ADDAC207 - Firmware Upgrade Process: Issues / Questions

kssm · Post by **kssm** » Sun Apr 19, 2015 4:58 pm

I made the firmware upgrade in December of 2014-- What features specifically are updated on this March edit? Or did you just mean an edit to this thread?

NS4W · Post by **NS4W** » Mon Apr 20, 2015 10:41 am

kssm wrote:I made the firmware upgrade in December of 2014-- What features specifically are updated on this March edit?

Well, that's kind of why I requested an updated manual that reflects the latest changes....

There's no coherent changelog to be found...

kssm · Post by **kssm** » Mon Apr 20, 2015 1:37 pm

Well, that's kind of why I requested an updated manual that reflects the latest changes.... very frustrating There's no coherent changelog to be found...

Agreed! ADDAC, that would be extremely helpful.

Here's the direct link to our Firmware Upgrade OSX App (vs: J9) - last update March 2nd, 2015:
http://addacsystem.com/firmwares/ADDAC207_FIRMWARE.zip

I was confused if I needed to do an additional upgrade since December since its not clear what is new. I haven't run into any issues.. so is it a new feature (doubt it) or a debug on something I don't know about, but should?

It won't hurt to run it through another update again I suppose-- I'm selling my unit so it would be a good service since I already got the serial board.

Hirsbro · Post by **Hirsbro** » Wed Apr 22, 2015 7:11 am

meatbeatz wrote:In the first post on this thread it says:

Here's the direct link to our Firmware Upgrade OSX App (vs: J9) - last update March 2nd, 2015:
Yet this post was last updated on:

Last edited by ADDAC System on Fri Oct 10, 2014 2:24 am; edited 2 times in total
How can that be? Am I going crazy? If not, I'm about to!!!!!

So I download the J9 firmware via the above link, open in Mac OSX Finder to find that J9 firmware file was created was 6/8/2014.

There is no documentation for J9 but I have been told by Andre that all gate issues have been fixed with J9. Can somebody please set me straight?

well not 100% myself but I find it over sensitive and after the 30 sec (was it 30?) idle time it starts to fire off spasm triggers winch is a bit annoying only if I unplug the input will it stop (perhaps a better PSU could sort this? less ripple)

overjoid · Post by **overjoid** » Wed Jul 08, 2015 7:52 pm

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overjoid · Post by **overjoid** » Wed Jul 08, 2015 11:20 pm

Hello - I love my ADDAC case and these quantizers. I did the J9 update, but there is still an accidental gatemode switching that can occur after 60 seconds.

__ag wrote:Hello,

I read through the last comments and made a new update (J_6) to save the CH234 slave to 1 setting in overall memory, so now it should keep your pre-defined setting after startup.

So with that setting off channels 234 will never be listening to channel one, with this long intervals between gates will not be a problem.

all the very best
andre

From the manual (last updated July 2013):

"This Gate in ON/OFF detection is made in software.
After the detection goes On, and if the user removes
the gate in jack it will automatically goes to Off after
60 seconds. If the user want to reset voices before the
60 seconds period Button 6 (Gate L) can be pressed at
the same time as the voice number button (1 to 4).
For example to Reset voice 2 Gate In, the user needs to
press button 2 and 6 at the same time.
This will resume the behavior without regarding the
Gate In until a new jack is plugged in."
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

OK ---- So, the interval creation and gate detection are different things.

As of the current OS, the "CH234 slave to 1 setting" has only taken care of the accidental mode switching that happens when sending 0V CV to "in" 2, 3, or 4.
The "no-gate-in-patched"-detection is still on a 60 second timer, so "gate detection" issues have not been resolved for anyone who wants their input gates to be spaced wider than 60 seconds.

I did a simple test:
Medium slow LFO into CV "in" (set the speed so you can kind of see it moving up and down on the quantizers LEDs);
make a single trigger pulse happen into "gate in" (start a stopwatch now if you'd like);
This trigger switches the quantizer into triggered operation and stops the quantizing of every step of the lfo and holds the value from the triggered moment;
now wait. . . . . . . . . at 60 seconds the quantizer "goes crazy" (switches back to untriggered mode of operation) . . . .
it stops thinking that I have a cable plugged into "gate in", but the cable is still plugged in.

Doesn't work for slow music (you won't make it past the 15th bar at 60bpm); I think it's why random outputs are sometimes happening for some people; this situation can definitely interrupt any nice long drone note.

It would be very very helpful to have another "Trig.R." Menu item to declare "I will be using gates", or "auto detect" (which already works for "I won't be using gates").

please,
thank you,
all the very best,
Roy

__ag · Post by **__ag** » Wed Jul 05, 2017 8:59 am

Hello all,

There's a new firmware update available!
Version: K_4

Firmware upgrade pdf guide:
http://www.addacsystem.com/sites/defaul ... e_Rev4.pdf

All download links can be found inside the pdf.

K_4 updates:
.Corrected issue with saving and loading presets.

All the very best
Andre

Milanm · Post by **Milanm** » Wed Jul 05, 2017 9:16 am

Nice! Is this bugfixes? What's changed?

Headsup - I think the link to the Arduino software is broken.

__ag · Post by **__ag** » Fri Jul 07, 2017 7:02 am

Hello,

K_4 updates:
.Corrected issue with saving and loading presets.

pdf links were also corrected!

All the very best
Andre

Midiot · Post by **Midiot** » Sat Jun 09, 2018 1:29 am

__ag wrote:Hello all,

There's a new firmware update available!
Version: K_4

So, are any of the freshly delivered 207 modules already loaded with this newest (Feb, 2018) firmware ?

My recent purchase is serial # 371.

(from the ADDAC website as of 6/2018)....

Last update version: L_3, February, 12th, 2018

L_3 updates:
. Added the functionality to save in the presets the new Assign function introduced in update L2.

and from the Ver. 05 pdf...

Note that there are 2 versions of the upgrade process one for Serial Numbers below #265 and a second
one for all quantizers above Serial Number #265

Brendanleespengler · Post by **Brendanleespengler** » Sat Jun 09, 2018 10:25 am

“So, are any of the freshly delivered 207 modules already loaded with this newest (Feb, 2018) firmware?”

Ditto the same from another interested wiggler in the US. The folks at ADDAC are great via email; really attentive and helpful with inquiries. But, ordering the 207 direct from Portugal is impractical and expensive, unfortunately. Especially when you’re diggin on the black paneled version.
Any restocks w US retailers?

Brendanleespengler · Post by **Brendanleespengler** » Sat Jun 09, 2018 10:26 am

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So, are any of the freshly delivered 207 modules already loaded with this newest (Feb, 2018) firmware ?

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Ditto the same from another interested wiggler in the US. The folks at ADDAC are great via email; really attentive and helpful with inquiries. But, ordering the 207 direct from Portugal is impractical and expensive, unfortunately. Especially when you’re diggin on the black paneled version.
Any restocks w US retailers?

Post by **Paranormal Patroler** » Sat Jun 09, 2018 5:44 pm

I think the black panelled version is easier to get directly from ADDAC. Since there is no VAT I don't think it will be that expensive to ship over the pond, is it?

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ADDAC207 - Firmware Upgrade Process: Issues / Questions