VCI-100 firmware upgrade cable/program

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VCI-100 firmware upgrade cable/program

Someone on Native Instrument’s forum has an upgrade firmware kit from Vestax and has published in details how to build an upgrade cable and what software you can use to upgrade:

http://www.nativeinstruments.de/forum_de/showthread.php?t=65989

It would be great if it will be possible to buy that cable and update a standard VCI-100 (1.0 or 1.2) to Ean’s firmware versione (1.3)…

Ean, Could you provide that cable on your shop? Please… It would be an alternative to the cross platform connector software…

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Awesome have been waiting for this!
Could you supply the special firmware file Ean?
I read through the datasheet extensivley for the micro that the VCI uses and there is no support for downloading code of the VCI save for really dangerous warranty voiding hacks :disappointed:

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could it be a future possibility to send our units (1.0 & 1.2) to the new SF shop to have it upgraded by you to 1.3 for a fee?

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Just read your post on the NI forum Ean. Looking forwards to upgrading mine :slight_smile:

If you where interested in making up a reasonable quantity of upgrade cables i believe it could be done for around 10 USD a piece. Possibly less if sold as a DIY kit, any body who had access to a soldering iron could put this together in 10 min if they had the PCB made for them.

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Yes! Upgrade cable + firmware + plates on the store, please! :wink:

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might as well go all out and put together a kit of black faders and knobs and i’m all in… :slight_smile:

wait..and you can stock arcade buttons too… i’m so for it. one stop mod shop.

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These are all great ideas- I will get on it right away. If I could get a set of cables into everyones hands that would be epic!

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Hells yes, firmware update cables for the masses !

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I need some enlightenment. What possibilities would having my own firmware cable open up? I get that I would be able to update to the EG SE firmware, but what is it that the firmware v.1.3. does? Why isn’t it only a .tks that is needed to give the complete functionality?

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It’s not possible because in the SE edition some keys/knobs send multiple notes. In a standard VCI, every key/knob sends only one MIDI note.

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Ean, will the 1.3 SE firmware fix the ramp up issue when scratching? Any more news on the firmware upgrade kit?

Has anyone tried an update using the cable shown here Pardon our interruption...

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Hi Smithy,

I upgraded my VCI to 1,3 SE firmware over the weekend using a cable I built myself. I am working with Ean to bring out a low cost (around $20) upgrade cable for the tech tools store, this will likely take about 6 weeks.

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Yes 1.3 also fixed the ramp up problem and introduced a host of new things too.

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Nice! Exceptional work chaps. I look forward to the release.

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Cant wait to get my hands on one !