confused

[ddropski]

do I still need to send this in to be updated? or can we now do it out self ( without taking the megadrum apart)

also how do I determine what is my midi channel the system is using for the mega drum?

thanks
dd

[dmitri]

do I still need to send this in to be updated? or can we now do it out self ( without taking the megadrum apart)

If your MegaDrum is with the protected bootloader then you can update firmware yourself whenever I release a new version.

also how do I determine what is my midi channel the system is using for the mega drum?

A MIDI channel is independently configurable on each input. By default all inputs are set to MIDI channel 10.

[ddropski]

how can I tell if my mega drum is a protected bootloader?

the firmware is

20140318

[dmitri]

All MegaDrum modules built by me after June 2010 are with the protected bootloader.

[ddropski]

I know you probably have built 100 of these but would you know when my was built ( I contacted you in 2014 ) but not sure if you made it fresh or it was one you might have pre made?

[dmitri]

Of course I build it afresh. Besides, yours is ARM based - all ARM based MegaDrums are with the protected bootloader.

[ddropski]

that's good to hear

( lol im not sure how big your company is I thought you might have had some in stock )

[dmitri]

( lol im not sure how big your company

I'm the only person in this "company":)

[ddropski]

644 - for Atmega644
or
1284 - for Atmega1284

how can I tell which one I have ?
I decided to first update the fw then sort out my triggering issues..

thanks

mine was the black thin 56 arm with the positioning board

[dmitri]

Yours is ARM based with STM32F103RCT6. When upgrading you must use megadrumSTM32b_* firmware files.