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Feature Enhancements for 882D Release 2.11.0 - vxWorks: 20.1884800

The following features are included in the Release 2.11.0.

  • PanBars image has been added. Top half of this image is colorbar, and bottom half is a 10-bar ramp.
  • ThreeBar image has been added. This image has three vertical white bars on black background.
  • TVBar875 image has been added. This is the colorbar with all bars in 75% luminance.
  • TVBarH image has been added. This is a horizontal colorbar.
  • Pairing image has been added. This image can be used to detect when fields are reversed in interlaced monitors.
  • DMT1260D format has been added. This is 1280x800 @ 60Hz.

The following anomalies have been corrected in the Release 2.11.0.

  • LipSync image text shows up properly in all formats.
  • LipSync image automatically resets itself when the box goes off the screen.
  • Samples.o image located in /tffs0/library/images/ can now be loaded and used correctly.
  • Generator's clock now shows correct time in 12-hour mode.
Note: The release files can only be applied to the 882D generator (not the 882CA/882C/881C or 882EA/882E/881E generators).



Software Table

The Release 2.11.0 is comprised of the following software components.

Software Component Version Change Status
Boot Rom 01.04.11 no change
vxWorks 20.1884800 new with 2.11.0
CPLD gateware 400C,4,6062006 no change
Tx gateware 1 400A,6,5042006 no change
Tx gateware 2 400B,10,1042007 no change
Java JRE required 1.5.06 no change



Upgrade Instructions

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 2.3, 2.4, 2.5.x, 2.6.0, 2.7.0, 2.8.0, 2.8.1, 2.8.2, 2.9.0, 2.10.2, or 2.10.5. To verify that your current generator is operating with one of these releases, enter the following command:

verf?

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 2.7.0 should return the following information:

20.1883800, 01.04.11

Release 2.8.0 should return the following information:

20.1884000, 01.04.11

Release 2.8.1 should return the following information:

20.1884200, 01.04.11

Release 2.8.2 should return the following information:

20.1884202, 01.04.11

Release 2.9.0 should return the following information:

20.1884400, 01.04.11

Release 2.10.2 should return the following information:

20.1884602, 01.04.11

Release 2.10.5 should return the following information:

20.1884605, 01.04.11

After verifying that the generator is operating with either Release 2.3, 2.4, 2.5.x, 2.6.0, 2.7.0, 2.8.0, 2.8.1, 2.8.2, 2.9.0, 2.10.2, or 2.10.5, upgrade your generator using the procedures below:

  1. Download the 2.11.0 Zip file to your PC and unzip the file. There will be a System and a Library directory.
  2. Upgrade the generator using the procedures at this link.
  3. After power cycling the generator, verify that the generator is running the current 2.11.0 version of the vxWorks file by entering the following command:

    verf?
    20.1884800, 01.04.11


  4. Verify that the vxWorks file is: 20.1884800.
  5. Verify that the BootRom version is: 01.04.11.
  6. Verify that the generator is running the current 2.11.0 version of the gateware files by entering the following command:

    verg?
    400C,4,6062006:400A,6,5042006:400B,10,1042007


  7. The first listing is the CPLD gateware. The next two listings are the transmitter gateware files for the DVI and the HDMI output. The gatewares are separated by colons. Verify that the transmitter gateware files are: 400A,6,5042006:400B,10,1042007.



Other Release Notes

You can obtain Release Notes for past releases as follows:

882D Release 2.10.5
882D Release 2.10.2
882D Release 2.9.0
882D Release 2.8.2
882D Release 2.8.1
882D Release 2.8.0
882D Release 2.7.0
882D Release 2.6.0
882D Release 2.5.5
882D Release 2.5.4
882D Release 2.4
882D Release 2.3
882D Release 2.2.3