Vega-MV Router Multiviewer - User Manual
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Upgrading MV-CTL and MV-NET Firmware
Maintenance Tasks 10.1
10.1 Upgrading MV-CTL and MV-NET Firmware
From time to time, firmware updates may be made available. The current firmware version of
the Vega-MV unit can be checked in the browser interface
Help > About
menu, see section
The firmware is supplied as a single compressed file that contains the firmware and software
for all of the cards fitted in the Vega-MV Router Multiviewer. Firmware has the firmware
version number as part of the filename (see below for example filenames):
Example: MV-CTL Firmware version 1.0.58
(end of filename indicates firmware version):
mpxmvc-inst-sam-mv-1.0.58.tar.bz2
Example: MV-NET Firmware version 1.0.55
(end of filename indicates firmware version):
mpxnet-inst-sam-1.0.55.tar.bz2
1.
Use a client FTP program such as “FileZilla” or “SmartFTP” to open an FTP
connection to the MV-CTL or MV-NET card.
Username
: root
Password
: smv
2.
Copy the compressed firmware file to the root folder of the card. The file transfer will
begin.
3.
When the upload is complete wait for at least 10 seconds before moving on to the
next step.
4.
MV-CTL cards can be rebooted individually by selecting the
Reboot
option from the
Module menu of the MV-CTL card.
If the MV-NET card has been updated the Vega-MV unit frame must be power cycled
to complete the update.
5.
The OLED screen and monitor output will indicate that the update is in progress. The
update will take several minutes to complete, depending on the nature of the updates.
6.
Once the firmware update is complete the previous multiviewer display will return and
the update messages will no longer be displayed.
7.
The firmware version numbers of all the cards fitted in the frame can be checked from
the About option of the Help menu, see section 7.8.
10.1.1 Updating the Video Input Cards
The input/output cards are automatically updated by the MV-CTL firmware if updates are
required.
If the MV-CTL firmware update includes an update for the cards they will be automatically
updated. The display will indicate the card update progress as a percentage along with a slot
number. The slot number can be ignored as all of the cards are updated at the same time.
If one or more cards fail to update correctly the first time the MV-CTL card will automatically
repeat the update process for the card(s) that failed to update correctly.
Important:
•
The IP addresses of the MV-CTL/MV-NET and the PC must be in the same range.
If necessary, the IP address of the frame can be changed using the setup utility.
•
The MV-NET card and the MV-CTL card must be rebooted to complete the
upgrade. All of the cards can be updated at the same time by simply power cycling
the frame.
Important:
Failure to wait 10 seconds means that the update file will not have time to be fully saved to
the card which means the update will not take place when the card reboots.