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8. Firmware Upgrade
Select the desired controllers by clicking the checkboxes.
Load the new firmware files for each controller; click on the cell in the Browse New Firmware column of the
desired controller (see the pointer on above picture). A dialog pops up to confirm if you really want to load a
new firmware (modify the path). Now you can browse the new firmware file. After opening the new file, the
cell will contain the name of the firmware file.
Step 6: Perform the Firmware Upgrade
Press the Upgrade selected firmwares button; a confirmation message appears. After clicking the Yes button
the selected controllers are being reprogrammed by the firmware you selected. If you selected a file that
does not belong to the given controller you will get a message. If you selected a controller to upgrade but
you had not set a firmware file to it then you will also get a message.
Quick Bootload mode can be switched on or off at any time. It makes the bootloader software faster by only
checking the checksum of the controller. No data verification is done after writing if the checksum was
correct.
ATTENTION! The reprogramming can take between 3-8 minutes per controller.
A progress bar will show the current state of the reprogramming on the bottom of the main window. In
certain cases, the firmware of the given controller is erased which is also shown by the progress bar, thus,
the progress bar runs up twice.
Step 7: Finish and Restart the Matrix
When the reprogramming is finished, a message will appear in the
bottom left corner (Done!). If the upgrade was successful, the following
window pops up.
The device is disconnected from the application automatically and
the matrix is restarted. Now you can close the application, or you can
select another matrix router to upgrade. After closing the bootloader
application, switch the upgraded devices off and then on. Now the
matrix is ready to be used with the new firmware.
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