Updating And Reloading P3-100 Firmware; Installing New Panel Firmware From The P3-100 - Martin P3-100 System Controller Installation And Safety Manual User Manual

Updating and reloading P3-100 firmware

Important! If you update the P3-100 System Controller firmware to a v 2.x.x release, you must also
update the firmware in all the connected video panels to v 2.x.x to ensure full compatibility
between controller and panel firmware.
Do not shut down or disconnect power while updating firmware in the P3-100 or video panels, as this
will corrupt the data and may make the P3-100 inoperable.
The P3-100 System Controller firmware can be reloaded – overwriting the existing firmware – if an update
becomes available or if you suspect that the firmware has become corrupted. The firmware is available for
download from the Product Support page for the P3-100 on the Martin website at www.martin.com. Files use
a p3-100sc-XXX.fw naming convention in which XXX is the version number.
To reload the P3-100 System
Controller firmware:
1. Use a PC to obtain the latest
P3-100 firmware from the P3-100
product support page on
www.martin.com.
2. Copy the firmware to a USB
memory device.
3. Connect the USB memory device
to any of the P3-100's USB ports.
4. Click on the Hardware Settings
button in the Tools menu.
5. See Figure 44. The current
firmware version is displayed in the
Firmware panel (arrowed). Click
on the Reload Firmware button
and browse to the
p3-100sc-XXX.fw file on the USB
memory device. Click on Open and
wait while data is copied.
6. If the file is copied successfully, a
dialog box opens asking you to
restart the P3-100. Click on OK
and wait while the P3-100 reboots on the new firmware. If the new firmware is corrupted or incorrect, the
P3-100 will return to the last valid firmware.
7. If the P3-100 firmware update is successful, update the fixture firmware in the connected panels as
described below.

Installing new panel firmware from the P3-100

The P3-100 System Controller firmware file includes the latest firmware for each panel type at the time of
release. Install new firmware in the video panels each time a new version is released on the Martin website at
www.martin.com or if you suspect that a panel has a software-related fault.
The P3-100 will automatically propose to upgrade / downgrade the connected panels if their firmware is a
different version from the current firmware listed in the P3-100 interface, so you must always update the
P3-100 firmware before updating panels.
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Figure 44: Firmware version and reloading firmware
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