RME Intelligent Audio Solutions

Fireface UC / UFX / Babyface

USB Flash Update Tool for Windows XP/Vista/7

Requires driver 0.981 or higher


Fireface UFX: 

V 351/138/340: Noise on the phones outputs in DS/QS mode fixed.

V 350/138/339: USB recording improved. Switching between USB/FW improved.

V 343/137/336: USB recording improved. Cue works correctly on mono channels.

V 342/129/336: Support for mono hardware outputs and USB recording.

V 342/112/336: Error during unit initialization fixed which had been introduced in version 111.

V 342/111/336: Compressor/Expander were in stereo mode not coupled reliably, so worked in dual mono mode instead.

V 342 / 110 / 336: MIDI USB/FireWire: Input and output could drop data. DSP: Auto Level output channel 1 did not work correctly.

V 338 / 108 / 333: Update of the UFX DSP software: New: Support for Speaker B. Reverb/Echo could generate noise when the unit is switched on. Fixed problems when loading Setups at the unit which changed channels from mono to stereo or vice versa.

V 338 / 107 / 333: Update for the FireWire communication of Mac OS.

V 338 / 107 / 332: Improved initialization of the sample rate. LED test during power-on. Improved initialization of the USB phy. FireWire operation could cause the unit to hang.

V 336 first public release. This FUT flashes USB firmware 336, DSP 107 and FireWire firmware 328.


Babyface:

V 184 Bug fix high interrupt load when removing the driver under W7 SP1

V 183 Mute for phantom power. Peak hold for Over LEDs.

V 179 Zero Crossing Detection activated (Mic In). Error in USB core fixed.

V 176 Second MIDI port in class compliant mode (Mac) removed.

V 175 DSP optimized.

V 173 first public release.


Fireface UC:

V 115: Mute for phantom power.

V 112: In standalone mode the sample rate was not set correctly.

V 111: The UC is now compatible to the Nec USB 3.0 controller. LTC In (input 4) now also generates MTC, available at the MIDI input 2. SPDIF output: Channel Status Consumer changed to IEC 60958-3 (24 bit).

V 091: The Pitch fader did not work correctly. SPDIF output: Channel Status Consumer changed to IEC 60958-3 (DS/QS).

V 088: In Quad Speed operation SMUX4 did not work. The mic gain fader position of channel 1 sometimes changed on ASIO start.

V 086: In QS mode the analog input channel 1 (mic) did not work correctly

V 082: Initial release


Important notes:

The Flash Update Tool updates the UC/Babyface firmware to the latest revision. An installed driver is required.


How to use:

Start fut_usb.exe. The program will show you the current revision of your unit, and whether it needs an update or not. If so, then simply press the 'Update' button. A progress bar will indicate when the flash process is finished (Verify Ok).

If more than one unit is installed, all units can be flashed by changing to the next tab and repeating the process.

After the update the unit needs to be reset. This is done by powering down the UC/Babyface for a few seconds. A reboot of the computer is not necessary.

When the update fails (status: failure), the unit's second BIOS will be used from the next cold boot on (Secure BIOS Technology). Therefore the unit stays fully functional. The flash process should then be tried again on a different computer.

Firface UC: In case the automatic activation of the second BIOS does not work, push and hold the front knob during power-on.


Copyright RME 06/2011
All rights reserved. Windows XP/Vista/7 are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Fireface is a trademark of RME Germany.
