Specifications

Upgrading Firmware
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8. Select Tools > Firmware Transfers > Send to NetLinx Device from the Main menu to open the Send to NetLinx
Device dialog (FIG. 29). Verify the target’s Device and System numbers matches the value listed within the System
folder in the Workspace window.
9. Select the Control Card’s Kit file from the Files section (FIG. 29) (in our above example we chose to update the
NXC-VOL4 card).
10. Enter the System and Device numbers associated with the desired Master (listed in the Workspace window). A
device value of 00003 is the same as a value of 3.
11. Click the Reboot Device checkbox to reboot the NI unit after the firmware update process is complete and then re-
detect the new NXC card firmware.
12. Click Send to begin the transfer. The file transfer progress is indicated on the bottom-right of the dialog (FIG. 29).
13. Click Close once the download process is complete.
14. Click Reboot (from the Tools > Reboot the Master Controller dialog) and wait for the System Master to reboot.
The STATUS and OUTPUT LEDs should begin to alternately blink during the incorporation. Wait until the
STATUS LED is the only LED to blink.
15. Press Done once until the Master Reboot Status field reads *Reboot of System Complete*.
16. Cycle power to the Master (unplug and reconnect power to the unit).
17. After Studio has establish a connection to target Master, click the OnLine Tree tab of the Workspace window to
view the devices on the System. The default System value is one (1).
18. Right-click the associated System number and select Refresh System. This establishes a new connection to the
specified System and populates the list with devices on that system.
The communication method is highlighted in green on the bottom of the NetLinx Studio window.
FIG. 29 Select Control Card firmware file for download page (via IP)
Selected Control Card
Description field for selected Kit file
System Number and Device Number
must match the System and Device values
listed in the Workspace window
Firmware download
status
Firmware file
This process of cycling power acts to reset the updated NetLinx Control Card and
detect its new firmware update. It also serves to allow the Integrated Controller to
detect and reflect the new firmware on the card to the NetLinx Studio display on the
Workspace window.