Manual

Issue 2, July 2021 Model 5401A User Guide
Page 28 Studio Technologies, Inc.
System Menu
This menu has six display-only fields as
well as functions that allow the default set-
tings to be restored and the system to be
rebooted (restarted). Refer to Appendix E
for a view of the System menu.
One of the display-only fields shows the
hardware serial number and the remain-
ing six provide details about the firmware
(embedded software) that is being actively
utilized by the Model 5401A.
Serial Number: This is a display-only field
that shows the Model 5401A’s hardware
serial number. This number has been
assigned at the factory and cannot be
changed.
Version Information: The version informa
-
tion section consists of five rows of infor-
mation that provides details about the five
firmware (embedded software) files that are
being used by the Model 5401A. These are
display only and will include a date if that is
specified as part of the firmware release.
Main MCU Firmware: This display-only
field shows the version number and asso-
ciated release date of the Model 5401A’s
Main MCU firmware. This firmware can
be field-updated using a USB flash drive.
Update details are provided in the Technical
Notes section of this guide.
Main FPGA Firmware:
This display-only
field that shows the version number and
associated date of the Model 5401A’s Main
FPGA (field-programmable-gate-array) firm-
ware. This firmware can be field-updated
using a USB flash drive. Update details are
provided in the Technical Notes section of
this guide.
Sync FPGA Firmware: This display-
only field shows the version number and
associated date of the Model 5401A’s
synchronization board FPGA (field-program-
mable-gate-array) firmware. This firmware
can be field-updated using a USB flash
drive. Update details are provided in the
Technical Notes section of this guide.
Dante Product: This display-only field
shows the product version number and
associated date that’s stored in and being
utilized by the Dante interface. (The Dante
interface is implemented using a Brook-
lyn II module from Audinate.) This version
number is assigned by Studio Technologies
as an identifier when a file is released that
combines specific Model 5401A configura-
tion information along with Dante operat-
ing firmware. The firmware for the Model
5401A’s Dante interface can be updated by
way of an Ethernet connection using the
Dante Updater software application that’s
provided as part of the Dante Controller
software application.
Dante Firmware: This is a display-only field
that shows the version number of the firm-
ware associated with the Dante interface
(Brooklyn II module) that the Model 5401A
utilizes for Dante interconnectivity. No date
is associated with this file. The displayed
version number is assigned by Audinate
and can’t be changed by Studio Technolo-
gies. It is incorporated into the Dante Prod-
uct (.dnt) file that is released by Studio
Technologies’ specifically for the Model
5401A. As noted previously, this firmware,
part of the Dante product firmware, can
be updated by way of an Ethernet connec-
tion using the Dante Updater software
application.
Restore Default Settings: The Restore
Default Settings function allows many of the
Model 5401A’s default configuration settings
to be restored. However, it will not impact
the network configuration or user name and
password settings. For the defaults to be
restored the associated check box must be
enabled prior to pressing the Submit but-
ton. Be careful when using this function as
invoking it after enabling the check box will