Updating MIOS + MBSID firmware for slave core

MIDIbox SID
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Hello everyone..

I have updated the master core of my MB-6582 successfully to MIOS 1.9g / MBSID 2.0RC37 using MIOS Studio. However, now I need to update the slave too.

I was looking at http://www.ucapps.de/mios_bootstrap_newbies.html and found this information:

the Expert method: select the “Don’t use feedback from core” option in the upload window of MIOS Studio, ensure that you’ve loaded the right .hex file and you’ve selected the right device ID. Enable the MIDI merger of the master by pressing the Link button on the control surface (if you haven’t built it yet, you should prefer the newbie method), and press the start button - MIOS Studio will send all code blocks without waiting for a response. This method is easy to handle, but also dangerous if a block hasn’t been received completely (e.g. on an unstable MIDI connection), because you won’t get a notification. Therefore please select “Use feedback from core” so long a bidirectional connection is possible.

Even though I am no expert, I’d like to try this method. Thus I have a couple of questions:

  • Is the “Link” button that is referred in the text the same button as “Shift” button in MB-6582 control surface? Does the “Shift” button function in the same way? Should I keep it pressed while I press “Start” in MIOS studio or does a single press of the button suffice?

  • If I use this method, I need to select Device ID 1 for the slave (as the master is 0), is this correct? Or do I need to check the device ID somewhere?

  • The slave core uses 6581 SIDS (master core uses 6582), but I still need to upload setup_mb6582.hex to slave core too after uploading MIOS 1.9g, is this correct?

Thank you again, if anyone is willing to help a newbie who would like to use the “expert” method..

Regards,

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From the chapter ‘Installation’ in the MBSID manual (http://www.ucapps.de/midibox_sid_manual_in.html)

Thats easy: just upload the new midibox_sid_v2 release to the master core with MIOS Studio.

Once this firmware is booting, and the version number is displayed, press&hold the MENU button of your Control Surface to “clone” the new firmware to the slaves via CAN interface.

I usually just hold down the button while powering up the box. The LCD will tell you if it is happy :thumbsup:

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Thank you once again! I hadn’t noticed that.

However, this might be a stupid question, but here goes: If I have understood correctly, I need to update MIOS to 1.9g as well as the MBSID firmware to the clone. Will the new MIOS version be cloned too, or just the MBSID firmware, if I follow those steps? I can’t test now because I’m at work :slight_smile:

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MIOS cannot be cloned. However the only thing that changed between the last MIOS versions (iirc) was the encoder handling, so it’s not really an issue if you don’t update the slave cores.