Re: [FFADO-user] focusrite saffire pro 24 firmware update

[Jonathan W. <jw...@ju...>]

Forwarded to the list.  Thanks for your feedback Edward.

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Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 09:35:58 -0500
From: Edward Diehl <di...@um...>
To: Jonathan Woithe <jw...@ju...>
Subject: Re: [FFADO-user] focusrite saffire pro 24 firmware update

I recently updated the firmware on a Saffire Pro 24 to the latest version
which comes with MixControl 3.3 (Win/Mac mixer from Focusrite), upgrading
from what came with the previous version MixControl 2.4.   I do not know
how these versions relate to the version 2761 you quote.
What I did was install MixControl 3.3 on my Windows partition and upgraded
the firmware.  However, I use the Pro24 in linux with ffado.   Anyway here
is my experience with ffado:
MixControl 3.3 firmware:   audio works, midi in broken, midi out works
MixControl 2.4 firmware:   audio works, midi in works, midi out broken

I did not test all audio functions, in particular ADAT.   By "broken" I
mean sort of works, but the midi messages are garbled and events lost, and
so not actually usable.   Since I use the Pro24 with a midi keyboard I need
midi in to work, so I had to revert to the firmware from MixControl 2.4.
Focusrite support supplied me with a Windows program to do the firmware
downgrade which I can supply to anyone who needs it.


On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 8:55 PM, Jonathan Woithe <jw...@ju...> wrote:

> Phil: I'm not sure if you read ffado-user.  Can you provide any feedback to
> this user regarding firmware versions in the pro24?
>
> On Tue, Dec 03, 2013 at 08:14:20PM -0500, dude wrote:
> > Hello FFADO users:
> >
> > I need to have some hardware fixed on my Saffire pro 24. The target
> > firmware version for my unit is 2761.
> >
> > Is the current FFADO release compatible with target firmware for the
> > Focusrite Saffire pro 24?
> >
> > I would appreciate your advice on verifying the target environment
> > before moving ahead with the hardware repairs.
>
> Regards
>   jonathan