CN107995284A - A kind of OTA upgrade methods suitable for POS machine - Google Patents

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CN107995284A
CN107995284A CN201711228840.3A CN201711228840A CN107995284A CN 107995284 A CN107995284 A CN 107995284A CN 201711228840 A CN201711228840 A CN 201711228840A CN 107995284 A CN107995284 A CN 107995284A
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The invention discloses a kind of OTA upgrade methods suitable for POS machine, it is related to Internet technical field.The described method includes:POS machine sends the difference upgrade package request for downloading its installation system;OTA servers receive the request, and obtain the matched difference upgrade package of installation system with being carried in the request;Meanwhile the difference upgrade package is sent to the POS machine;After the POS machine downloads the difference upgrade package, restart the POS machine and upgraded, when seeing the LOGO of POS machine main interface, complete upgrading.OTA upgrade methods of the present invention save memory space and resource;The OTA upgrade methods seamless upgrade, does not wipe data, original system in lossless POS machine, on POS machine using not influencing;OTA upgrade methods of the present invention will not stop because of the accident of upgrading, and cause again to upgrade.

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A kind of OTA upgrade methods suitable for POS machine
Technical field
The present invention relates to Internet technical field, more particularly to a kind of OTA upgrade methods suitable for POS machine.
Background technology
With the rapid development of intelligent AI, the development of POS machine also necessarily diversification.Compared to linux system Traditional POS, intelligent POS, which most intuitively embody, is that operating system changes.The intelligent Android of customization can be used to grasp for POS terminal Make system, it supports flexible operation interface and multiple communication modes, can install diversiform application APK softwares, Neng Gouyu Credible and secure external equipment (code keyboard, base etc.) is connected, and powerful, easy to operate and practical, application prospect is suitable Extensively.
The system upgrade of intelligent POS machine based on android system is also extremely important.What is stored in general mobile phone is to use The personal data at family, picture, number etc., and POS machine storage is merchant tenninal information, configuration file, transaction log of swiping the card etc., These information relationships are to financial security of the country and the property safety of the people, therefore the system upgrade of POS machine is more careful. Existing POS machine system firmware upgrading needs the very big complete packet of first download capability, then wipes legacy data, finally carries out system Update.Therefore existing POS machine system upgrade need to first be backed up and upgraded again, efficiency is low low with security, and also there is upgrading failure Risk.Therefore a kind of safer and quick stably system upgrade mode is needed.
The content of the invention
It is an object of the invention to provide a kind of OTA upgrade methods suitable for POS machine, so as to solve existing POS machine system The problem of efficiency is low low with security during system upgrading.
To achieve these goals, the OTA upgrade methods of the present invention suitable for POS machine, the described method includes:
S1, POS machine send the difference upgrade package request for downloading its installation system;
S2, OTA server receive the request, and obtain the matched difference liter of installation system with being carried in the request Level bag;Meanwhile the difference upgrade package is sent to the POS machine;
S3, after the POS machine downloads the difference upgrade package, restarts the POS machine and is upgraded, when seeing POS During the LOGO at owner interface, upgrading is completed.
Preferably, the request includes the unique sequence numbers of POS machine and the current version number of POS machine institute installation system.
Preferably, S2, is specially:
S21, OTA server receive the request, analyze and obtain the current version of the installation system carried in the request This number;
S22, OTA server judge whether with the matched latest edition number of the current version number of the installation system, If it is, obtaining the difference upgrade package of the version of the installation system, and it is sent to POS machine;If it is not, then by current version POS machine is sent to for the prompting message of latest edition.
It is highly preferred that when the difference between the current version number of the installation system and latest edition number is more than two-stage When, then prompt first to back up the system of being currently installed on, then download difference upgrade package, finally upgraded.
It is highly preferred that finally being upgraded, it is specially:During upgrading, POS machine restarts and enters recovery patterns, then Start the difference upgrade package that recovery service installations are downloaded.
Preferably, the difference upgrade package is completed by the affiliated producer of POS machine, the difference upgrade package after completing Be uploaded to OTA servers, OTA servers using the installation system in the difference upgrade package received as the installation system most New version stores.
Preferably, after the latest edition of OTA server storage installation systems, to being mounted with all of the installation system POS machine sends the scalable prompting message of installation system, and POS machine receives scalable prompting message, and shows user, Ran Houjin Enter S1.
Preferably, when the size of the difference upgrade package is no more than 10M, directly downloaded using data traffic;When described The size of difference upgrade package is downloaded in more than 10M using WIFI.
Preferably, when POS machine online upgrading, the difference upgrade package be downloaded to institute's installation system in POS machine/ Under CACHE;
When POS machine upgraded in offline, need to copy manually needs the complete packet of installation system into SD or NAND-FLASH.
The beneficial effects of the invention are as follows:
OTA upgrade methods of the present invention are poor from the download upgrading of OTA servers by network (WIFI, GPRS, CDMA etc.) To POS machine file system specified directory, difference bag is the content that POS machine original system needs to upgrade, more much smaller than complete packet for subpackage, Memory space and resource can be saved.
The advantage of OTA upgrade methods maximum of the present invention is seamless upgrade, does not wipe data, original in lossless POS machine System, POS machine, which is used, not to be influenced.
OTA upgrade methods of the present invention will not stop because of the accident of upgrading, and cause again to upgrade.Such as:Rise Accident power-off (deducting battery) occurs during level, causes POS machine to be shut down, using the method for the invention again in secondary startup POS Promoted part will not be wiped after machine, can continue to upgrade from disconnected.
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Fig. 1 applies to the flow diagram of the OTA upgrade methods of POS machine.
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In order to make the purpose , technical scheme and advantage of the present invention be clearer, below in conjunction with attached drawing, to the present invention into Row is further described.It should be appreciated that the specific embodiments described herein are not used to only to explain the present invention Limit the present invention.
OTA (Over-The-Air) technology is also referred to as over the air, and the very crucial step that OTA technologies are realized is exactly Server is built, and upgrade package is exactly to be downloaded by network from server.OTA servers are exactly an offer download program Http-server.When POS machine sends request by network downloads relevant upgrade package, substantially it have accessed specific Http network address, then downloads newest upgrade package from the network address.The main feature of OTA server updatings is exactly safety and easily grasps Make, therefore, OTA online upgradings can be applied more and more extensive.
Embodiment 1
It is suitable for the OTA upgrade methods of POS machine described in the present embodiment, is specially:
Step 1:After difference upgrade package is completed by POS manufacturers, OTA servers are first uploaded to.The making of difference bag Instrument is provided by google, is made of some shell scripts and tools, in code source codes.By control compiling condition and Order, can generate difference bag.
Step 2:Server can directly be pushed to user, after user receives prompting, just download upgrading.User can also be Whether line detection needs to upgrade, and server will contrast latest edition number on user version number and server, if latest edition This number is higher than user version number, is just pushed to user, and during without newest upgrade package, it has been newest to suggest that user's current version Version.
Step 3:During upgrade package smaller (hundreds of KB to several million), so that it may directly downloaded with a small amount of flow, bag slightly larger (tens More than) when changeable WIFI download.Upgrade package can be downloaded under the specified storage catalogue of POS machine.OTA online upgradings Update.zip bags be generally downloaded to system /CACHE subregions under, and general upgraded in offline then needs copy is complete manually to rise Level bag is arrived in SD card (or NANDFLASH).
Step 4:, need not be standby manually because OTA upgradings will not wipe merchant information after upgrade package is downloaded Part.Unless system version lifting amplitude is very big (such as from Android2.3 to Android5.0), then user can be clearly prompted to need Back up and upgrade again.Equipment can reboot into recovery patterns during upgrading, then start recovery services (/sbin/ Recovery update.zip bags) are installed.
Step 5:Waiting system upgrades always, and POS machine main interface Logo can be seen by restarting, and upgrading finishes.
User's OTA upgrade methods through this embodiment, have the advantage that for:
1st, upgrading is fast.User only downloads a small amount of difference bag, only substituted for a small amount of code, therefore system upgrade is fast.
2nd, it is simple to obtain upgrade package.User only need click on check renewal can detect OTA servers whether have it is newest System upgrade bag, or wait 0TA server automatic push, then upgrade.
3rd, security is good.It need not back up, OTA upgrade-systems will not wipe POS terminal legacy data, seamless upgrade, phase Than with general firmware upgrade, it is safer.
4th, it is easy to operate.Ensure that POS machine there are enough electricity before upgrading, without cumbersome step, automatic download, school Test, restart upgrading and finish.
By using above-mentioned technical proposal disclosed by the invention, following beneficial effect has been obtained:
OTA upgrade methods of the present invention are poor from the download upgrading of OTA servers by network (WIFI, GPRS, CDMA etc.) To POS machine file system specified directory, difference bag is the content that POS machine original system needs to upgrade, more much smaller than complete packet for subpackage, Memory space and resource can be saved.
The advantage of OTA upgrade methods maximum of the present invention is seamless upgrade, does not wipe data, original in lossless POS machine System, POS machine, which is used, not to be influenced.
OTA upgrade methods of the present invention will not stop because of the accident of upgrading, and cause again to upgrade.Such as:Rise Accident power-off (deducting battery) occurs during level, causes POS machine to be shut down, using the method for the invention again in secondary startup POS Promoted part will not be wiped after machine, can continue to upgrade from disconnected.
The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is noted that for the ordinary skill people of the art For member, various improvements and modifications may be made without departing from the principle of the present invention, these improvements and modifications also should Depending on protection scope of the present invention.

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  1. A kind of 1. OTA upgrade methods suitable for POS machine, it is characterised in that the described method includes:
    S1, POS machine send the difference upgrade package request for downloading its installation system;
    S2, OTA server receive the request, and obtain and upgrade with the matched difference of installation system carried in the request Bag;Meanwhile the difference upgrade package is sent to the POS machine;
    S3, after the POS machine downloads the difference upgrade package, restarts the POS machine and is upgraded, when seeing POS machine master During the LOGO at interface, upgrading is completed.
  2. 2. it is suitable for the OTA upgrade methods of POS machine according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the request includes POS The current version number of unique sequence numbers and POS machine the institute installation system of machine.
  3. 3. it is suitable for the OTA upgrade methods of POS machine according to claim 1, it is characterised in that S2, is specially:
    S21, OTA server receive the request, analyze and obtain the current version number of the installation system carried in the request;
    S22, OTA server judge whether with the matched latest edition number of the current version number of the installation system, if It is the difference upgrade package for the version for then obtaining the installation system, and is sent to POS machine;If it is not, then by current version for most The prompting message of new version is sent to POS machine.
  4. 4. it is suitable for the OTA upgrade methods of POS machine according to claim 3, it is characterised in that when working as the installation system When difference between preceding version number and latest edition number is more than two-stage, then prompts first to back up the system of being currently installed on, then download Difference upgrade package, is finally upgraded.
  5. 5. it is suitable for the OTA upgrade methods of POS machine according to claim 4, it is characterised in that finally upgraded, specifically For:During upgrading, POS machine restarts and enters recovery patterns, then starts the difference upgrading that recovery service installations are downloaded Bag.
  6. 6. according to claim 1 be suitable for POS machine OTA upgrade methods, it is characterised in that the difference upgrade package by The affiliated producer of POS machine completes, and the difference upgrade package after completing is uploaded to OTA servers, and OTA servers will connect Installation system in received difference upgrade package is stored as the latest edition of the installation system.
  7. 7. it is suitable for the OTA upgrade methods of POS machine according to claim 1, it is characterised in that when OTA server storages are pacified After the latest edition of dress system, the scalable prompting message of installation system is sent to all POS machine for being mounted with the installation system, POS machine receives scalable prompting message, and shows user, subsequently into S1.
  8. 8. it is suitable for the OTA upgrade methods of POS machine according to claim 1, it is characterised in that when the difference upgrade package When size is no more than 10M, directly downloaded using data traffic;When the size of the difference upgrade package is in more than 10M, use WIFI is downloaded.
  9. 9. it is suitable for the OTA upgrade methods of POS machine according to claim 1, it is characterised in that when POS machine online upgrading, The difference upgrade package be downloaded to institute's installation system in POS machine /CACHE under;
    When POS machine upgraded in offline, need to copy manually needs the complete packet of installation system into SD or NAND-FLASH.
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