
other devices, or it may respond to MIDI in a slightly different, perhaps undesirable way. Even
fixing a bug with an update can cause problems if you’ve already grown accustomed to the
“buggy” behavior and developed the muscle memory around it.
Always give yourself time to test things out before changing your performance setup. Always.
You will be much less stressed if you know what to expect from your gear and software. This is
an extremely useful suggestion for pretty much anything performance related, not just QuNexus.
4.3.3.6 Manually Updating Firmware
Typically the QuNexus Editor will do just fine updating firmware on your board, but in some
cases it may be necessary to manually update your firmware. To update your firmware...
MAC:
1. If you have not already, downloaded and install SysEx Librarian from
http://snoize.com/
SysExLibrarian/
2. Download or locate the firmware file you would like to install, along with the “Enter
Bootloader” sysex command file (zip files for your current version and past versions can
be downloaded here:
http://files.keithmcmillen.com/downloads/qunexus/sysex_files/
)
3. Plug in your QuNexus and open SysEx Librarian
4. Click “Add...” in the lower-left corner of the screen. When the browser window opens,
navigate to the firmware file (generally named to the effect of
“QuNexus_Firmware_1.0.0.syx”) and hit “Open”
5. Repeat the previous step but navigate to the Enter Bootloader sysex file, typically named
“QuNexus_enter_bootloader.syx”
6. Select QUNEXUS Port 1 (or Port 1) from the drop down menu labeled “Destination”
7. Now select the QuNexus_enter_bootloader.syx file in the main window of the SysEx
Librarian application. Once selected it should become highlighted blue.
8. Click the “Play” button in the top-left corner. A progress bar will very quickly appear and
disappear, and the blue shift button on your QuNexus should light up solid. Your
QuNexus is now in bootloader mode and ready to receive firmware.
9. The destination menu will have reset when your QuNexus went into bootloader mode, so
reselect QuNexus Port 1 from the drop down menu.
10. Select the firmware file you want to send to your QuNexus in the main windows to SysEx
Librarian.
11. Click the “Play” button to start sending the firmware. A progress bar will appear indicating
how far along the update process is and the shift button on your QuNexus will begin
flashing as the update progresses.
12. Once done, the LEDs on your QuNexus should swipe across the board as though it is
powering on. Your firmware has been updated!
WINDOWS:
1. If you have not already, download and install SysEx Box from
http://
miostools.midimox.org
(it’s at the top of the page)
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