ETC UpdaterAtor User Manual

ETC® Quick Guide

UpdaterAtor Software

Overview

This Quick Guide will guide you through the setup and operation of the UpdaterAtor Software.
UpdaterAtor allows the remote update of a variety of ETC products over the network. The
supported products include:

•Sensor

•Sensor

•Matrix

•Net3

• Net3 Show Control Gateways

• Net3 I/O Gateways

•Net2

The following products can be updated by UpdaterAtor using the ETC USB-RS485 dongle, ETC
part number 5000A1039:

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CEM3

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CEM+

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Mk2 Processors

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DMX Gateways

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Two Port Nodes

• Source Four LED

• Selador

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Desire

• Source Four Revolution

• SmartPack

• SmartBar® 2

• SmartModule

• SmartSwitch

The following products can be updated by UpdatorAtor using a Net3 Two port or Four port
gateway:

• Source Four LED

• Selador® Desire

Computer Setup

In order to update Net3 Gateway products running in Net3 mode, Gateway Configuration Editor
(GCE) must also be installed. For all other products, UpdaterAtor can download the latest
software, transfer software to removable drives, and update devices.

It may be necessary to change the IP settings in the network adapter properties in order to
connect to an ETC lighting network. In a standard ETC network the following default settings
should be used for your computer:

• IP Address: 10.101.1.101

• Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0

• Default Gateway: 10.101.1.1

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Note:

For information on configuration of your computer’s IP settings, please reference
the help documents for your operating system.

Note:

UpdaterAtor needs access through any firewalls. When installing on a computer
running Windows 7, make sure to select all three options as shown below.

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ETC Quick Guide:

The three options need to be checked when

running UpdaterAtor on a Windows 7 PC.

Launching UpdaterAtor

After installation, an UpdaterAtor icon will appear on the desktop or you may navigate to My
Computer>Local Disk (C:)>Program Files>ETC>UpdaterAtor>UpdaterAtor.exe. Double Click

on the UpdaterAtor icon to launch the application. Then, select the network adapter connected to
the ETC network and click {OK}. Most often this adapter will have an IP address of 10.101.x.x.

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The Main Window display will now open and show connected devices that UpdaterAtor can
update.

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Click a box to select that device for software update.

Current status of the device

Displays icons to compare the software version on the device to

the version on the PC. See “Legend” for more information.

A diagnostic tool for troubleshooting. For UpdaterAtor to properly

function, all these services must be running.

Main Window Display

Discovered devices that UpdaterAtor can update will appear in the main window.

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Note:

• {Update...} - pushes software to all devices, which are at a lower version than what is currently

• {Setup Versions} - is used to change versions of software stored on the PC running

• “Software on your PC”- lists all the versions that are stored on the computer running

• “Legend”- identifies the meaning of the version icons in the “Software Version” Column.

• {About} - displays information regarding the UpdaterAtor software application. The “About

• {Exit} - closes UpdaterAtor.

Click on the column headers to sort by that field.

on the computer, if it is pressed with no devices selected. If devices have been selected,
software will be pushed to them regardless of their current version.

UpdaterAtor. See “Setup Versions Display” on page 4.

UpdaterAtor. These are the versions that will be sent to the devices. “Not Found” indicates that
there is no software for that device type stored. “Unknown” indicates that software for the
device has been detected but a version could not be identified.

Window” also displays the number of devices detected by UpdaterAtor.

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