AMX NetLinx NI-3101-SIG Operation/Reference Manual page 42

Configuration and Firmware Update
7. From within Studio, select Tools > Firmware Transfers > Send to NetLinx Device from the Main
menu to open the Send to NetLinx Device dialog (FIG. 27). Verify the target's System number
matches the value listed within the active System folder in the OnLine Tree tab of the Workspace.
The Device number is always 0 for the NI Master.
FIG. 27 Send to NetLinx Device dialog (showing on-board NI_Master firmware update via IP)
8. Select the NI Master's Kit file from the Files section (FIG. 27).
The Kit file for the NI-2100/3100/3101-SIG/4100 Series of NI Masters begins with
2105_04_NI-X100_Master.
DO NOT use any Master Kit file other than the one specified, since each Master
Kit file is specifically configured to function on a specific NI unit.
9. Enter the System number associated with the target Master (listed in the OnLine Tree tab of the
Workspace window) and verify the Device number value. The Port field is greyed-out.
10. Click the Reboot Device checkbox to reboot the NI unit after the firmware update process is
complete.
11. Click Send to begin the transfer. The file transfer progress is indicated on the bottom right of the
dialog box (FIG. 27).
Only upon the initial installation of a new Kit file to an on-board Master will there
be a error message displayed indicating a failure of the last component to
successfully download. This is part of the NI Master update procedure and requires
that the firmware be reloaded after a reboot of the unit. This consecutive process
installs the final component of the new Kit file.
12. After the last component fails to install, click Done.
13. Click Reboot (from the Tools > Reboot the Master Controller dialog) and wait for the System
Master to reboot. The STATUS and OUTPUT LEDs should begin to alternately blink during the
incorporation. Wait until the STATUS LED is the only LED to blink.
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Selected on-board Master firmware file
The Device number is always 0 for the NI Master.
Description field for selected Kit file
Device and System Number
must match the Device and System values
listed in the Workspace window
NI-3101-SIG Signature Series NetLinx Integrated Controller
Firmware download
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