Solid State Logic System T Broadcast Console

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Eachdraidh ath-sgrùdadh sgrìobhainnean

• V1.2 Initial release EA November 2025
• V1.3 Re-uploaded file with new checksum EA November 2025

Ro-ràdh
System T installations typically include one or many SSL surfaces, Tempest Engines, and Network I/O units. This software release comprises control surface software and Tempest Engine card firmware updates. To identify the current software version running on any console(s), go to Menu>Setup>Service>Admin>About. Updating to V4 directly from V2 software is not supported; a V3.0 or later version must be already installed first due to significant changes to the console’s embedded operating system. V3 and later software require a one-time OS licence to update from V2. Contact taic@solidstatelogic.com for further information on licensing. Refer to the V4.2.13 Features Release Notes for further information before installation.
Thoir an aire: This update requires any manual IP address settings for the console’s interfaces to be verified/re-entered after the update. Ensure all fixed IP addresses are recorded before commencing this update, including the S400. If this includes S500 Meter Bridge Processors, refer to the Restore Fixed IP Address to Meter Bridge Processor section in this document for further information.

Riatanasan

• Console a 'ruith bathar-bog V3.0.x aig a' char as lugha
• Dràibhear USB falamh - 16GB no nas motha - airson ìomhaigh Flat Install
• Dràibhear USB a bharrachd airson cùl-taic console files
• Meur-chlàr USB
• Càball USB AB
• Windows PC and Quartus Prime Programmer software [prev. version dependent]
• System T 4.2.13 install image file
• Rufus V3.5 software installed on a Windows PC
• Riaghladair Dante
• Network I/O V4.5 Package if not already updated
• Inneal dearbhaidh sgrùdaidh WinMD5 [Roghainneil]
• SgiobaViewairson teisteanasan logadh a-steach [Roghainneil]
• TCA V4.2.13 Installer [Optional]
• Basic hand tools – PZR driver, 2mm hex driver, and M4 tile puller as originally supplied with console

Cruthaich an USB Flat Installer

1. Luchdaich a-nuas am bathar-bog airson dealbh sgrùdaich file a’ cleachdadh a’ cheangal gu h-àrd.
2. [Roghainneil] Ruith checksum air an luchdachadh sìos file using WinMD5. The checksum value is: 45c56253be2248ea09a11e78dad4b730
3. Luchdaich sìos Rufus 3.5 agus ruith an tagradh .exe. Tagh an ìomhaigh iso ceart ann an taghadh Boot, tagh an inneal ceart, an uairsin dèan cinnteach gu bheil an sgeama Partition air a shuidheachadh gu GPT.
4. Enter a suitable Volume label so that the drive can be identified in the future, i.e., System TV4.2.13 Flat Installer.
5. Select Start and confirm that you wish to erase all data on the USB drive by clicking OK. Rufus will now partition your device and copy the files. (Bheir USB2 timcheall air 40mins, USB3 5mins)
6. Once the process is complete, there will be an ‘Important notice about Secure Boot’. This can be ignored – press Close. The USB Flat Installer is now ready to be used.

Stàlaich bathar-bog Console
The same USB Flat Installer is used to update the Front Panel Processor (FPP) in all System T console variants, as well as the Meter Bridge Processor (MBP) in S500/S500m surfaces. The control surface assemblies must be updated in the order detailed below. Failure to follow this order can break communication between the FPP and MBP assemblies, for example.

Òrdugh ullachaidh agus ùrachadh

1. Cùl-taic den t-siostam files - cuir a-steach draibhear USB a bharrachd (chan e Flat Installer) agus an uairsin gluais gu Clàr-taice> Setup> Seirbheis> Rianachd gus an gnìomh Dàta Cùl-taic a chleachdadh
2. Make an additional record of all fixed IP addresses in use on the FPP, MBP, Member, and Remote surfaces
3. Luchdaich a-nuas taisbeanadh falamhfile teamplaid - a’ glanadh slighe agus a’ leigeil seachad seilbh sam bith
4. Cuir dheth an consol
5. Remove any external screen connections [S300/S400 only]
6. Ùraich bathar-bog pròiseasar drochaid mheatair [S500/S500m le drochaid mheatair]
7. Manually restore fixed IP address for MBP [not applicable if set to DHCP]
8. Update additional Member FPPs where applicable; User 2 and 3 positions in larger surfaces and/or remote TCR Member surfaces, etc.
9. Update the main console FPP software
10. Manually restore fixed IP addresses for FPP Main and Members
11. Ùrachadh bathar-bog fèin-ghluasadach Tempest Engine OCP
12. Update Control Surface tiles and assembly firmware from the GUI, where applicable
13. Program the Tempest Engine 120 card using Quartus Prime, where applicable
14. Other updates, including TCA Remotes/Backup Surfaces and TeamViewer re-installation, were relevant

Nota cudromach air ceanglaichean stàlaidh USB
It is possible that the USB flat installer will not be detected when connected via ports on the console surface. Should this be the case, connect directly to the processor motherboard/carrier board USB ports. This means locating the bay position in which the processor is located and temporarily removing the relevant touch screen or surface tile to insert the USB, seating them back in their usual position while the installation process completes.

Important Note on Boot Menu Display
F7 on an external keyboard will launch the boot menu to select a boot device. In some cases, the menu will not appear from power on, and a software restart of the FPP is required by pressing the Ctrl-Alt-Del key combination before tapping F7 again.

Luchdaich a-nuas am pròiseas meter drochaidean
Co-cheangailte ri uachdar S500 / S500m le Drochaid Meatair a-mhàin.

1. Connect the USB install stick to an available MBP USB port (internal if not detected externally). Connect a keyboard to the MBP USB connection at the rear of the console.
2. Power on the console and tap F7 on the keyboard continuously to open the boot menu. Should the boot menu not appear, press Ctrl-Alt-Del then F7 again.
3. Use the Up/Down arrow keys on the keyboard to select the UEFI device (USB Flat Installer), then press Enter. If there are two devices listed as per the screenshot below, select the upper UEFI option. The console will now boot from the USB Flat Installer.
4. The screen will appear blank for approximately two minutes while the OS installer starts. When the Command Prompt ‘Solid State Logic Tempest Installer’ appears, choose option 1: “Install image and KEEP user data.” This retains the existing MBP configuration.
5. . Progress will be shown at the bottom of the window as a percentage, a’ toirt timcheall air còig mionaidean airson a chrìochnachadh. Nuair a bhios tu deiseil, bidh an teachdaireachd 'An tug thu air falbh a h-uile meadhan a ghabhas toirt air falbh?' nochdaidh. Thoir air falbh am bata USB Flat Installer gu corporra bhon phròiseasar, agus an uairsin brùth Y air a’ mheur-chlàr gus a dhol air adhart.
6. The ‘Please press 1 to REBOOT’ will now display. Follow the on-screen instructions and press number 1 on the keyboard to reboot.
7. Windows Setup will begin with various progress screens and automatic restarts during this process. Thoir an aire: It may look like the installer is not active during this time. Be patient and DO NOT power cycle the console during this process. When complete, the Meter Bridge will show a blank meters layout.
8. If using DHCP for the MBP connection to FPP, the MBP update is complete. If using a fixed IP address on the MBP, follow the steps on the next page to manually restore this.

Restore Fixed IP Address to Meter Bridge Processor. Applicable only to S500/S500m surfaces with Meter Bridge using a fixed IP address. If using DHCP, proceed to the next section (Update FPP). \

1. Power off the console, then boot from the Flat Install USB again by pressing the F7 key. When presented with the list of options, select 5) Go to command prompt
2. At the command prompt, type notepad and press enter to launch the application, then go to File>Open and change the file type dropdown from Text Document to All Files.
3. Navigate to the console’s Data directory by first selecting ThisPC, then identifying the relevant drive; Data is D:\ under normal operating conditions, but booting from the flat installer will typically push this to F:\.
4. Within the Data drive, open the SSL/TempestBroadcast/ConfigFiles directory and locate the AdapterIpSettings_XXXXXXXXXXXX.xml files. There will be two of these – open both of them in separate NotePad windows: AdapterIpSettings_{XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX}.xml = previous config file with fixed IP address setting AdapterIpSettings_XXXXXXXXXXXX.xml = new config file with DHCP setting
5. Note the new file comprises the following line: true. Copy these lines from the old file – where ‘x’ is the fixed value – then paste over the line quoted above in the new file. Leave all other lines intact, then save the new file. false x.x.x.x x.x.x.x x.x.x.x x.x.x.x

Ùraich am pròiseas(an) pannal aghaidh
Your System T console surface may have more than one FPP for multi-operational positions or due to the large size of the surface. If you are not able to determine this, contact your local SSL Support Office. Additional FPPs in positions 2 and 3, etc., must be updated before the host FPP in position 1. This includes any remote TCR or other console surfaces configured as Members. The update instructions are the same for each:

1. Connect the USB install stick to an available FPP USB port (internal if not detected externally). Connect a keyboard to any available FPP USB connection.
2. Power on the console and tap F7 on the keyboard continuously to open the boot menu. Should the boot menu not appear, press Ctrl-Alt-Del then F7 again.
3. Use the Up/Down arrow keys on the keyboard to select the UEFI device (USB Flat Installer), then press Enter. If there are two devices listed as per the screenshot below, select the upper UEFI option. The console will now boot from the USB Flat Installer.
4. The screen will appear blank for approximately two minutes while the OS installer starts. When the Command Prompt ‘Solid State Logic Tempest Installer’ appears, choose option 1: “Install image and KEEP user data.” This retains the existing FPP configuration.
5. Thèid adhartas a shealltainn aig bonn na h-uinneige mar cheudadtage, taking approximately five minutes to complete. Upon completion, the message ‘Have you removed all removable media?’ will appear. Physically remove the USB Flat Installer stick from the processor, then press Y on the keyboard to progress.
6. The ‘Please press 1 to REBOOT’ will now display. Follow the on-screen instructions and press number 1 on the keyboard to reboot.
7. Windows Setup will begin with various progress screens, and automatic restarts will happen during this process.
   Thoir an aire: It may look like the installer is not active during this time. Be patient and DO NOT power cycle the console during this process. When complete, the console will boot into the usual Front Panel display/console GUI.
8. Navigate to the Menu>Setup>Service>Update page to confirm the Current Version for the Control Software is showing V4.2.13.67660
9. Repeat the above steps for any other FPPs fitted to the console surface (Position 3, then position 1 FPP last, for example).
10. Once the final FPP update has been completed, navigate to Menu>Setup>Service>Network and manually restore fixed IP address configuration – fixed IP addresses will have been reset to DHCP during this update procedure due to necessary changes in the underlying changes to adapter configuration files.
11. Ath-thòisich an consol a-rithist gus an leugh e ainm a’ chonsail file, ri fhaicinn ann an Clàr-taice> Suidhich> Roghainnean> Siostam.

Bathar-bog OCP T-Engine (fèin-ghluasadach)
Tha am pròiseas seo fèin-ghluasadach agus tachraidh e taobh a-staigh trì mionaidean bho chaidh am prìomh FPP a chuir a-steach don bhathar-bog ùr. Clàr-taice> Setup> Service> Update seallaidh e ‘Ùrachadh fèin-ghluasadach ri feitheamh’ ri taobh T-Engines co-cheangailte sam bith, agus an uairsin ‘Mearachd: Ceangal air chall’. Tha seo mar thoradh air còd a bhith air a luchdachadh sìos agus an T-Engine ag ath-thòiseachadh fhèin. Bidh an ceangal ag ath-stèidheachadh e fhèin goirid às deidh sin. Thoir sùil air an 'Bathar-bog is Firmware Tionndadh thairisview' clàr nas fhaide air adhart san sgrìobhainn seo gus dearbhadh gu bheil na dreachan ceart air an sealltainn.

Luchdaich a-nuas an Surface co-chruinneachaidhean
The Menu>Setup>Service>Update page lists all connected control surface tiles and internal card assemblies (on each FPP, if multiple are fitted). Required updates are automatically prompted and can be completed in any order. Press and hold the active Update button to start the firmware update. The screen and surface will be locked out while the update is in progress. Control surface tiles will automatically restart and reconnect upon completion. Repeat the process for all required tiles/assemblies

Ùrachadh firmware cairt T-Engine 62D120
Unchanged since V4.0.15. Updating from earlier versions requires firmware UID 500877 for the 62D120 PCIe Audio fitted to each T-Engine. This is programmed using the Quartus Prime Programmer software:

1. Connect a USB memory stick to the console, navigate to Menu>Setup>Service Update, then press and hold the Update button next to the listed 62D120 card. This transfers a .pof firmware file chun a 'bhata USB.
2. Luchdaich sìos agus stàlaich Quartus Prime gu Windows PC.
3. Leis an T-Engine cumhachd, ceangail càball USB AB bhon choimpiutair gu port PROG air a ’chairt 62D120 (leis an ainm AUDIO I / F) aig a’ chùl.
4. Launch Quartus Prime. Check Hardware Setup lists a connected USB-Blaster device. If not, follow this guide to complete the installation/association of programmer drivers. Once confirmed/resolved, return to the main application window.
5. In the Mode dropdown list, select JTAG (if not set by default), then press the Auto Detect button on the left side of the application window.
6. Nochdaidh bogsa còmhraidh a' sealltainn liosta de dh'innealan. Tagh an inneal 5CGXFC9E7 agus cliog air OK. Mar as trice is e seo an inntrig mu dheireadh air an liosta.
7. A graphical representation of three devices will be shown. Click on the CFI_128Mb chip icon, then select\ Change File bho na putanan air an taobh chlì.
8. Anns a 'chùis file uinneag brabhsair, fosgail am MADImax_5CGXFC9E7F31C8N_D120.pof file bhon USB cuimhne. Is e slighe a’ phasgain SSL\SystemT\Firmware\D120.
9. In the main application window, tick the boxes for Program/Configure and Verify, then click Start. A progress bar is shown in the top-right corner. Updates take between 5 and 10 minutes, at which point 100% Complete will be shown. Should there be an error/failure reported, check settings, then re-attempt.
10. Once completed, successfully repower the T-Engine to load the programmed code. Check that the correct firmware UID is shown in the console’s Update menu. Repeat steps if there is a second T-Engine.

Cairtean Drochaid T-Engine/HC a bharrachd
For 62D124 and 62D151 T-Engine/HC Bridge cards, firmware remains unchanged since V3.0.14. Confirm versions listed in Menu>Setup>Service>Update are current compared to the Software and Firmware Version Overview clàr nas fhaide air adhart san sgrìobhainn seo. Ma tha cairtean sam bith a bharrachd air an 62D120 nach eil ùraichte, thoir sùil air an sgrìobhainn Notaichean Stàladh V3.0.x roimhe seo no cuir fios chun Oifis Taic SSL ionadail agad airson tuilleadh stiùiridh.

Ùrachaidhean lìonra I/O
The Network I/O V4.5 Package includes new SSL and Dante firmware for some Network IO devices, if not updated as part of a previous software release. Refer to the Install Notes included in the V4.5 release as well as the firmware table in this document for further information.

SgiobaViewer Stàladh
Ma thathar ga chleachdadh, SgiobaViewer will need to be reinstalled and configured after this update has been applied. This requires the Admin Access function to be unlocked by a four-digit access code in Menu>Setup>Service>Admin. Contact your local SSL Support Office for an access code. For full details on the installation process, refer to System T Application Note 021.

Tempest Control App (TCA)
From V4.0 onwards, Tempest Control App (TCA) brings the full feature-set of System T into a software application with direct control of Tempest Engines. Replacing TSOLSA, the software will continue to be available free-of-charge for Offline showfile configuration and Remote connectivity to external control surfaces. With the optional Online licence, it becomes possible for TCA to directly control Tempest Engines and Dante networks. This provides new system design possibilities, including flypack, virtual, and backup control solutions for both new and existingcustomers. Download the installer package via the Support site, which includes TCA-specific installation notes that should be referred to. Update any client machines to V4.2.13 TCA software, matching the console. It is not possible to connect TCA/T-SOLSA clients that are running an older version of the software.
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Tionndadh Bathar-bog is Firmware Overview
Tha àireamhan ann an clò trom a’ comharrachadh dreachan ùra airson an naidheachd seo.

Bathar-bog is Firmware Console agus Tempest Engine

Consoles agus bathar-bog eile (geàrr-chunntas deuchainn SSL)
For System T and SSL Live consoles in a shared network environment, all consoles should be updated at the same time. Other software apps and tools on the network may also have dependencies. To assist with updates to SSL, publish a list of versions tested alongside each console release. Audinate manages forward and backward compatibility for Dante implementations and applications. Other Audinate software versions will work with the console software releases. This list documents what was tested at SSL.

Iarrtasan lìonra I/O

The legacy Dante Firmware Updater is not supported for this release and is incompatible with Brooklyn 3 modules

Innealan lìonra I/O

Thoir an aire: Tha an tionndadh firmware Dante ri fhaicinn ann an Dante Controller> Device View> Inbhe fo Fiosrachadh Dèanadair> Tionndadh Bathar. Tha innealan le caochlaidhean Brooklyn 2 no 3 air an comharrachadh le 'Bk2' agus 'Bk3' fa leth sa chlàr.

Ceistean Cumanta

Q: Can I update directly from V2 software to V4?

A: No, updating directly from V2 to V4 is not supported. You must have V3.0 or later installed first.

Q: What should I do if the USB installer does not detect when connected via console ports?

A: Connect directly to the processor motherboard/carrier board USB ports as instructed in the manual.

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