TL-PA4010 KIT AV600 Firmware

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TL-PA4010 KIT AV600 Firmware

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Re:TL-PA4010 KIT AV600 Firmware
2020-06-10 09:01:07

@Mikhele In order to update the firmware on your Powerline device, you need two things:

 

  • PIB header file (device identity parameters - the MAC, DAK, NMK and the Manufacturer, Network and User HFID)
  • NVM file (firmware)

 

Many Powerline devices share the same chipset/NVM file (in case of TL-PA4010 V3 it is Qualcomm QCA7420) while PIB is manufacturer/device specific. Hence if you are searching for new firmware, you need to search for "QCA7420" instead of "TL-PA4010 V3".

 

You may get a PIB file from some of the released firmware ZIP packages for the device. If there is no released firmware for the device, you may get a PID file using open-plc-utils:

 

  • https://github.com/qca/open-plc-utils
  • https://packagecloud.io/mhei/open-plc-utils (deb packages for Ubuntu)

 

sudo plctool -i <network_device> -p header.pib <powerline_mac>

 

Btw the most recent firmware (NVM file) for QCA7420 is currently at https://community.tp-link.com/us/home/forum/topic/204238

 

 

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Re:TL-PA4010 KIT AV600 Firmware
2020-06-17 21:04:49

Can someone send me the pic file for a TL-PA4010 KIT (EU) VER.3?

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Re:TL-PA4010 KIT AV600 Firmware
2020-07-27 22:09:24
I tried to update my V3 (UK) adapters through the TP-Link utility and bricked both. I can only boot using plc-uts, trying to flash results in an error (NVM softloader not found in flash, error 0x71). Where or how do I find the softloader or get it into flash so that I can fix my adapters? Could you post a working NVM/PIB/Softloader in case mine are broken?
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Re:TL-PA4010 KIT AV600 Firmware
2020-07-27 22:18:36

@typhoon_2099 

 

 

In this folder you will find all the resources I was able to put together for several QCA chipsets.

 

 

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hvl9jx1bj82xpne/AACdnHJIMq1ZD9gkHDlB_ykoa?dl=0

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Re:TL-PA4010 KIT AV600 Firmware
2020-07-29 14:41:16

@turboleak Thanks, I'll take a look and see if I can get my adapters back to life. I've tried using plc utils but have never been able to get past the error I get about the softloader not being present in flash memory.

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Re:TL-PA4010 KIT AV600 Firmware
2020-08-05 21:30:37

I have o TL-PA4010 (EU) v1.2.

 

 What chipset is inside?

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Re:TL-PA4010 KIT AV600 Firmware
2021-03-07 00:32:36

@Kevin_X Unfortunately we don't have the PIB FILE, how are we gonna update the firmware? Do you have any link?

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