Check Firmware Revision
- Open BRec, and right click the circle and triangle icon in the top left corner. Select About BRec.
- The F1 Rev should display 0×03 – 04 for Firmware rev 3, subrev 4.
Updating Video Firmware
Download the current firmware, and unzip it to a local directory.
In a MS-DOS prompt, navigate to the directory location and type: eepmerlinip -b1 -q3 -w16 MerlinIP_110.bit
Wait while firmware is updated and completion message appears. Press Enter to exit.
Power down the system, and remove the power cord for 10 seconds to completely remove FPGA state.
Start up the system, and verify in the Hardware Manager that the card is properly recognized.
Updating BRec
You may need to install a later version of BRec, if the RC198 version does not properly recognize the display card.- Download and unzip the file, and replace the BRec.exe in the C:\Program Files\SkyMicro\Merlin directory with the new one.
Installing Current Driver
This is rarely needed, but just in case:- Download the current driver, and unzip it to a temp directory.
- After powering up, use the Device Manager to install a new driver.
Direct the driver selection to the /driver_0×32_04/driver directory. The MerlinIP board should show up in Device Manager as below.
After the driver is installed, reboot the system and install the new [Merlin application software](http://www.lightcrafttech.com/assets/manual/Mer2KXP_RC198.exe) for a single board system, and restart.