Horus Release Notes (v21673)
Contents
1. as the version numbering indicated under the Horus system info page might be misleading Cannot access Horus remotely in Maintenance mode for Firmware update Procedure 1 First launch MTDiscovery and open the Horus Maintenance Mode entry 2 If such entry does not show up reboot your system and retry 3 If it still does not work make sure that your Network card is set to Automatic IP addressing see Horus User Manual In case none of the above works try to access the Horus directly from your Chrome browser 4 First make sure that the Horus if well connected to your system via Ethernet be aware that the Port or Switch must be Gigabit 5 Verify that you are using Ethernet cable category 5E or 6 6 On the Horus Maintenance TFT screen take note of the written IP Address 7 Type this address in your Chrome browser followed by 8080 Example 169 254 182 31 8080 You should now have access to the Horus remote Maintenance page and be able to update your Horus firmware Firewall and Antivirus Windows Firewall The Windows Firewall can block communication between MassCore and Horus We recommend users to disable the Public Network Firewall Procedure 1 Go in Windows Control Panel gt Windows Firewall 2 Click on Turn Windows Firewall on or off 3 Go to the Public Network section and select Turn Off Windows Firewall Disable Antivirus Merging also recommends users to disable their Antivirus some Antivirus as Avast and S2. DXD amp DSD support in RAVENNA The Pyramix users must upgrade to Pyramix v8 1 Fixed RAVENNA ASIO current sample rate report accuracy issue Improvement New AD8D module support with Direct Outs Fixed AD parameters accuracy with Pyramix Mixer and Web Access page Fixed Potential DA glitch at RAVENNA start up in DSD Fixed Potential glitch mute in network configuration Fixed Further reduced clicks on AD PreAmp gain adjustment Fixed in Firmware version 20622 Fixed LTC output potential missing frame Fixed Remove Error messages Fifo and Buffering Fixed inaccurate power Supply error message when connected to secondary only Fixed Horus not working with certain Hirschmann switches MAR1140 due to too severe Ethernet preamble check Fixed in Firmware version 20417 For Horus DXD amp DSD support in RAVENNA The Pyramix users must upgrade to Pyramix v8 1 Improvement AD Premium Mic pre amp DSD gain range of OdB to 60dB Improvement Format page DSD DXD GUI clarification Improvement Limiter added to avoid noise when overloading input in DSD Fixed Horus monitor jack provides the same channel on both outputs 8FS only Fixed Phase invert now working in DSD Fixed in Firmware version 20084 For Horus DXD amp DSD support in RAVENNA The Pyramix users must upgrade to Pyramix v8 1 Beta2 Improvement DSD256 noise floor improvement Improvement DSD256 removed DC offset Improvement DSD64 and DSD128 support
3. MADI input Fixed Bug on the DA page web access Fixed Mute correctly done when no signal on the input Fixed Improved connections in RAVENNA mode when multiple connections are active Fixed Improved MTDiscovery Horus entry display and detection Fixed Horus Web Access D A Page visible to RAVENNA selection not working from Web access Fixed in Firmware version 296 Improvements WordClock and AES input sync support Fixed Horus PreAmps trim dB value not updated if clicking next to slider to increase the gain Fixed MADI I O now compatible with RME devices that apparently do not conform entirely to MADI standard AES10 2008 section 4 3 2 and were rejecting Horus output due to some RME s own restrictions Fixed Improvements on Wordclock lock at multiples of FS Fixed Correction on the AES input at 176 4 kHz Fixed MADI auto switch to Extended mode when nFS is gt 1 Fixed in Firmware version 287 Fixed MADI signal level too high Fixed Connection issue with RAVENNA Fixed in Firmware version 280 Fixed Corrupted noise in RAVENNA at 2FS and higher Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed WordClock support with phase alignment The D A Small fade in apply on source is now removed TFT splashscreen option Setup gt Advanced Web Control access PreAmps Metering range for Mics and Line Web Control access PreAmps Mic Pading range indication Web Control access PreAmps Mic Line Coherency and relative grou
4. Improvement Added support for 720p 23 98 video format Improvement Display Audio Data Format in I O amp Sync page A D D A Monitor Jack Fixed Remove inadequate warning about SSRC mismatch Fixed Remove Inadequate warning about Power Supply redundancy Fixed RAVENNA ALC i o rename would make Horus crash Fixed DSD DXD indication discrepancy in Format page Fixed Horus Web access Not updating Pyramix PreAmps changes correctly Fixed in Firmware version 19802 For Horus DXD support in RAVENNA The Pyramix users must upgrade to Pyramix v8 1 Beta Improvement 384kHz and DXD support Improvement Horus Error report on Horus TFT Improvement Pull Up Pull Down support when locked to video reference Improvement AD module Mic alignment selector Improvement Horus Monitor module Stereo channels routing selector 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Improvement Fan cooling mode set to low at start up only to avoid noise Improvement WebApp At the browser opening we automatically open the latest page chosen by the user Fixed Clicking noise on some AES input channels with long cabling at 96kHz Fixed Horus MADI input sync color display was not correct on the Web access page Fixed in Firmware version 19243 Improvement Added MADI 96k Frame Option High Speed for MADI output This option is only available at 88 2 96kHz sampling rate Fixed Web Access MADI extension 2 not visible in routing Fixed in Firmware version 18935 Fixed Mod
5. ae Horus Release Notes HORUS FIRMWARE Make sure that you are running the latest certified firmware http www merging com horus download Verify your Horus firmware version by going to the Horus Setup menu and open the System info page to verify the firmware version installed Refer to the Horus User Manual Firmware Update section in order to proceed with a Firmware update Note There are two types of Horus updates possible Either the Horus Firmware update frequent releases or the Maintenance Mode update un frequent releases but mandatory for some firmware CURRENT LIMITATIONS Firmware Latest Firmware limitations RAVENNA redundancy is not yet implemented MIDI RS422 BiPhase GPIO not yet implemented DSD refer to Horus User Manual for precise details o No VU meters CoreAudio available in beta version contact rryan merging com The limitation list above will be progressively reduced with firmware updates Notes Supported sync RAVENNA PTP slave Wordclock Video sync AES input and MADI input Sync Source known issue LTC input is accurate up to 10x nominal speed applies to early Horus production only FIRMWARE UPDATES HISTORY Fixed in Firmware version 21673 For Horus DXD amp DSD support in RAVENNA The Pyramix users must upgrade to Pyramix v8 1 Improvement AD8D clarified 4FS limitation Improvement Fixed digital wrap near fullscale in DSD64 Fixed in Firmware version 21289 For Horus
6. ard 56 amp Extended 64 Fixed Presets can now be recalled without muting signal Note the Visible to RAVENNA module entries were removed to avoid confusion Fixed in Firmware version 18491 Improvement Metering support refer to Horus user manual for all details Improvement Web Access offline status detection in browser Fixed AES module noise at 4FS 2FS Fixed Screensaver setting not properly reloaded Fixed LTC output improved accuracy Fixed Auto IP addressing issue 3rd byte of IP address now below 128 Fixed Channel routing issue on MADI muted banks Fixed Timecode missing half bit on the first frame Fixed DA module Output Attenuation range now 12dB to OdB Fixed in Firmware version 18308 For Horus LTC support in RAVENNA The Pyramix users must upgrade to Pyramix v8 BETA 6 in order to have the LTC support Improvement LTC support Improvement Video clock robustness Fixed Noise on first channel of MADI output when in standard mode 56 channels Fixed 4FS small noise introduced on random channels Fixed in Firmware version 17903 Pyramix RAVENNA users must upgrade to Pyramix v8 BETA 5 in order to be compatible with this firmware 17903 Improvement Video sync now supported for all formats Improvement PreAmps Low Cut filter now supported Improvement Support for RAVENNA ASIO refer to ASIO driver for download Improvement Less clicks in AD gain adjustment Fixed Preset save to disk does not work
7. leads to a 404 browser page Fixed Mixup in internal routing some banks assignment did not work Fixed Horus channel output duplication in routing RAVENNA gt MAD I Fixed 2 samples delay on AD modules between first channel and subsequent channels Fixed in Firmware version 17648 Note New firmware versioning to be able to track firmware and Pyramix versions Improvement PreAmps grouping is now saved Improvement PreAmps remote web access page support of 8 groups Improvement PreAmps remote web access faders interaction improved Improvement PreAmps remote web access added PAD button Improvement PreAmps remote web access added channel Naming and Gain typing Fixed Horus Ethernet connection detection robustness Fixed Larger Wordclock range of deviation allowing some highly deviating clock sources more than 100 ppm to lock correctly Fixed RAVENNA small mute on random streams Fixed Some Horus were always rebooting in Maintenance Mode or hanging on starting application screen Fixed Limit preamp fader moves to the group min and max for all members of the group Fixed Horus being muted at times needing extra reboot Fixed in Firmware version 433 To upgrade to this firmware version and the ones above it is mandatory to first update your Maintenance Mode to v23 Note Users will have to manually shutdown their Horus after the maintenance mode successful install as Horus will most probably not shutdown by itself that time onl
8. ophos have been known to block the Horus discovery and RAVENNA I O Connections RAVENNA MassCore RAVENNA NET MSC GBEX1 PCle Ethernet card users might have to wait up to 2 minutes after their system startup login before the Horus shows up online and in MT Discovery
9. p Gains support Web Control access Horus User Manual embedded now working with Chrome Fixed in Firmware version 262 Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Sampling rate changes instability Added D A output level calibration slider Parameters reset to default Mutes smalls audible clicks on the D A and Headphones at initialization Fan and Temperature issue 0 Web Control access Network page apply amp reboot Web Control access PreAmps Grouping 4 groups now supported Web Control access PreAmps page multiple bug fixes Web Control access Horus User Manual via the icon not yet working with Chrome Auto disable 48V in Line mode Horus will fall to inactive mode if the initialization failed with a message on TFT Please refer to the Horus User Manual Firmware update section to proceed with update HORUS TROUBLESHOOTING Rollback Firmware Users that need to rollback to a previous firmware version can do so but will have to make sure that their Maintenance Mode version is also being rollback if doing so Firmware v427 and above go with Maintenance Mode v23 Firmware v323 and below go with Maintenance Mode v10 Note What might occur if your Firmware version is not in front of the Maintenance Mode version is that the Horus might always start up in Maintenance mode Also we recommend that if you rollback the Maintenance Mode that you also re install the desired firmware version
10. ule serial number not readable from Horus TFT Fixed RAVENNA i o could end up muted due to video sync reference changes Fixed Horus Web Access I O amp Sync page was showing a quick red led misleading status Fixed Horus LTC out mute on stop wrong last LTC decoded when stopping Fixed Horus Monitor Jack clicks when the sample rate is changed Fixed Horus Web Access faders optimization to the grouped PreAmps Fixed Horus DA8 DA8P modules clicks when the sample rate is changed Fixed in Firmware version 18725 Warning Users updating from a firmware lt 18491 RC1 will need to perform a second Shutdown of the Horus after the Firmware update in order to initialize correctly the AD and DA modules Improvement Metering support on the Web Access Page see Horus user manual for details Improvement The Horus TFT Meter page will gray out all inactive MADI leds Improvement WordClock output now supported at all sampling rates Improvement Lock mechanism improved in case of high deviation Improvement Discovery of connected Horus improved Improvement Limitation Support of High speed mode on MADI output was removed Fixed AES and MADI input and lock accuracy at high sampling rates Fixed WordClock input sync glitch Fixed Horus potential audible clicks with a very large count of RAVENNA I Os enabled Fixed Prevent the Horus to stay stuck on Starting application at start up Fixed RAVENNA MADI i o connections bug if toggling between Stand
11. y Improvement Added Sample Rate in l O amp Sync page both TFT and WebApp Improvement Better communication with analog modules Improvement Added preset page support for 5 presets Save Load Improvement New Auto Save configuration option in Preset Page Improvements on RAVENNA audio streams clicks removed Improvements on external synchronization devices with large deviation are supported i e RME and TC Electronics Fixed Screensaver disable touch can no longer affect the TFT button in the behind display Fixed TFT and buttons now have pressing highlight state Fixed Horus PreAmps first gain increment can increase by 5dB instead of 0 5dB Fixed PTP Slave sync locking robustness Fixed Negative delta reference potential freeze Fixed Missing Ul update in TFT I O amp Sync page setting change Fixed DA module no more clicks when changing sampling rate Fixed Web Access added confirmation pop up for reboot or shutdown confirmation Fixed Module missing after firmware update Fixed Fan stopping issue at sampling rate change Fixed RAVENNA stream address conflicts Fixed in Firmware version 323 To upgrade to this version and the ones above it is mandatory to first update your Maintenance Mode to v10 Note In such case a message Wrong maintenance version must be gt 10 will be displayed Once the Maintenance mode updated you will be able to install firmware s gt v323 Fixed Bug on the Legacy mode the
Download Pdf Manuals
Related Search