Extron electronic MAV Plus, 450 Plus Update firmware, Matrix Software, cont’d, 7 - Open window

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Update firmware

The firmware upgrade utility, accessible via the Tools menu, provides a way to replace the firmware that is coded on the switcher BME 0’s control board without taking the switcher out of service, opening the switcher enclosure, and replacing the firmware chip.

Update the switcher firmware as follows:

NThe update firmware utility is for replacing the firmware that controls all switcher operation. This is not the window to insert your own HTML pages. See Upload HTML files to insert custom HTML pages.

NTo prevent operational problems, when a firmware update is planned, update the firmware in all BMEs.

1.Visit the Extron web site, www.extron.com, select the CrossPoint/MAV Plus product category, and select the latest firmware install package (*.exe file) for download. Note the folder to which you save the firmware file.

2.Run the executable (*.exe) file to decompress the firmware file.

3.Start the Matrix Switcher Control Program

4.Connect to the matrix switcher BME to be updated. See Using the software in this chapter, steps 1 through 4, starting on page 5-3.

NThe Ethernet connection is much faster than the RS-232/RS-422 connection. Extron recommends using the Ethernet connection rather than the serial port for firmware uploads.

NIf the computer that you are using to update the firmware is connected to the BME via an Ethernet network, each BME must have a unique IP address.

5.Click Tools > Update firmware. The open file window appears (figure 5-7).

Figure 5-7 Open window

6.Navigate to the folder where you saved the firmware upgrade file. Select the file.

NValid firmware files must have the file extension .S19. Any other file extension is not a firmware upgrade.

NThe original factory-installed firmware is permanently available on each matrix switcher BME. If the attempted firmware upload fails for any reason, the switcher reverts to the factory-installed firmware.

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