Firmware

Update amplifier firmware in IDFM: download or import .inx packages and flash one or many devices before Maxx Control or Maxx Remote commissioning.
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Goal / when to use

Bring amplifiers to a known, current firmware before commissioning with Maxx Control or Maxx Remote.

Prerequisites

  • Devices listed and reachable in Discover and IP
  • For a successful update, the PC and amplifier should share a reachable unicast path on the same subnet (loader / update traffic is not the same as UDP discovery-only)
  • Internet on the PC to fetch images from Innosonix, or .inx files copied from another machine

Check for updates

  1. Start IDFM with network access.
  2. Open the FIRMWARE tab. A red badge can indicate newer images are available to download.
  3. The FIRMWARE UPDATES control (when shown) summarizes devices that have a newer release than they are running.

IDFM compares discovered device versions against the firmware catalog and images you have stored locally.

Download firmware (online)

  1. Open FIRMWARE.
  2. Download the images you need for the models on site.
  3. Files are kept on the PC so you can update later without internet.

Local store (created by the app):

~/Innosonix/IDFM/firmwareStorageFolderIDFM/

(On Windows, under your user home directory with the same folder names.)

Import firmware (offline)

When the commissioning PC has no internet:

  1. On a connected machine, download .inx files from the downloads page (or download them inside IDFM and copy from the store above).
  2. Transfer via USB or similar.
  3. In IDFM FIRMWARE, import the .inx file(s).

Update devices

  1. On DEVICES, select the units to update (or open update from the toolbar).
  2. Choose UPDATE DEVICES / the firmware update flow.
  3. Confirm the target image per model.
  4. Start the update and wait until each unit finishes and returns to a running state.

You can update multiple devices in one session when images are already local.

Expected result

Device firmware columns show the new version. Amps reboot as required and come back online in the list.

Manual bootloader fallback (MAXX²)

On MAXX² amplifiers with a front-panel display (for example MA32/D², MA32/LP², and similar models), you can force the device into bootloader mode from the front panel. Use this when you want more manual control over the update workflow, or as a recovery path when a normal update does not start.

Steps

  1. Power the amplifier off.
  2. Hold ESC + OK on the front panel.
  3. Power the amplifier on while keeping ESC + OK held until it enters bootloader mode.
  4. In IDFM, select the device and run the firmware update with the correct .inx image (see Update devices above).

Expected result

The amp appears ready for an IDFM update from bootloader / loader state. After the update finishes, it returns to a normal running status.