Firmware - Extron electronics VoiceLift Pro Microphone EB Kit Series User Manual

Firmware

All eBUS devices must have firmware that is compatible with the control processor. To
ensure this, the eBUS device firmware is managed automatically by the control processor.
Updates to the configuration file or product firmware are pushed to eBUS devices via the
IPCP Pro control processor.
When the system is powered on with an eBUS device is connected to the control
processor, the processor checks the firmware version that is installed on the eBUS device
and, if necessary, updates the endpoint device firmware to a compatible version. While
an eBUS device is receiving the firmware update, the front panel LED of the IPCP control
processor flashes slowly.
If a new eBUS device is added to an existing system, the factory-installed firmware on the
device may be more recent than the control processor firmware. In that case, an earlier
version of the firmware is pushed to the eBUS device to ensure that it is compatible with
the control processor.
When the control processor firmware is updated, the processor will validate firmware on all
the attached eBUS devices and, if necessary, automatically push updates to the devices. It
is not necessary to upgrade the firmware for eBUS-enabled control processors each time
Extron introduces a new category of endpoint devices.
For more information about updating IPCP Pro control processor firmware, see the help
files for Toolbelt and Global Configurator Plus and Professional at www.extron.com.
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