Solid State Logic AWS 900+ Owner's Manual page 106

6. Click on the Test button. This will transmit a packet of data to the AWS which then in turn should return an
acknowledge packet back to the computer. If the test was successful the message 'Comms test passed,
now use send' will be displayed. If the test fails you should check that the correct Midi port has been
selected and repeat the test.
7. Once you have established a valid connection click on the Send button. The new code will now be
transferred to memory on the AWS CPU card. This process will take approximately 50 minutes due to the
slow data transfer rate of MIDI and the error checking of each packet transmitted. A progress bar and
transfer counter will be displayed on screen to enable you to observe the transfer progress.
8. Once the code been successfully transferred click on the Save button to store the new software. This takes
approximately 60 seconds. A progress bar allows you to observe the saving process.
During this time it is important that power to the AWS 900+ is not interrupted. To enable new software to be
written into flash memory the AWS must first erase the current software. If this process is interrupted by a
power failure then the AWS will be left with no valid software. In this state the AWS will be unable to re-
boot. If this should happen the AWS CPU will default to a MIDI download state and you will have to repeat
the download process.
9. Once the software has been saved a message will appear 'SAVE COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY!'
10. Turn the desk off and on and check that the console boots correctly.
System Requirements
PC users should ensure that they have the latest version of Java installed.
This can be downloaded from http://www.java.com. There is a link to this address on the AWS download page.
Mac OSX users will need to download the 'plumstoneserv.jar' file from the AWS download page.
Drag this file into the '/Library/Java/Extensions' folder then restart the Macintosh before running the upgrade
utility.
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