HX3.5 Firmware 5.8 Migration Guide (english)

HX3.5 Board

Features

Compared to the HX3.5 firmware #5.7xx, configurable organ and speaker models (16 different ones each) have now been added, which can be customized to your own taste. Instead of the individual values responsible for this, only the organ or rotary/speaker number is now stored in the preset. Menu entries have been added for selection of predefined organ and speaker models. If a menu value is stored in the currently selected organ or rotary/speaker model instead of preset or defaults, the menu will display the code letters "O" or "R". FPGA (Sound Engine), Scan Driver, Presets, CC Sets, Taperings and Wavesets remain the same, so you can continue to use your own presets or taperings.

Software

For firmware #5.8xx you need the new HX3 Manager version #6.0x, which is included in the update package. Firmware #5.8xx uses the same parameters (see HX3 Editor table) as firmware #5.7xx with some exceptions; some now redundant ones (like various vibrato presets) have been dropped. Check the following values carefully and correct them if necessary:

• Some System Inits parameter numbers have moved: "2nd DB Set Voice Number" has moved to #1505. #1504 should be "0" (the 1st DB Set number has no effect on the HX3.5 yet)
• System Inits "Preset Save/Restore Mask" #1498 has changed bit coding (see parameter help text in editor).
• The Switch Remap codes for the Voice and Preset buttons starting with #5100 have been changed to make room for the now possible buttons of the new Organ and Speaker models. The "Adding" preset mode was changed from value 100 to 104, as was Upper from 102 to 101, Lower from 103 to 102, and so on. This was necessary to implement organ and speaker preset key groups.
• As with presets and drawbar voices, you can define related button groups for organ and speaker models on Preset16/Extend16 boards. You assign the organ and speaker models assigned to each button using the Model Btn Assign groups (#5400 and up). It is thus possible to select only the models you are interested in from the 16 available, which reduces the number of buttons required.
• All older presets with non-B3 settings (H100, EG mode) should be revised for organ model and speaker model values. For this, the old preset settings are no longer valid. A preset now stores the respective organ model and speaker model used instead of the individual values for these.

Updates

The HX3 Manager in version #6.0x does no longer perform automatic updates for HX3.5 devices. The parts needed for the update are listed in the changelog on our update page instead. Normally, an update should be limited to the firmware (file "firmware.bin"), unless the changelog explicitly refers to other parts. Use HX3 Updater menu "Update via USB or FTDI cable".

With updates from older versions below #5.730 quite a lot of default parameters (EEPROM) may have changed; the organ may sound bad with it. It is then advisable to also perform an EEPROM update and manually perform the settings required for your own device (e.g. button, switch and drawbar assignments) in the HX3 Editor.