Apex Firmware Update - 4.10 Beta
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Even if you are currently running 4.10-6C11, you can just reapply the same version. I'm sure Curt would appreciate feedback from as many Mac users as he can get. I'll be trying it as soon as I get home from my business trip.
Baba Booey
New member
I gave it a shot and didn't have any problems. The only problem I can foresee is assigning the arp address. I didn't have a problem with it but I can see how that may be confusing to someone not familiar with networking or the command line. That being said I felt the directions in the readme.txt were more than adequate.
Gordonious
Active member
Is 4.10 out of Beta now?
This is what I see on the software page:
AquaController Apex Owner's Manual
AquaController Apex Firmware Revision (4.05-4D11)
AquaController Apex Firmware Revision (4.10-6C11)
AquaController Apex Mac Beta Firmware Revision (4.10-6C11)
It would appear as if 4.10 is out of Beta, but they are hanging onto 4.05 because it isn't perfect yet or removes some options people may still want to use?
This is what I see on the software page:
AquaController Apex Owner's Manual
AquaController Apex Firmware Revision (4.05-4D11)
AquaController Apex Firmware Revision (4.10-6C11)
AquaController Apex Mac Beta Firmware Revision (4.10-6C11)
It would appear as if 4.10 is out of Beta, but they are hanging onto 4.05 because it isn't perfect yet or removes some options people may still want to use?
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Deleted member 143833
Try booting Windows into safe mode and perform the update. I suspect your anti-virus is blocking the creation of the ARP entry. Future versions won't need to do this but the current versions do.
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Deleted member 143833
An old version is often kept online just in case; I've seen no issues with 6.1 for some time and not heard mention of issues.
Gordonious
Active member
Right after I made the post Curt answered my e-mail and said it was out of Beta.
Ken you have the AI LEDs running still right? Have you used lighting/storm effects with them recently? I heard others make comments that they weren't work and today I tried to show them to someone and when I clicked manual on for storm nothing happened. Well all three LED outlets switched to weather as they are supposed to, but I didn't see any flashes or cloud cover. Didn't spend much time on it either.
Ken you have the AI LEDs running still right? Have you used lighting/storm effects with them recently? I heard others make comments that they weren't work and today I tried to show them to someone and when I clicked manual on for storm nothing happened. Well all three LED outlets switched to weather as they are supposed to, but I didn't see any flashes or cloud cover. Didn't spend much time on it either.
Thanks Kenargo!
But I made a mistake, I forgot some info.. I am running a Mac, and the last time I install mono, it could do something?
[WDT]TardFarmer
The Watcher
I am curious about the lightning also. When I have tried running it in the past I get a sequence of lightning rather than all the modules synced.
gbreynol
New member
It is an issue. There are multiple threads.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2036937
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2024093
[WDT]TardFarmer
The Watcher
I contacted Curt from Neptune and he doesn't think it is a Neptune issue.
"I don't think there is a bug/issue in the Apex or the VDM. There is a single command for lightning, and we just send that command. There are no options. The blue/white etc are staggered it is the AI light that is doing it."
so I am contacting AI now
"I don't think there is a bug/issue in the Apex or the VDM. There is a single command for lightning, and we just send that command. There are no options. The blue/white etc are staggered it is the AI light that is doing it."
so I am contacting AI now
[WDT]TardFarmer
The Watcher
Yeah I read those and posted in one of them, I was hoping the firmware fixed it
No such luck it appears.
phuzzykins
New member
I never got the 6C11 or 6D11 flash utility to work under Win7 x64... I had to do the upgrade from a 32 bit XP virtual machine.
rinconmike
Member
I used Win 7 X64 and it worked for me.
Same here. Phuzzykins, you might have an issue with Internet security software blocking it.
Gordonious
Active member
Same here with Win 7 X64. Actually used three different PCs with Windows7 to update two different Apexs recently and didn't have an issue when wired to the same router.
I successfully updated my Apex controller to 4.10_6D11 using the new Mac utility. The only minor issue I see is that when I restart the Apex the pH and Temp are out of range which triggers the alarm. This is a temporary condition that eventually clears up, but I don't remember seeing this issue in previous versions.
