Extron Electronics CrossPoint 300 Series - Manual (Page 87)

5-5 CrossPoint 300 Matrix Switchers • Matrix Software
Figure 5-5 — Sample program window (with ties)
Updating the firmware
The firmware upgrade utility provides a way to replace the firmware that is coded
on the switcher’s control board without taking the switcher out of service.
The Firmware Loader must be installed on your computer to perform this
operation. Extron recommends that you install this program when you install
the Matrix Switchers Control Program. If you did not, it can be downloaded
from the Extron Web site, www.extron.com, and installed separately.
Update the switcher firmware as follows:
1 . Visit the Extron web site, www.extron.com, click the Download Center tab,
and then click the Firmware link (figure 5-6). Select the appropriate firmware
file to download and copy it to your computer. Note the folder to which you
save the firmware file.
Figure 5-6 — Location of firmware upgrade files
2 . In the Windows Explorer or other file browser, double-click the downloaded
executable (*.exe) file) to self-extract the firmware file.
3 . Connect a Windows-based computer to either switcher serial port or the
switcher LAN port. See chapter 2, “Installation”, for more details.
4 . Start the Matrix Switchers Control Program. See “Using the software” in this
chapter, steps 1 through 3, starting on page 5-3.