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- Jesmond - 08-08-2011

Hi Guys,

Sorry for posting this, I tried to find out the information, but there is so much that I am now confused.

I want to try and upgrade the firmware on my system to use Comfigurator 3 as well as the iPhone app. My current details are:

  1. Comfort firmware type = week

  2. Comfort firmware version = 5.075

  3. File system = 34

  4. UCM type = 10

  5. UCM Version = 5.156
I have 3 x UCMs connected (cbus & rs232) and I am going to connect the Ethernet one which is version 5.228

I know I need to start by upgrading the Comfort II firmware, but am unsure of how I achieve this could you please advise ?

Thanks In Advance.


Jes Camilleri
 



- ident - 08-08-2011

The Comfort firmware 5.079 is the non-flashable type which cannot be upgraded by Comfigurator. You need to buy a MPU01-ULT, see  https://www.cytech.biz/comfort_ii_ult_microcontroller_plug-in_firmware_upgrade.html

This is a Flash CPU with the latest firmware which plugs onto the Comfort PCB. It allows its own firmware to be upgraded in future using a UCM and Comfigurator, see Upgrading the MPU firmware using the UCM

From what you are saying you have a UCM/232 and a UCM/Ethernet
You can use the UCM with firmware 5.228  to upgrade the other UCM firmware to the latest which is currently 6.007, see http://www.comfortforums.com/forum81/2381.html You will need the UCM programming cable for this (inlcuded with the UCM)

Then use the upgraded UCM to upgrade the UCM that you were using for upgrading so both UCMs have the latest firmware 6.007. This new firmware allows the UCM to upgrade its own firmware without neeeding the programming cable

The  new MPU01 firmware for Comfort and the upgraded UCM/Ethernet will allow you to use the iPhone app



- Jesmond - 08-08-2011

Thanks for your prompt reply, any idea where I can purchase this item from ?

- ident - 08-09-2011

If you are based in Australia, contact sales@cytech.biz


- Jesmond - 08-20-2011

Hi Ident,

Thanks so much for the firmware information,I finally got around to installing the MPU01-ULT and upgrading all of the firmware as instructed. The only item I have left to upgrade is the cbus ucm. Unfortunately my CBUS ucm is the old square chip type with cbus 5.27 on it, which I am led to believe can not be upgraded. Is this the case ? If so what is the replacement item number ?

Regards

- slychiu - 08-20-2011

The replacement item is still called the UCM/CBus, but it will be the new type which can have its firmware upgraded, which is a very good thing