AMX NetLinx Master-Ethernet Card/Module NXC-ME260 Instruction Manual download pdf (Page 29)

Firmware Transfers

XC-ME260 NetLinx Master-Ethernet Card/Module

Firmware Transfers

NetLinx Studio 2.0 provides the ability to download KIT firmware files to the NetLinx

NXC-ME260 Master.

To send firmware files, select Tools > Firmware Transfers, then select Send to NetLinx Device

from the sub-menu.

Sending Firmware to a NetLinx Device (KIT file)

Use the Firmware Transfers options in the Tools menu to update the firmware in NetLinx Master

Controllers or System devices. NXI Master Controllers use Kit files for firmware upgrades. A Kit

file (.KIT) is a package of several files, all of which are required to upgrade the firmware, and are

available online via www.amx.com/firmware-files.asp.

! The Online Device Tree (Online Tree tab of the Workspace Window) displays

information about each online device, including the current firmware version.

! Before attempting to upgrade the firmware, you must have the appropriate Kit file for

your NetLinx Master.

To update NetLinx firmware:

1. Choose Tools > Firmware Transfers > Send to NetLinx Device to open the Send To NetLinx

Device dialog.

2. Click the Browse button to navigate to the target directory (in the Browse For Folder dialog).

The selected directory path is displayed in the Location text box. Assuming that the specified

target directory contains one or more Kit files, the Kit files in the selected directory are

displayed in the Files list box (with the file’s last modified date and time).

3. Enter the Device and System ID numbers for the target NetLinx Device in the Device and

System text boxes.

If the Kit file is determined to be specifically for the target Master, the Device number is forced

to zero. If the Kit file is for an unspecified device, you must enter the correct Device ID

number. You can use the Online Device Tree to determine the device’s assigned ID.

When using the NXC-ME260 with G4 products, use firmware build 85 or higher.

Earlier firmware versions do not support G4 products.

If for any reason your Kit file transfer should fail, continue to retry the transfer until you

are successful. DO NOT reboot the Master, or change connections until the transfer

is complete. Failure to complete this operation successfully may result in a factory

repair of the Master.

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