Preparing Units For Linking With Obam - Polycom SoundStructure C16 Design Manual

Design Guide for the Polycom SoundStructure C16, C12, C8, and SR12

Preparing Units for Linking with OBAM

Updating SoundStructure Device Firmware
Linking SoundStructure Devices
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Before linking multiple SoundStructure devices, the firmware in each Sound-
Structure device must be updated to version 1.2 or higher. SoundStructure
devices with firmware earlier than version 1.2 must be updated one device at
a time. For SoundStructure devices with firmware 1.2 and later, the OBAM
interface enables multiple SoundStructure devices to have their firmware
updated simultaneously.
The steps to update a SoundStructure device's firmware are described in detail
in Chapter 8 and are summarized here for convenience.
1. Copy the firmware file to a local folder on your computer
2. Connect to the SoundStructure device via Ethernet (recommended) or
RS-232 (select a baud-rate of 115,200 due to the size of the firmware file
and the subsequent long file transfer times at lower baud rates)
3. Once connected, left-click on the system name to show the firmware
update option. Select 'Open' to find the firmware file from your desktop.
4. Select Update to begin the firmware update process. Once the firmware
has been updated, the SoundStructure system will reboot automatically.
The front panel light on the SoundStructure device will flash green while
booting and then will turn solid green when the boot process has
finished.
Repeat the firmware update process for each SoundStructure device to be
linked with OBAM.
Once all the SoundStructure devices are running version 1.2 firmware or
higher, the next step to link multiple devices together is to POWER DOWN all
the SoundStructure devices and then cable OBAM connectors between
devices. Connect the OBAM Out connector on one device to the OBAM In as
shown in the following example for a project that utilizes a C16, C12, and C8.
The order the devices are linked is important as it must match the project file
that SoundStructure Studio creates. As will be described later, if the devices do
not match the configuration file when the file is being uploaded, a 'Convert
Project Devices' wizard will be run to change the devices used in the configu-
ration file to match the actual devices.