Power Core - Updating The Firmware - LAWO Power Core User Manual

Power Core - User Manual

6.6 Power Core - Updating the Firmware

This topic describes how to check and update the system firmware using SoP Explorer.
Overview
SoP Explorer is the firmware update tool for Lawo on-air systems. It can be used to check and update the firmware versions
on the Core, expansion I/O cards and, where applicable, the control surface and key panels.
You will need to run SoP Explorer whenever you update to a new version of software. The latest firmware files are copied
onto the PC by the software installer. When SoP Explorer connects to the Lawo system, it compares the versions. If updates
are required, data is transferred firstly to the Core, and then onto the other components.
Important: You should never update system while it is operational! The hardware will reset several times during the
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update process, causing interruption to the operation and audio.
Prerequisites
SoP Explorer must be installed onto the configuration PC using the
the configuration PC and Power Core must be connected to the control network.
First Steps
Before you begin, check that the expansion I/O cards are installed and that any surface components, including key panels,
are connected.
1. Start the software.
SoP Explorer starts automatically at the end of the ON-AIR Designer software installation procedure. It can also be started
from the desktop icon or Windows START menu.
If this is the first time you have launched SoP Explorer, then the "Unit Properties" window opens automatically. Alternatively,
select Unit → New... (from the main menus).
2. Edit the 'Unit Properties' to define the system you wish to connect to.
Version: 8.0.0/1
onair-designer.exe installer
Exported on: 24 October, 2023
(as described earlier). Both
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