Alpha-Link firmware can only be updated via the Mixpander PCI card. There is generally no reason to update Alpha-Link firmware.
Alpha-Link AX firmware
V2.3 (v9.hex, 28 Jan 2008)
- ADAT audio popping problem solved
V2.4 (v10.hex, 21 Feb 2008)
- AX had locking problems in following conditions :
96Khz + Adat-Channel-Status = Use + Adat SMUX = ON
V2.5 (v11.hex, 8 April 2009) has following modifications implemented:
1) MADI 96Khz High Speed (Frame Pattern) transmitter problem solved.
This will solve the MADI locking problem that other devices have when working at following conditions :
96Khz + MADI Frame Pattern mode + 64channel Mode (or or 56ch mode in combination with vari-speed))
In the above mentioned conditions, the 'foreign' device sometimes lost lock.
2) MADI 57th non-audio channel compliant
Alpha-Link AX can withstand a 57th (and subsequent) non-audio channel
3) Occasional ADAT output channel shift solved, happened in following situations :
- working stand-alone
- Too many MADI channels are routed to ADAT out
Alpha-Link SX firmware
V2.5 (1 July 2008) (v11a.hex) ## SMS production release ##
- Sample rate converter ON/OFF selection (option switch #2) is made non-volatile now
V2.6 (31 March 2009) (v11b.hex)
- MADI 96Khz transmitter problem in Frame Pattern mode resolved
- 57th non-audio channel support added for DiGiCo consoles
- Occasional AES output channels shift resolved
- introduction of a 3rd option switch, but not used so far
V2.7 (20 May 2009) (v11c.hex) ## no official SSL release ?? ##
- Sample Rate 88/96Khz LED flickering problem resolved
V2.8 (5 Oct 2009) (v11d.hex)
- Sample Rate 88/96Khz LED indication problem resolved
(Note : v2.7 resolved the flicker, but introduced a problem that the 88/96Khz LED sometimes did not turn on)
