Introduction

Software version 8.0.0 is a major software release for diamond, Power Core and VisTool. 

This software release package applies to the following products and applications:

• Power Core Rev1 (710/10)
• Power Core Rev2 (710/11)
• Power Core Rev3 (710/13)
• AIOX (710/12)
• diamond surface
• ruby surface
• VisTool
• On-Air Designer
• Sop Explorer

Release date: 09th October 2023

Software repository: Lawo Download Center

Current versions:

• OnAirDesigner: 8.0.0.14
• VisTool: 8.0.0.4
• Digital Metering System Driver: 5.0.0.0
• WIBU 7.60c

Version history:

OnAirDesigner: 8.0.0.4 (09th October 2023)

OnAirDesigner: 8.0.0.6 (16th October 2023)

OnAirDesigner: 8.0.0.12 (11th December 2023)

OnAirDesigner: 8.0.0.14 (13th December 2023)

Enhancements

Power Core

Console

New Configurable Fallback Times

1. Fader Menu Fallback time 
   Refers the Fallback time in the Channel Display Menu (opened by pressing the encoder)
2. Fader Menu TAKE Fallback time
   Refers the Fallback time for Menus with a Take function (Ravenna Source Pool / Selector Source Pool)

Freeze Surface reduces the backlight of the TFTs

TFTs of the surface are now completely dimmed, when Freeze Surface is active.

DSP

New DSP Attack and Release times

With this release much more granular Attack and Release times are available for the Dynamics section.

New Parameter for AutoMix: Floor and Passive

Passive: This setting prevents the channel from affecting other signals in the same AutoMix group. The channel itself will still be controlled by the AutoMix.
Floor: This defines the minimum level that the signal volume can be set to by the AutoMix.

Compressor: Possibility to adjust a positive Gain 

It is now possible to adjust the Gain between -12 dB and + 12 dB.

New Feature: Center Slope of 5.1 Summing for stereo sources.

For stereo sources the slope is now available to adjust the Level between fL/fR and C.

Increased the maximal amount of VCAs from 8 to 16.

The XL and MAX licenses now offer 16 configurable VCA Groups.

Ember+

New Ember+ parameter: MADI Ports

A new MADI ports parameter has been added to the Ember+ Tree. It gives status information of the 20 MADI ports that can be connected. 1 - 4 are the front ports and 5 - 20 the potential MADI ports via MADI slot-in cards.

Fader Level of Sum/VCA/Minimix/R3LAY Sources can even be changed, if not assigned

The fader level is now writable, even when nothing is assigned to a fader.

Voice/Music/Off per source now available in the Ember+ Tree

The Voice/Music/Off setting is now also available via Ember+.

I/O 

New I/O Card: GPIO card 710/80

The GPIO Card is now recognized and supports 8 GPIs and 8 GPOs and VCA inputs.

AIOX: Support for Redundant  Cabling 

A single AIOX can now be connected in a redundant fashion to a single Power Core. As a result, settings like TX Copy etc., as known already from MADI connections are available.

AIOX: New Logical Inputs for Redundancy

For the creation of individual redundancy strategies, new logical inputs are available:

Set Active: The Power Core takes control of the associated AIOX

Set Passive: The Power Core releases control of the associated AIOX

Set Auto On: Activates automatic switch over

Set Auto Off: Deactivates automatic switch over

AIOX: Alarms Configurable 

Alarms can be configured for the AIOX, as already known from the Power Core.

License

RAVENNA Plus

New RAVENNA Plus license implemented. For details please visit:  Power Core - License Chart

Network

Unicast Streaming

It is now possible to send and receive streams via Unicast. Configuration is done by entering the receiving IP address in the IP address field.

Fixed Reception Buffer

With the setting "Fixed Time Offset" it is now possible to set a fixed buffer time.

IGMP SSM Enable deactivates IGMP v1/2 on the ports RA0-3

When SSM Enable is ticked, it automatically deactivates IGMP v1 and 2 on the RAVENNA ports. Formerly, the setting "IGMP v1/2 Disable" had to be ticked. This checkbox deactivates it now for the Control Port.

New Parameter for RAVENNA Static Stream: "Receive on Device"

This setting determines on which NIC a stream is received, when configured via the RAVENNA Static Stream Element.

Settings: 
ra0 + ra1
ra2 + ra3
ra0 - ra3 

LLDP System name advertises hostname

The LLDP System name now advertises the configured hostnames, when the setting Host/Public Names as LLDP SysNames is activated.

BMCA between Interfaces: Support of shortest Path

The NICs also differentiate between the shortest path if the Grand Master is the same.

UDP Legacy Blocking for RA0 - RA3

A port range for UDP Traffic can be configured, which will not be forwarded to the CPU. Default is 10000 - 65535.

New Parameter: Suppress Reception of MDNS on Interface RA2 and RA3

With the Setting "Suppress Rcve on Dev 2,3" the reception of MDNS messages is disabled on RA2 and RA3.

New Parameter: Use Global Pool across Device Groups

When this setting is enabled, and RA0/RA2 + RA1/RA3 are in the same subnet, then all configured Receivers are in one Pool and the Power Core decides on which Interface the Stream is received.

Syntonized Mode: Possibility to retune Streams 

It is now possible to retune streams, that are received in syntonized mode.

Enable or Disable Auto Negotiation

Via the webpage the Auto Negotiation can be Enabled or Disabled. Default behavior is Disabled. In relation to this the Webpage shows so-called Link Flags, that provide the following information:

No Link Flag: Auto Negotiation is deactivated
SGMII: Auto Negotiation is always activated with the used SFP
SFP_AUTO: Auto Negotiation is always active with the used SFP
MAC_AUTO: Auto Negotiation is manually activated

New LAGG Modus failover for dwc0 und dwc01

failover
Sends and receives traffic only through the master port. If the master port  becomes unavailable, the next active port is used. The first interface added is  the master port; any interfaces added after that are used as failover devices.

lacp 
Supports the IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) and the  Marker Protocol. LACP will negotiate a set of aggregable links with the peer in  to one or more Link Aggregated Groups. Each LAG is composed of ports of the  same speed, set to full-duplex operation. The traffic will be balanced across  the ports in the LAG with the greatest total speed, in most cases there will  only be one LAG which contains all ports. In the event of changes in physical  connectivity, Link Aggregation will quickly converge to a new configuration.

System

New Flag: "T" / Tuning

A new "Tuning" ( T ) Flag is introduced to indicate the state of streams. The T is active when a stream is connected and tuned. It is represented on the webpage and via Ember+ per receiver.

New Flag: "N" / Not Usable 

A new "Not Usable" ( N ) Flag is introduced to indicate Unicast Streams, which are announced via SAP or MDNS, but can´t be received by this device, because of a different target IP. It is represented on the webpage and via Ember+ per receiver.

New Logical Input: "Do not load DeskSnap SrcParams"

When active, Snapshot DSP parameter are not loaded on this source via a global Snapshot. The source preservs its parameter settings.

Inheritance of VCA Group Mute to the Source

The mute status of a VCA group can be inherited to a source. For this the new "Source.Input Mute External" parameter can be used to create logics.

Level Prio: New Logical Input "Disable Level Out" 

With the new logical input, the  Level Out can be deactivated. 

Source Replication: Fader Assignment

Fader assignments can be activated for replication within the Ember+ Source Replication element.

Source Replication: Local Consumer Selection increased to 15

Now 15 local consumers can be selected for Source Replication.

Pro Tools, Minimix and VCA Sources: Assign State

The previously missing Assign State Logic Output for these sources is now available.

RAVENNA Source Pool: Possibility to configure Stream size of 4

It is now possible to configure Stream sizes of 4 within the RAVENNA Source Pool Element.

Configurable Alias for VCA Groups

For VCA Groups aliases can be configured.

Telnet and Config to Unit can be deactivated (enhancement in 8.0.0.12)

Telnet connection and Config to unit can be deactivated via Webpage

Web UI

Login not possible

Due to a change within the Chromium Engine, the login via Web UI was not possible. Only Browers using the Chromium Engine were affected. 

Improved GNET Monitoring

The Web UI has a new field: GPIO NET UDP ( IP Connections / GPIO NET UDP). The status of the GNETs can be monitored in this area. When one of the shown GNETs is clicked, detailed information's is shown, like Text In/ Outputs and logical states.

Overview:

Detailed View:

Selectable Control Port for connections to a diamond console 

It is now possible to change the communication port between a console and the Power Core. 

Display of GPI/O States GPI/O Card and KSC GPI/O Panel

States of GPI/O cards or KSC panels can now be displayed in the Web UI.

GPI/O Cards

KSC Panels:

More Sorting Options

Sources and Sum Lists can now also  be sorted by Fader or Sum In number. 

diamond

Surface

Implemented Show Group Fader Values 

The diamond surface now also supports the already known "Show Group Fader Values". This can be activated in the configuration. 

Web UI

Selectable Control Port for a connection to the diamond 

It is now possible to change the communication port between the console and Power Core.

Possibility to restart the diamond console via webpage

A diamond console can now be restarted from the webpage.

VisTool

Editor

Improved Predefined User Text

Added new configurable Parameters:
Rumble Freq
User labels
AutoMix/Group
AutoMix/Speed
AutoMix/Floor
AutoMix/Weight
AutoMix/Passive
Fader-Touch
Rotary-Touch

Channel Functions for LUX Slider and Rotary Encoder

LUX Slider or Rotary Encoder can now be used to control channel functions. 

DSP Graphical Elements: New Property "Indicator Size"

This property defines the size of the shown indicator.

Self created Ember+/PPM Scales stored in project

Self created Ember+/PPM Scales are now saved in the project and will be inserted in a fresh install, where the scale was not present.

Runtime

Gesture Control for EQ Q Factor

EQ Q Factor can now be controlled via two fingers and a pinch gesture.

Touch Support for LUX SCF element

The LUX SCF element can now be controlled via touch input.

Logic Engine

Optimized Logic Engine

The logic engine has been reworked and now features performance optimizations. 

Drag and Drop of multiple Logical Elements

It is now possible to drag and drop multiple selected logical elements into or out of the Function dock.

Improved Zoom handling for Logic Editor

Improved Zoom handling in combination with mouse control in the Logic Editor

On-Air Designer

MDBZ Files can be opened

It is now possible to open MDBZ files via OnAirDesigner

In or Output 03 with in a group of 08 can now be a 5.1 Channel

It is now possible to configure In- or Output 03 as a 5.1 source. Previously, only In- or Output 01 could be configured for 5.1.

Store of Column Width

The column width for input, output and substitution lists is now stored.

Conversion Error for Crystal Projects

Conversion of old Crystal Projects could potentially cause a loss of Key Panels.

Potential Crash when switching Units

Switching units, after OAD was out of focus could lead to a crash.

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Changes

Power Core

Console

Extended attack and release times were not displayed on Ruby surfaces

Attack and release time values for Dynamics elements were not rendered correctly on Ruby surfaces.

General Display Fixes on Combo module

Several display fixes on the Combo module that previously displayed incorrect content.

MF1 - 2 b LED and the associated Label was hidden, when adjusting Gain

When adjusting a gain with the encoder, the MF1a - 2b LEDs with a label indicating a source were hidden. Now they remain.

MF Key 29 - 44 showed potentially wrong Status

LED keys showed the wrong status for status changes performed while the Sys menu was active. They kept showing the state before opening the menu.

MF Keys and Display did not get correct update when switching Mapping during the Layer 2 is active 

Combo module and Fader module potentially displayed wrong information, when mapping was changed while Layer 2 was active.

MF1a and 2b kept color when Source was unassigned 

When a fader was unassigned via VisTool, the MF Keys 1a and 2b kept their color.

MF Key Update was missing after Cold-/Warmstart 

Potentially a wrong status was displayed after a cold- and warmstart.

Rotary Extension: Delay only controlled between 0 and 1 frames

The rotary extension used to control the Delay between 0 and 1 frames. Higher values were automatically set to 1 if adjusted on the rotary extension.

Mic Gain was not available for AIOX Mic Sources

Access did not show the associated Mic Gain of a source, when connected via AIOX.

PAD activation did not change displayed Gain Value

Value changes on the surface were not reflected in the value area when PAD was activated or deactivated. This has been fixed.

Erroneous Display of Gain Values was wrong

Displayed Gain values were wrong when Analog Reference Level was not 15dBu.

Aux Fader Enable did not work for busses > 20

Aux Fader Enable did not work for busses > 20.

Large User Labels were still shown, when User Icons were activated

A large User Label like "WWWWWWWW"  was still visible at the edges, when User Icons where activated.

Dynamic Labels for Central/Combo module did not update VisTool labels

The dynamic labels for MF Key 21 - 28 only showed the Default Label in VisTool.

Permanent Show Gain Values did not work on Combo Module

"Show Gain Values" on the Combo module only worked until the menu was activated for the first time on the Combo module.

VCA Encoder: Off not displayed

VCA Encoder showed no value other than "Off".

VCA 1 and 2 not usable when a Menu is Active

VCA 1 and 2 on the Central or Combo module were not usable while a menu was active.

Hot Fader Mode: Touch active blocks control of Motor Fader by Remote Controller

The remote controller was not able to control the Motor Fader in Hot Fader mode, when "Touch active" was recognized.

Aux 1 is named "dB" (fixed in 8.0.0.12)

On ruby Consoles the first bus is named "dB" instead of the configured name.

Delaytimes displayed wrong (fixed in 8.0.0.12)

After a warmstart delaytimes were displayed wrong.

After connection loss, all buttons stop lighting up

After connection loss, all buttons stop lighting up to visualize, that connection is lost. After connection is established again, everything lights up again.

DSP

AutoMix: Attack times too short

The Attack times of the Automix were too short and caused an undesirable sonic experience.

Changing Compressor Attack time of a Source with the internal Sine generator as input changed the Output Level

When changing the Attack time of the compressor the tone source changed its Output level.

Ember+

Writing Ember+ parameters of AIOX slot ins caused a reboot of the connected Power Core

Writing  Ember+ parameter of the AIOX slot in cards caused the Power Core to reboot.

Mic Gain Maximum and Minimum incorrect

The Maximum and Minimum parameter, did not show correct values in relation to the Analog Reference Level.

Ember Source Assign: Default Only ignored

With Source Assign via Ember+ it was possible to overwrite sources with the Default Only flag.

Source Replication potentially not working

Source Replication only worked correctly for sources provided on provider #1. For provider #2 - #5 it did not work.

MF Key 5b not available

MF Key 5b was not available via Ember+

I/O 

Noise on Studio I/O Card Revision 01 after Config to Unit 

Under certain conditions it was possible that Studio I/O cards could produce a noise floor after Config to Unit.

Power Core Front GPOs not functional if Slot 01 is configured as a Generic I/O (Changed in Version 8.0.0.6)

If rear slot 01 of  the Power Core is configured to be a Generic I/O Card (e.g. Power Core Gateway Config), physical Front GPOs don't get active.

Network

Incorrect Netstat counters

Packets dropped by UDP Legacy Blocking would be counted as errors rather than drops when running 'netstat -i'.

High error rates on dwc0 when using a 100Mbps interface

On Power Core Rev3 devices, when dwc0 was connected to a 100Mbps interface, there could be a large number of packet errors.

New Maximum: 64 Samples per Frame for outgoing Streams

The maximum number of samples per frame has been changed to 64. Previously configured larger sizes will be set to 64 automatically.

UDP Port was missing in SDP

If a stream was configured to be sent on RA1 only, the UDP was missing in the SDP and Web UI.

Wrong Mac Address in PTP Delay Request Message

If Slave Only was activated and the Power Core was synced via the RA1 interface, Delay Requests used the MAC Address of RA1.

Local streams were not recognized while setting "Ember+ SDP Stream Names with Suffix" was active

Local streams where not connected locally while the setting "Ember+ SDP Stream Names with Suffix" was active.

Wrong Routing when receiving Streams with fewer channels than the configured Receiver

When a stream with fewer channels than available on the receiver was received, the unused tracks received audio from the first channel instead of being muted.

Unknown Streams connected via RAVENNA Connect 8 Element where not shown as assigned Streams

Streams, that were connected via the Ravenna Connect 8 Element, but not available, were not displayed as Assigned Stream.

SDP incorrect when changing TX Address.

Changing Multicast IP during runtime did not change the SDP.

Increasing Buffers during Stream Reception (fixed in 8.0.0.12)

In rare cases on the Power Core Rev2, stream receiver buffers could increase more than expected

Snapshot

SCF ON not stored in snapshot

The ON" status of the Side Chain Filter was not stored in a snapshot.

Source Snapshot and Clipboard reset Voice/Music

Loading a Source Snapshot or using the clipboard always reset Voice/Music to Voice.

Unavailable Streams were not stored in the snapshot

Storing a snapshot while some streams were unavailable did not store these streams in the snapshot for RAVENNA Pool-enabled sources.

Voice/Music representation was not displayed correctly with enabled "Load Groups Logic"

The voice music representation was not displayed correctly with activated enable or disable Bus Load Logic.

System

Telnet and WebUI Passwords no longer work (only in 8.0.12)

When updating a Power Core directly from 7.0.0.36 to 8.0.0.12, the default passwords for the Telnet and Web interfaces would no longer function, and would need to be reset via a serial console session. This only occurred in 8.0.0.12.

Source snapshots of a Non - Mic Source restored Mic Gain to default, when loaded.

If a source snapshot was stored for a source with no associated Mic Input, and if this Snapshot was loaded for a microphone source, the Mic Gain was set to Default. This is no longer the case: the Mic Gain keeps its value.

Screen Source Matrix only shows "????????"

A MNOPL Screen Matrix only showed "????????" rather than a name for mono signals. 

Access Logic missing for 5.1 and 5.1+2 Sources

The Access Logic Input was missing for 5.1 and 5.1+2 Sources.

Surround Panning Parameter not immediately active on GP Sums

Surround Panning parameter changes did not affect GP Sums if no other parameter was changed.

Logical Output for PTP Loss not active

In case of loss of the PTP Master the "sync.extPTP.fail" logic did not switch to active.

Level Prio Element: Wrong Level , if a logical priority is active after coldstart

Default values where not read correctly after a coldstart. Output went to 0 dB.

MADI SRC Card: P1 Input Present logic not active

The P1 Input Present logic did not switch to active state.

Conference was never n-1 when "conf n toggle" was configured

Conference was always n, instead of n-1 when "conf n toggle" was configured.

Configured Initial Hot Fader mode on did not work in VisTool

VisTool controlled the wrong faders, when Hot Fader mode was configured as Initial Mode.

Fans of the AIOX Unit spin High after warmstart of the power core

When Power Core performed a warmstart the fans of a AIOX device went up at full speed.

Logic "Accessed Source - Is Mic" did not go active

When using Mic Arbitration the associated source did not trigger the "is mic" logic.

Admin Login not possible (fixed in 8.0.0.12)

Admin login was not possible, if Admin and Supervisor had same password

SysTalkback did not work (only in 8.0.0.10)

The system talkback for minimix sources did not work. 

diamond

Surface

Label size slightly reduced

The label size has been slightly reduced, as large labels were cut off.

Web UI

IP not editable

The IP address of the editor could only be changed when logged in as an Administrator. 

Nameserver could not be removed

Nameserver could not be removed properly. 

VisTool

Editor

Property Name incorrect when assigning a MF Key

The property Name of a MF Key was named "Zirkon.Belegung=" instead of the correct MF Key name.

Property Name wrong, when using CTRL+E on Boxes with associated MF Keys.

The Property Name of the new MF Key ended with Old MF Key Property Name + ~  instead of the correct name. 

Channel State Element: Some information's scaled wrong

Some information within the Element scaled incorrectly.

Slider LUX sends "Off" when Starting Testmode

When a slider was configured to MF Encoder (Screen Button RGB VCA) it sent an OFF message instead of reading the current value when Test mode was started.

Access Group was not evaluated in Hot Fader Mode

The Access Group was not evaluated for the Hot Fader mode.

Potential Crash when deleting Ember+ Peak Meter

Deleting a connected Ember+ Peak Meter could cause VisTool to crash.

Maximum Size of Elements is 8192 x 8192

Elements can be max 8192 x 8192 in Size. If bigger sizes where used, the boxes will be changed to the new maximum size.

Clip Children did not work with rounded corners

Using Clip Children with rounded corners, did not clip the children, where the rounded corners where.

Runtime

Gain Reduction Meter not working for Sources on Fader modules >= 5

The Gain Reduction meters were not shown for accessed sources assigned to fader modules whose address was equal to, or higher than 5.

Web element displayed blurry when scaled

When zooming in on a web element, the text was not shown properly.

DSP Graphical Elements: Property "Handle size" renamed to "Indicator Touch Size"

The "handle size" property has been renamed to "Indicator Touch Size" and defines the area where a Touch of the associated parameter is supported.

Channel State Element did not show Bus State

The Elements Bus and ChanState did not show the correct bus states.

Loudness Measurement (integrated) potentially wrong

The VisTool Loudness Measurement (integrated) showed potentially wrong values, if Multichannel Audio Files where played out as individual Channels and Audio was played one after the other per Channel.

Box as Toggle Button did not work on boolean Values

A Box configured as Toggle Button in Connection with Ember+ did not send a False.

Protocols

Matrix Button did not set multiple Crosspoints when first one was already connected

A Matrix Button with a higher channel count than “1” did not set the crosspoints correctly if the first crosspoint was already connected to the same source.

Ember host Self no longer stored EmberHosts.ini

The Self Ember host is no longer stored in the INI file, to avoid interactions between different sessions or wrong initialization.

PostgreSQL database did not work

Using a PostgreSQL database did not work and was not usable in VisTool.

Logic Engine

Changed look of the Logic Elements and Pins

Due to lots of performance improvements, the Logical elements got a new look. The appearance of pins can be changed with the icon in the top area.

Connection of pins possible, when they cross a line

Due to performance updates within the logic engine,  pins get connected when they are positioned on a line.

LUX Slider: Min and Max Logical outputs incorrect, when set manually or via Ember.

The Min and Max Logical Outputs showed "nan", when set manually or via Ember+ to new values.

Logical OR Element had additional positive Edge, when new Input was triggered.

The logical OR element sent another positive Edge when a new input was triggered, even if the state did not change.

Logical AND Element did not get active

The logical AND element could never get active, when not all logical inputs where used.

Copying of multiple Netlabels will add ".copy" as extension

When selecting multiple Netlabels, copy and paste will add the extension ".copy" to every netlabel, to avoid errors. Copying a single Netlabel will not add it.

Netlabels and Freetext only editable via F2

Netlabels and Freetext can only be edited when selected and then pressing F2.

VisTool Admin

DMS Service Administration scaled wrong

With lots of entries in Service Administration the windows scaled incorrectly and the "Re-Read", "Set" and "Close" buttons where no longer usable.

On-Air Designer

Changed selection of ruby and diamonds product.

When creating a new project, the selection has changed for the creation of a diamond or ruby project.

Potential crash while converting

When closing the application, while converting a project, all instances of OnAirDesigner crashed.

Different naming for Device Selection for Outgoing Streams

The devices are now called none/primary/secondary/redundant. Before they were called RA0/RA1/RA0+RA1.

F5/F7 did not work for logics in local substitution lists

While copying and pasting a logic via keyboard keys F5 and F7, logical elements were not incremented by +1.

Potential Destroy of configs using drag and drop

Using drag and drop of a config while OAD was started and reading the definition, parts of the config was destroyed.

Display of progress bar was interrupted when converting a non available Unit

The message "TCP Error: Connection time out" interrupted the progress bar of the conversion, when a project was converted.

Auto Gain Target Level not configurable (fixed in 8.0.0.12)

The Auto Gain Target Level was not configurable

Known Issues

Power Core

Power Core PTP Slave Engine potentially does not start

When the Power Core was configured to be Slave Only and this configuration is changed, that the Power Core could win the BMCA, it might be that the PTP Slave Engine does not start correctly, so the power core can not receive Streams. In this case a cold start or a Stop and Start of the PTP Engine gets rid of the Problem. This only occurs, after changing the config.

VisTool

Changing a Property of a logical Element does not trigger the "Project Changed" 

Changing a property of a logical Element and storing directly after will lead to the message "Nothing Changed". When one Element is moved up and down the project can be stored.

Predefined User Text "Channel State" does not display information's for sums

The "#dmstext:channel:channel-state" is not working for sums.

Known Limitations

• Due to the new DSP parameters, Source Replication between this version and ruby or crystal configurations, can't  perform Ember+ Source Replication.

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Compatibility

Sapphire Mastercard MK2 and Sapphire Compact Mode require OAD 6.4

For networked systems using a common and centralized VisTool user and snapshot database, please make sure that all Power Core units are running the same firmware version.

• A VisTool version higher than 7.0.0.xx is required for release version 8.0
• VisTool MK1 is compatible with release 4.0 in all products except sapphire master card MKII.
• VisTool MK1 is not compatible with release 4.2 or higher in all products.
• sapphire master card MKII (947/62 and 947/65) will only run with VisTool MK2.
• VisTool MK2 is compatible with all current Lawo Radio OnAir products running release 4.0 and 4.2. This includes Zirkon, which runs releases 4.0 and 4.2, but does not support releases higher than 4.2.

Using a VisTool MK1 configuration with VisTool MK2

VisTool MK2 can open and convert VisTool MK1 configurations. Please note that it will be necessary to make manual corrections to the converted versions. Because VisTool MK2 is a complete rewrite of the application, some parameters cannot be copied 1:1, and must be changed manually.
Please reserve some time to make these alterations and check the resulting configuration properly.

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Support 

If you have any questions or require support during the update, please contact LAWO support.