diff --git a/recipes-core/sw-update/sw-update.bb b/recipes-core/sw-update/sw-update.bb
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+DESCRIPTION = "Software update script"
+HOMEPAGE = "http://www.netmodule.com/"
+LICENSE = "Proprietary"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/meta/files/common-licenses/Proprietary;md5=0557f9d92cf58f2ccdd50f62f8ac0b28"
+RDEPENDS_${PN} = "e2fsprogs"
+
+PV = "1.0.0"
+
+SRC_URI = " \
+  file://sw-update.sh \
+  file://sw_update_config"
+
+do_install () {
+    install -D -m 0755 ${WORKDIR}/sw-update.sh ${D}/${bindir}/sw-update.sh
+    install -D -m 0666 ${WORKDIR}/sw_update_config ${D}/${sysconfdir}/default/sw_update_config
+}
diff --git a/recipes-core/sw-update/sw-update/sw-update.sh b/recipes-core/sw-update/sw-update/sw-update.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+# Software update script
+
+# Local variables
+IMAGE_LOCATION=""
+IMAGE_FW_VERSION=""
+IMAGE_HW_VERSION=""
+IMAGE_PROD_COMPATIBILITY=""
+IMAGE_MD5=""
+TMP_RFS_MOUNT="/tmp/new_rfs"
+
+# Load platform specific configuration
+source /etc/default/sw_update_config
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Print log with level $1 and message $2
+log() {
+  local level=${1?}
+  shift
+  local code= line="[$(date '+%F %T')] $level: $*"
+  if [ -t 2 ]
+  then
+    case "$level" in
+      INFO) code=36 ;;
+      DEBUG) code=32 ;;
+      WARN) code=33 ;;
+      ERROR) code=31 ;;
+      *) code=37 ;;
+    esac
+    echo -e "\e[${code}m${line}\e[0m"
+  else
+    echo "$line"
+  fi >&2
+}
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Extract image header information and update local variables
+extract_header_infos()
+{
+  log INFO "Extracting firmware header information ... "
+
+  IMAGE_HEADER=$(head ${IMAGE_LOCATION} -n1 | sed 's/;bz2-image=.*//g')
+  log INFO "$IMAGE_HEADER"
+  oIFS=$IFS
+  IFS=";"
+  for field in "${FIELDS[@]}"
+  do
+    case "${field}" in
+      attocube-fw=*)
+        IMAGE_FW_VERSION=$(echo $field | cut -d= -f2)
+        ;;
+      hwver=*)
+        IMAGE_HW_VERSION=$(echo $field | cut -d= -f2)
+        ;;
+      prod_compatibility=*)
+        IMAGE_PROD_COMPATIBILITY=$(echo $field | cut -d= -f2)
+        ;;
+      md5sum=*)
+        IMAGE_MD5=$(echo $field | cut -d= -f2)
+        ;;
+      *)
+        log WARNING "Unknown header field ${field}"
+        ;;
+    esac
+  done
+  IFS=$oIFS
+}
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Check if the given image is compatible with the hardware
+check_image_compatibility()
+{
+  log INFO "Checking firmware compatibility ... "
+
+  # Prod variant
+  if [ "${PLATFORM_PROD_COMPATIBILITY}" != "${IMAGE_PROD_COMPATIBILITY}" ]
+  then
+    log ERROR "Incompatible product variant ${PLATFORM_PROD_COMPATIBILITY} != ${IMAGE_PROD_COMPATIBILITY}"
+    exit -1
+  fi
+
+  # HW version, the image can be for more than one HW
+  found=0
+  oIFS=$IFS
+  IFS='|'
+  for hw_vesion in $IMAGE_HW_VERSION
+  do
+    if [ "${hw_vesion}" = "${PLATFORM_HW_VERSION}" ]
+    then
+      found=1
+      break
+    fi
+  done
+  IFS=$oIFS
+
+  if [ "${found}" = "0" ]
+  then
+    log ERROR "Incompatible hardware version: ${PLATFORM_HW_VERSION} not in ${IMAGE_HW_VERSION}"
+    exit -1
+  fi
+}
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Extract the image from the binary
+extract_image()
+{
+  EXTRACTED_IMAGE=$IMAGE_LOCATION.tmp
+  cat $IMAGE_LOCATION | sed '1{/.*bz2-image=/d}' > $EXTRACTED_IMAGE
+}
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Check the md5sum of the firmware image
+check_image_md5()
+{
+  log INFO "Checking image MD5 ..."
+
+  COMPUTED_MD5=$(md5sum $EXTRACTED_IMAGE | awk '{print $1}')
+  if [ "${COMPUTED_MD5}" != "${IMAGE_MD5}" ]
+  then
+    log ERROR "MD5 mismatch ${COMPUTED_MD5} != ${IMAGE_MD5}"
+    exit -1
+  fi
+}
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Flash the firmware on the inactive partition
+flash_firmware()
+{
+  if [ "${PLATFORM_ACTIVE_PARTITION}" == "1" ]
+  then
+    # the active partition is 1 so we have to flash 0
+    DEST_PARTITION=${PLATFORM_FIRST_PARTITION}
+  else
+    DEST_PARTITION=${PLATFORM_SECOND_PARTITION}
+  fi
+
+  log INFO "Formatting partition ${DEST_PARTITION} ..."
+  mkfs.ext4 ${DEST_PARTITION}
+  if [ "$?" != "0" ]
+  then
+    log ERROR "Formating parition ${DEST_PARTITION} failed"
+    exit -1
+  fi
+
+  log INFO "Extracting firmware ..."
+  mkdir -p ${TMP_RFS_MOUNT}
+  if [ ! -d ${TMP_RFS_MOUNT} ]
+  then
+    log ERROR "Couldn't create folder ${TMP_RFS_MOUNT}"
+    exit -1
+  fi
+
+  mount ${DEST_PARTITION} ${TMP_RFS_MOUNT}
+  if [ "$?" != "0" ]
+  then
+    log ERROR "Couldn't mount ${DEST_PARTITION} to ${TMP_RFS_MOUNT}"
+    exit -1
+  fi
+
+  tar -xzf ${EXTRACTED_IMAGE} -C ${TMP_RFS_MOUNT}
+  if [ "$?" != "0" ]
+  then
+    log ERROR "Error extracting new firmware"
+    exit -1
+  fi
+
+  umount ${TMP_RFS_MOUNT}
+  if [ "${PLATFORM_ACTIVE_PARTITION}" == "1" ]
+  then
+    set_active_partition 0
+  else
+    set_active_partition 1
+  fi
+}
+
+cleanup()
+{
+  log INFO "cleanup..."
+  rm $EXTRACTED_IMAGE
+}
+
+############################ Start of script ###################################
+if [ ! -e "$1" ]
+then
+  log ERROR "Please provide a valid update image"
+  exit -1
+else
+  IMAGE_LOCATION=$1
+fi
+
+log INFO "Starting update ..."
+
+#extract_header_infos
+#check_image_compatibility
+# extract_image
+# Don't use the header stuff for now, move the file instead
+EXTRACTED_IMAGE=$IMAGE_LOCATION
+# Also don't check the md5 sum
+# check_image_md5
+flash_firmware
+cleanup
+
+log INFO "Software update succeed!"
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/recipes-core/sw-update/sw-update/sw_update_config b/recipes-core/sw-update/sw-update/sw_update_config
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+PLATFORM_FIRST_PARTITION="/dev/mmcblk0p2"
+PLATFORM_SECOND_PARTITION="/dev/mmcblk0p3"
+PLATFORM_BOOT_PARTITION="/dev/mmcblk0p1"
+PLATFORM_PROD_COMPATIBILITY=
+PLATFORM_HW_VERSION=
+PLATFORM_ACTIVE_PARTITION=$(bd -r boot_part)
+
+set_active_partition()
+{
+    bd -w boot_part -v $1
+}
+