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Important Note: These release files cannot be used on an 882CA with the HDCP Compliance Test option. Only use this firmware if you have NOT upgraded the generator to support the HDCP Compliance Test option.
There are two key items that are NOT in this C(A) release that are in 2.7.0, 2.8.0, and 2.8.1 releases for the D and E.
(1) Support for 20 and 24 bit audio
(2) Fix for anomalies that were occurring on the Master image (colors reversed) using format 480i2x29 YCbCr 4:2:2 with 8-bit depth.
There are no new features for the 882CA/882C/881C included in the Release 2.8.2.
The following anomalies have been corrected in the Release 2.8.2.
- A bug in the EDID Compliance Test code which would fail Sink_Supports_AI part of the test has been fixed.
Note: The release files can only be applied to the 882CA/882C/881C
(not the 882D or 882E/881E generators).
The Release 2.8.2 is comprised of the following software components.
| Software Component |
Version |
Change Status |
| Boot Rom |
01.04.11 |
no change |
| vxWorks |
20.1884202 |
new with 2.8.2 |
| CPLD gateware |
256C,39,2222006 |
882s prior to 5/06 |
| CPLD gateware |
255C,41,5312006 |
no change |
| Transmitter gateware |
253F,77,8012006 |
no change |
| Receiver gateware |
253A,9,8282006 |
no change |
Java JRE required |
1.5.06 |
no change |
Note: 882CA/882C/881C units with CPLD gateware 253C,36,1272005 will not support monitoring of the DDC Tx ports with the Auxiliary Channel Analyzer. Contact Customer Support for information on how to upgrade these units.
You can upgrade your generator using the procedures in the Users
Guide. Please note that you will have to verify that your current
generator is operating with Release 2.1.x, 2.2.x, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5.x, 2.6.0, or 2.8.1. To verify that your
current generator is operating with one of these releases, enter the following command:
verf?
Release 2.1.0 should return the following information:
20.1882508, 01.04.11
Release 2.2.0 should return the following information:
20.1882800, 01.04.11
Release 2.2.1 should return the following information:
20.1882901, 01.04.11
Release 2.2.2 should return the following information:
20.1882903, 01.04.11
Release 2.2.3 should return the following information:
20.1882910, 01.04.11
Release 2.3 should return the following information:
20.1883000, 01.04.11
Release 2.4 should return the following information:
20.1883200, 01.04.11
Release 2.5.4 should return the following information:
20.1883404, 01.04.11
Release 2.5.5 should return the following information:
20.1883405, 01.04.11
Release 2.6.0 should return the following information:
20.1883600, 01.04.11
Release 2.8.1 should return the following information:
20.1884200, 01.04.11
After verifying that the generator is operating with either Release
2.1.x, 2.2.x, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5.x, 2.6.0, or 2.8.1, upgrade your generator using the procedures below:
- Download the 2.8.2 Zip file to your PC and unzip the file. There will be a System and a Library directory.
- Upgrade the generator using the procedures at this link.
Note: You can also upgrade by transferring files using the FTP Browser.
- After power cycling the generator, verify that the generator is running the current 2.8.2 version
of the vxWorks file by entering the following command:
verf?
20.1884202, 01.04.11
- Verify that the vxWorks file is: 20.1884202.
- Verify that the BootRom version is: 01.04.11.
- Verify that the generator is running the current 2.8.2 version
of the gateware files by entering the following command:
verg?
256C,41,2222006:253F,77,8012006:253A,9,8282006
- The first listing is the CPLD gateware. The next two listings are the Tx and Rx gateware respectively. The gatewares are separated by colons. Verify that the Tx gateware file (the second item listed) is:
253F,77,8012006.
- Verify that the Rx gateware file (the third item listed) is:
253A,9,8282006.
You can obtain Release Notes for past releases as follows:
88xC(A) Release 2.8.1
88xC(A) Release 2.6.0
88xC(A) Release 2.5.5
88xC(A) Release 2.5.4
88xC(A) Release 2.4
88xC(A) Release 2.3
88xC(A) Release 2.2.3
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