AMX MVP-8400i manual Upgrading the Docking Station Firmware via USB

Upgrading MVP Firmware

7.Select Tools > Firmware Transfers > Send to NetLinx Device from the Main menu to open the Send to NetLinx Device dialog (B in FIG. 37). Verify the panel’s System and Device number values match those values listed within the System folder in the OnLine Tree tab of the Workspace window (A in FIG. 37).

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FIG. 37 Using USB for a Virtual Master transfer

8.Select the panel’s Kit file from the Files section.

9.Enter the Device value associated with the panel and the System number associated with the Master (listed in the OnLine Tree tab of the Workspace window). The Port field is greyed-out.

10.Click the Reboot Device checkbox. This causes the touch panel to reboot after the firmware update process is complete. The reboot of the panel can take up 30 seconds after the firmware process has finished.

11.Click Send to begin the transfer. The file transfer progress is indicated on the bottom-right of the dialog (B in FIG. 37).

12.As the panel is rebooting, temporarily unplug the USB connector on the panel until the panel has completely restarted.

13.Once the first panel page has been displayed, reconnect the USB connector to the panel.

14.Right-click the associated System number and select Refresh System. This causes a refresh of all project systems, establishes a new connection to the Master, and populates the System list with devices on your particular system.

15.Confirm the panel has been properly updated to the correct firmware version.

Upgrading the Docking Station Firmware via USB

The following accessory devices are firmware upgradeable: MVP-TDS Table Top Docking Station (FG5965-10)

MVP-WDS Wall/Flush Mount Docking Station - Black (FG5965-11) MVP-WDS Wall/Flush Mount Docking Station - Silver (FG5965-21)

This device is not given a unique device number which would ordinarily appear within the Online Tree tab of NetLinx Studio. It appears as a battery base below the target panel which it is a part of as seen below in FIG. 38.

The only way to upgrade the firmware of these accessory items is to send the accessory’s firmware through a target panel. Its this panel’s device number which is entered within the Send to NetLinx Device transfer dialog in Studio.

Step 1: Prepare the Docking Station for firmware transfer via USB

Before beginning with this section:

Verify the MVP is securely attached to the docking station and communicating properly.

Verify that the panel is communicating from the mini-USB port to the Virtual NetLinx Master (VNM).

1.Complete the instructions for configuring the NetLinx Master for IP communication found in the Upgrading the Modero Firmware via the USB port section on page 33.

36 MVP-8400i 8.4" Modero® ViewPoint® Touch Panel with Intercom