Boot Loader

Firmware Upgrade using 'BootLoader.exe' Tool

The Boot Loader tool can be found in C:\Program Files\Harman Pro\London Architect. This tool can be used to load firmware to any of the BLU devices as an alternative to using London Architect. To load the firmware using the 'BootLoader.exe' tool, the user should perform the following actions :

• Launch the 'BootLoader.exe' tool

If loading firmware into a BLU-80, BLU-32, BLU-16, BLU-800/BLU-805/BLU-806, BLU-320/BLU-325/BLU-326, BLU-160, or BLU-120 the device must be powered up whilst pressing the 'LOCATE' button. If loading firmware into a BLU-10 the device must be powered up whilst pressing the Exit button.  Once the MAC address of the device is shown on the display release the 'LOCATE' button. Note that this can take up to 12 seconds on the BLU-800, BLU-320, BLU-160 and BLU-120.

• On the Boot Loader tool select the 'Standard Transfer Mode' radio button.
• Select the 'Browse' button to locate the firmware you want to load.
• Enter the 'Unit MAC Address' (from the display) then click the 'Add To List' button. Several MAC addresses can be added to the list but only one type of device (eg BLU-80's only or BLU-32's only etc.) can have firmware loaded at any one time.
• Select the 'Start' button to download the firmware.
• After a successful firmware load the device will reboot. The new firmware version will be shown on the display.
• Select the 'Clear' button to clear the list before adding further MAC addresses for other device types.

If loading firmware to a BLU-8 the device must be powered up whilst holding the 'LOCATE' button. You will see the RED LEDs cycling.

• Select the 'Acknowledged Transfer Mode' radio button.
• Wait until the BLU-8 MAC Address appears in the list box (this should only take up to 5 seconds)
• The MAC Address should start with the sequence '00:0F:D4:xx:xx:xx'. If this is not the case then no firmware loading will be possible as the device has not been assigned the correct BSS Audio MAC address during manufacture (please return the device to BSS Audio).
• Select the 'Browse' button to locate the BLU-8 firmware file to load.
• Select the 'Start' button to download the firmware to the BLU-8.
• The progress of the firmware download / programming may be monitored on the BLU-8 LEDs, see BLU-8 Firmware Upgrade.

If loading firmware to a BLU-8v2 the device must be powered up whilst holding the 'LOCATE' button. You will see button LEDs 1 to 4 illuminated AMBER.

• Select the 'Standard Transfer Mode' radio button.
• Wait until the BLU-8v2 MAC Address appears in the list box (this should only take up to 5 seconds)
• The MAC Address should start with the sequence '00:0F:D4:xx:xx:xx'. If this is not the case then no firmware loading will be possible as the device has not been assigned the correct BSS Audio MAC address during manufacture (please return the device to BSS Audio).
• Select the 'Browse' button to locate the BLU-8v2 firmware file to load.
• Select the 'Start' button to download the firmware to the BLU-8v2.
• The progress of the firmware download / programming may be monitored on the BLU-8v2 LEDs, see BLU-8v2 Firmware Upgrade.

If loading firmware to a BLU-100, BLU-101 or BLU-102  you need to find the MAC address of the device before using the BootLoader application.  You can find the MAC address either by viewing the 'Network Device Network Settings' for the device in the network view of London Architect, using the London Configurator tool or by using hyperterminal and typing in RMAC.  Once you have established the MAC address, power up the device whilst pressing the 'LOCATE' button. The COM, STAT and ERR LEDs will be YELLOW to indicate that the unit is in BootLoader mode.  The entire process will take several minutes.

• On the Boot Loader tool select the 'Standard Transfer Mode' radio button.
• Select the 'Browse' button to locate the firmware you want to load.
• Enter the 'Unit MAC Address' then click the 'Add To List' button. Several MAC addresses can be added to the list but only one type of device (eg BLU-80's only or BLU-100's only etc.) can have firmware loaded at any one time.
• Select the 'Start' button to download the firmware.
• The blue bar on the Bootloader app. indicates the file transfer, this will take a couple of minutes.
• After a further 2 minutes (approximately) the COM, STAT and ERR LEDs will alternate ‘All Off’ / ‘All YELLOW’ to indicate that the firmware file is being flashed to the device after a successful transfer, this will also take a couple of minutes..
• After a successful firmware load the device will reboot.
• Select the 'Clear' button to clear the list before adding further MAC addresses for other device types.

If the Boot code has detected any problems, errors will be indicated on the COM/STAT/ERR LEDs according to the following table :