically refers to sudden power in the escalation process, the Starter program detects main Loader and can not normally move, judge again whether backup Loader is destroyed, if it is destroyed that backup Loader does not have, then jump to backup Loader, back up the Loader upgrading, not upgrading requires or two Loader are destroyed if Starter detects, and then jumps to application program (APP);
Step 300: after the loader utility upgrading finishes smoothly and restarts, be responsible for two Loader are compared, replace the original not Loader of upgrading, jump to application program (APP) again with the new Loader after the upgrading by the Starter program.
Step 400: in the process that runs application, when receiving the order of front end upgrading, execution in step 200.
The double-Loader updating method of set-top box of the present invention, different memory spaces at FLASH, deposit two identical loader utilitys (main Loader and backup Loader), Loader adopts the storage mode of " two-part ", make in the failure of upgrading loader utility self, under the situation that Loader can not normally move, the Starter program can also the vectoring aircraft top box starts and loads other application programs, continues operate as normal.And the Starter program is shielded, and it is can be not ruined in escalation process, and this also is the key that set-top box all the time can operate as normal.After the loader utility upgrading finishes smoothly and restarts, be responsible for two Loader are compared by the Starter program, replace original Loader with the new Loader that upgrades.If when loader utility is upgraded,, cause the upgrading failure to cause main Loader to damage because of the generation of fortuitous event, in set-top box once more behind the electrifying startup, the Starter program detects main Loader and can not normally move, and just jumps to backup Loader and continues operation, restarts upgrade job.So, even if loader utility upgrading failure can not make set-top box lose the function of online upgrading yet.
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1, a kind of double-Loader updating method of set-top box is characterized in that, comprises the steps:
Step 100: after the energising start, CPU at first moves the Starter program, and whether detect in Starter has the upgrading requirement;
Step 200: if Starter has detected the upgrading requirement, judge whether main Loader is destroyed earlier, destroyed if main Loader does not have, just jump to main Loader, carry out the upgrading of main Loader; If main Loader is destroyed, judge again whether backup Loader is destroyed, destroyed if backup Loader does not have, then jump to backup Loader, back up the Loader upgrading; Not upgrading requires or two Loader are destroyed if Starter detects, and then jumps to application program;
Step 300: after the loader utility upgrading finishes smoothly and restarts, be responsible for two Loader are compared, replace the original not Loader of upgrading, jump to application program again with the new Loader after the upgrading by the Starter program.
2, the double-Loader updating method of set-top box as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, also further comprises step 400 after the described step 300: in the process that runs application, and when receiving the order of front end upgrading, execution in step 200.
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