Pendragon Sailing Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 Quick question to those in the know. What are the benefits (or disbenefits) of updating the BT Firmware to v0.7? I have 42 decoders to update 😳 and clearly if there’s no advantage to doing so, it’s something I’d like to avoid Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinB Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 11 minutes ago, Pendragon Sailing said: Quick question to those in the know. What are the benefits (or disbenefits) of updating the BT Firmware to v0.7? I have 42 decoders to update 😳 and clearly if there’s no advantage to doing so, it’s something I’d like to avoid Thoughts? Generally when a new release of software is available it normally fixes bugs or improves something. So somewhere there should be a set of release notes that tell you what has been improved. I suppose a lot depends on what you use the HM7000 for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skelton Junction Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 Coincidentally or just a coincidence, since upgrading to v0.7 I’ve noticed an improved speed on decoder initial connection. They all light up blue in a couple of seconds rather than one by one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pendragon Sailing Posted September 3 Author Share Posted September 3 19 minutes ago, Skelton Junction said: Coincidentally or just a coincidence, since upgrading to v0.7 I’ve noticed an improved speed on decoder initial connection. They all light up blue in a couple of seconds rather than one by one. That’s good to hear 😃👍🏼 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodge1965 Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 30 minutes ago, Skelton Junction said: Coincidentally or just a coincidence, since upgrading to v0.7 I’ve noticed an improved speed on decoder initial connection. They all light up blue in a couple of seconds rather than one by one. How many are u talking about? I’m not seeing the same as u with my 14 locos, mine connected quicker with 6.1 BT ,so I’m probably going to test a bit more, but might downgrade mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skelton Junction Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 4 6010s and 4 locos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveM6 Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 18 minutes ago, Dodge1965 said: How many are u talking about? I’m not seeing the same as u with my 14 locos, mine connected quicker with 6.1 BT ,so I’m probably going to test a bit more, but might downgrade mine. If they are all set to 'active' that will slow them down as the system cycles through looking for each of the active locos to make the connection. Set 5 or 6 to inactive and see if that helps. FYI of my 38 decoders only 10 needed the update and I whipped through that fairly quickly with 12 loco set to active. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pendragon Sailing Posted September 5 Author Share Posted September 5 For the record, I’ve started to update the Firmware on my decoders, but there certainly no sign of faster BT linking in my case (on iPad Pro 6th Gen). 🫤 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir john Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 I've updated mine and I concur with pendragon, I use an android phone John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skelton Junction Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Perhaps my experience was a coincidence then. 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dBerriff Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 I have updated Blink Bonnie and noticed no difference (iPad). It has all worked well since I bought the Scotsman set earlier this year. I think I need to update my dongle and I will try that later. If there are "under-the-hood" enhancements to the firmware I will gladly accept those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skelton Junction Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Maybe part of the version upgrade is in preparation for consist availability Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritInVanCA Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 I’ve upgraded three. Two seemed fine (no different). One needed a complete decoder reset to get it working again. Full disclosure I’m using an iPad 5 so it’s quite old and has BT 4.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 6 hours ago, dBerriff said: If there are "under-the-hood" enhancements to the firmware I will gladly accept those. There are, but we have been asked not to detail them as they are for future development. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pendragon Sailing Posted September 5 Author Share Posted September 5 (edited) Mum’s the word, RAF…..Mum’s the word 🤫 Edited September 5 by Pendragon Sailing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz657 Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Silly question time. Is it necessary (or worthwhile even) to run auto calibration again after upgrading to v0.7? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy1957 Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 Out of interest (as I am failing to get some of my TXS decoders to update to the BT v0.7 firmware) If I am running DCC (I'm using a DCC-EX command station) do I need to update the B Firmware on the decoder? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skelton Junction Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 6 hours ago, Baz657 said: Silly question time. Is it necessary (or worthwhile even) to run auto calibration again after upgrading to v0.7? Good question. I’d considered that too, but in light of everything running so well post update I’ve not touched any other settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 A bluetooth update will not affect the motor running characteristics. Auto-cal should be a one time event per profile. Re-installing a profile will obviously over-write any auto-cal settings and it will need doing again, noting that usually it is only necessary for a non-Hornby loco or if a motor has been changed, e.g. DVD swap. Updating to v0.7.0 is optional as the improvements are in support of future events as previously advised. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveM6 Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 The move to v7.0 is an improvement and will facilitate new features in development. Why would you not update? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HST Mainline Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 1 hour ago, SteveM6 said: Why would you not update? Because said features are not available yet, so you will not gain anything from the update. For now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brew Man Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 But as long as you don't lose anything you might as well do it or risk being nagged about it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oztrainguy Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 I have tried to update from Ver 6 to 7 but it does not work and the decoder has stopped working from the app, although it still runs on DCC. How do I apply the reset code? I can't find any intructions for this anywhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTSR_NSE Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 You unlink & delete the decoder from the app (if Bluetooth is unresponsive you will need to attempt this 3 times whereupon the app will delete it without a response from decoder.) You then switch off track (or remove loco from track) & completely switch off your phone/tablet. After waiting approx 30 secs, then turn everything back on (put loco back on track, if removed.) In the app scan for decoders & it should appear as reset-able, select it & enter the reset code. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pendragon Sailing Posted September 9 Author Share Posted September 9 An Update. I’ve now updated all 41 of my HM7K decoders with the new BT Firmware (v0.7). They took me a few days to do, between other jobs, but all done successfully with each decoder taking about 2-3 mins to complete. No noticeable difference in any decoder behaviours, but as @RAF96 has hinted, they’re now ready for future ‘enhancements’ 🤫. I’ve also taken the time to update the Sound Profiles in most of my locos too, noting that v1.13 has recently been issued for most of the profiles. I understand that the main improvement in this latest SPIROM version are that the CV19 corruption anomaly has been fixed. Again, all updates were done successfully, taking between about 6-15 mins per decoder, depending on the size of the data files. I’m now going for a lie down ! 😳😮💨😵💫 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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