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Press
S3
to bring the
about
The first half of the screen displays the version of the OS running on the motherboard. If a firmware
update file named
load it to upgrade the main processor.
Ambika contains seven
ports
for connecting the voicecards ; the last port (port 7) is used for connecting additional controllers or I/O
connectors. The second half of the screen on the
number for a selected port. Use the encoder to scroll through the ports. When no device is attached to a
port (or when the device firmware has been corrupted), a '?' is shown in place of the device type. If a
firmware update file named
pressing
S4
(upgrade command) will load it to upgrade the voicecard processor.
If for some reason Ambika is "bricked" – this can happen if the SD card is damaged, if the firmware update
file has been incorrectly copied to the card, or if the power has been disconnected during the firmware
upgrade procedure – there is still a way of initiating a firmware update:
Press
S8
while powering up Ambika to force the firmware to be reloaded from the SD-card. During
loading, the unit displays the number of bytes loaded (the firmware takes up to 60kbytes):
Press
S7
while powering up Ambika to put the unit in MIDI firmware upgrade mode. In this mode, the unit
is waiting for the firmware to be sent as SysEx blocks over MIDI. A .syx or .mid file with the latest data is
available on the Mutable Instruments website. While receiving blocks of MIDI data, the unit displays the
number of bytes loaded (the firmware takes up to 60kbytes):
If you want to use a dedicated SysEx transfer tool, we recommend Elektron's C6 tool available for both
Windows and OS X, configured with a 250ms delay between blocks.
Most of the data held by Ambika is stored on the SD card, with one exception: the
which is stored on the main processor's non-volatile memory. The
settings loaded when the unit is powered on. To restore the default factory
S1
key while powering the unit. The unit will freeze for a few seconds to retrieve and write the factory
defaults.
Mutable Instruments | Ambika - User manual
page:
is present on the memory-card, pressing
to which
devices
are attached. The first 6 ports (port 1 to port 6) are used
about
(where \$ is the port number) is present on the memory card,
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S1 (upgrade
page shows the device type and OS version
boot configuration
boot
configuration, keep the
command) will
boot
configuration,
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