The Upgrading Steps - Lightware MMX8x4-HT420M User Manual

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9. Firmware Upgrade
Device List
When the discovery has completed, the devices available on the network are listed in the application.
Legend of the Icons
IP address editor
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Identify me
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Favorite device
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Further information
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available
Cleartext login
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enabled
The IP address of the device can be changed in the pop-up window.
Clicking on the icon results the front panel LEDs blink for 10 seconds
which helps to identify the device physically.
The device has been marked, thus the IP address is stored. When a device is
connected with that IP address, the star will highlighted in that line.
Device is unreachable. Change the IP address using the
front panel LCD menu or the IP address editor of the LDU2.
The password-protection is enabled. You have to enter the password
to perform the firmware upgrade in the Parameters window or in the
appearing window in the beginning of the upgrade.
MMX8x4-HT series – User's Manual
9.4. The Upgrading Steps

ATTENTION!
device is switched to bootload mode. Signal processing is not performed. Do not interrupt the firmware
upgrade. If any problem occurs, reboot the unit and restart the process.
Keeping the Configuration Settings
By default, device configuration settings are restored when firmware upgrade is finished. If factory reset has
been chosen in the parameters window, all device settings will be erased. In the case of factory reset, you
can save the settings of the device in the Lightware Device Controller software and restore it later.
The following flow chart demonstrates how this function works in the background.
Applied firmware package: v1.3.0 | LDC software: v2.4.2
While the firmware is being upgraded, the normal operation mode is suspended as the
1. Create a backup
The current configuration of the device is being saved into a configuration backup file on your
computer.
2. Start the Upgrade
The device reboots and starts in bootload mode (firmware upgrade mode).
3. Upgrade
The CPU firmware is changed to the new one.
4. Factory reset
All configuration settings are restored to the factory default values.
5. Conversion / Restore
The firmware package checks the backup data before the restore procedure, and if it is
necessary, a conversion is applied to avoid incompatibility problems between the firmware
versions. All configuration settings are restored to the device after the conversion.
If the factory default option is selected in the Parameters window, the conversion / restore procedure will
not be performed!
6. Finish
Once the firmware upgrade procedure is finished, the device reboots and is ready to use.
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