Zodiak Release Notes
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Zodiak 4.0 Update
Zodiak 4.0 Update
Hardware Notes and Requirements
Mix Effect Module Heat Sinks
Before installing this version of Zodiak software, make sure that required
heat sinks were added to the Mix Effects module(s) in the Zodiak Video
Frame. The heat sinks and instructions were provided with each version 2.1
software CD shipped.
In a 2.5-M/E Zodiak system, there is one Dual Mix Effects module in slot 2
of the Video Frame requiring 8 heat sinks. In a 3-M/E system there is a Dual
Mix Effects module in slot 2 (8 heat sinks) and a single Mix Effects module
in slot 3 (4 heat sinks). Each FMN kit will include enough heat sinks for a
3-M/E system.
WARNING
Your hardware must be modified before software installation or the Mix
Effects module(s) will overheat. The ICs on this module may be quite hot
when the module is first removed from the frame. Let the module cool
before proceeding.
Refer to Field Modification Note (FMN) 075-0693-00 for specific heat sink
installation instructions.
Control Processor SBC1000 Submodule
A new SBC1000 (single board computer) submodule is now installed on
Zodiak Frame Control Processor modules shipping from the factory (part
number 671-6346-02).
CAUTION
Zodiak 3.0 software requires an SBC1000 Frame Processor upgrade for
optimum performance on 3 M/E systems. The SBC1000 submodule requires
2.2 or later software, for proper boot kernal file. You must install compatible
software BEFORE you install the SBC1000. Once installed, if you wish to back
down to 2.1 or earlier software you will need to reinstall the earlier Frame pro-
cessor before you load the older software.
Zodiak 3 M/E systems need additional computing power to support some
advanced features. While 4.0 software will run on the earlier slower frame
processors, some complex effects may not run smoothly. The processing
time required for complicated effects may exceed the time available within
a frame, and so frames could occasionally be skipped. Installing the
