Alcorn Mcbride V+ series, User Manual

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8-16 V16+ Hardware Reference
Firmware
The operating system that resides in the V16+ is called the “firmware”. Periodic
firmware upgrades are made in order to add new features, streamline operation,
and fix bugs. For pricing and availability of firmware upgrades, contact Alcorn
McBride.
Instead of purchasing your firmware upgrades, you can program them into
EPROMs yourself. The latest firmware can be downloaded from Alcorn
McBride’s WWW site on the Internet. The address is
http://www.alcorn.com/
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Upgrading show control firmware
1. Open the V16+ and locate socket U4 (It is labeled
“OPERATING SYSTEM FIRMWARE”).
2. Remove the old firmware EPROM from socket U4.
3. Install the new firmware EPROM into socket U4.
Show Memory
When scripts are compiled and downloaded to the V16+, the data is stored in the
Show Memory. The V16+ comes standard with 32K of show memory, but for
larger shows (>4000 events) the memory may be upgraded to 64K. For pricing
and availability of show memory upgrades, contact Alcorn McBride.
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Upgrading show memory
Socket U8 contains the standard 32K EEPROM. Socket U15 is available for
expansion memory.
1. Open the V16+ and locate chip sockets U8 and U15 (They are labeled
“SHOW DATA EEPROM 1” and “SHOW DATA EEPROM 2”).
2. To upgrade from 32K to 40K, install an 8K EEPROM (28C64) in U15.
3. To upgrade from 32K to 64K, install a 32K EEPROM (28C256) in U15.