Manuals

KOS Update | 2nd Gen. Processors

Update via KLANG:app

Requires KLANG:app 5.5.7 or higher and internet connection

With KLANG:app 5.5.7 or newer on iOS, Windows and Mac with an active internet conneciton, it has become simpler than ever to update to the latest KOS on a 2nd generation KLANG device. No USB drive or manual steps required anymore.

  • Simply login to the 2nd generation KLANG device you want to update.
  • Go to CONFIG > INFO
  • If there is newer KOS version found online, click on the green “Update KOS” button
  • 0-50%: KLANG:app downloads the latest KOS ZIP archive automatically.
  • 50-99% KLANG:app uploads the ZIP to the hardware device
  • 99-100% Decompressing and checking update files. This can take a few minutes.
Wait until update is installed and hardware will reboot automatically after about 120sec. Then, progress will be shown either on the device’s display or the status LED will flash in white. This process step might take between 2 and max 10 minutes.
In case a different KOS version should be installed, manually download the KOS zip archive and make sure the archive remains zipped and follows the naming convention KOS-*.zip and simply drag and drop on KLANG:app or use one of the other update methods below. This requires at least KOS version 5.3 to be installed on the device already.

Update via USB

Installing Update from a USB drive (default). There are different ways to update new generation KLANG hardware. Choose your preference below.

Step 1 | Prepare USB Drive

Any USB stick with 2 GB or more can be used. However, it is best to use less than 64 GB as USB detection issues might occur.

Plug the USB stick into your Computer. Make sure it has only a single FAT/FAT32 partition and MBR.

In case the USB drive is not detected by the KLANG processor or a KOS update does not start, make sure to follow this step-by-step guide to format the drive thoroughly.

Step 2 | Download Files

Downloads

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KOS Official Release

Step 3 | Copy Update Files

Copy the two KOS update files to the USB stick’s root directory.

a) KLANG-00-CompletePackage-xx.yy.zz.KLANGupdate2 and

b) failsafe.ub

Step 4 | Start the Update

Select your product below…

:vokal

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  • Power off KLANG hardware
  • Insert USB stick to USB port of KLANG hardware
  • Power on device WHILE pushing and holding the RESET/UPDATE button until Status LED switches from BLUE to WHITE (approx. 3 seconds)
  • The LED will blink and might change color a few times (approx 5-15 min)
  • Wait until Status LED turns to PURPLE

 

DMI-KLANG

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  • Power off KLANG hardware
  • Insert USB stick to USB port of KLANG hardware
  • Power on device WHILE pushing and holding the RESET/UPDATE button until Status LED switches from BLUE to WHITE (approx. 3 seconds)
  • The LED will blink and might change color a few times (approx 5-15 min)
  • Wait until Status LED turns to PURPLE

:kontroller

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  • Power off KLANG hardware
  • Insert USB stick to USB port of KLANG hardware
  • Power on device WHILE holding down the CONFIG button until displays indicate update process
  • Wait for progress until device has booted

:konductor

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  • Power off KLANG hardware
  • Insert USB stick to USB port of KLANG hardware
  • Power on device WHILE pushing and holding the RESET/UPDATE button until display indicates KOS USB update procedure (approx. 3 seconds)
  • The display will show the progress and might change color a few times (approx 5-15 min)
  • Wait until device has fully booted

Alternative Update Methods

All these alternatives require KOS 5.1 or higher to be installed on the device that should be updated. If the KOS version installed is older than KOS 5.1.x, the only way to update the KOS is via USB.

Update :kontroller to same KOS of a KLANG Processor (PULL)

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  • For :fabrik and :vier, download the :kontroller KOS version and copy both update files to an empty USB drive as if you would perform a USB update. Insert this USB drive into :fabrik and :vier and then :kontroller can download from there.
  • Login with KLANG:app to :kontroller
  • Go to CONFIG > INFO > SET >
  • Complete serial number and click UPDATE
  • Check the the download progress in the INFO screen.
  • The device will then reboot automatically, install the update and reboot with the new KOS version.

Auto Update :kontroller to KOS of a Processor (PUSH)

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  1. Connect ALL :kontrollers to be updated to a KLANG processor (:vokal, :konductor or DMI-KLANG). Your :kontrollers can now access the KOS version installed on that KLANG processor. 
  2. Login with KLANG:app to that KLANG processor.
  3. Go to CONFIG > INFO > SET > Auto Update :kontrollers

All :kontrollers logged into a mix on this processor will perform an update if the KOS version on the processor is different to the KOS version currently installed on the :kontroller. Depending on the number of :kontrollers on the network the download process might take a while and :kontrollers might retry to update if a previous attempt was not successful. The processor will push the update to all :kontrollers until the processor is rebooted.

Troubleshooting

Something went wrong

Don’t worry, here are the things to check and try first. If you need help get in touch with our support team.

Processor LED stays blue or yellow or :kontroller is stuck in “booting”

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KOS 5.1 or higher has a built in rescue system. Follow these steps to activate it.

Activate Rescue System (Read all steps before performing them as you have to be fast)

For 2nd generation KLANG processors (:vokal, :konductor, DMI-KLANG)

  • Switch off KLANG device
  • Remove ALL USB keys
  • Press and hold the Reset button on the front of the device
  • Switch power on
  • Be aware: LED turns blue. When LED turns white (button press detected) > RELEASE button
  • Be aware: LED starts flashing red/blue > PRESS button again and hold for 1 sec. (The time window for this is less than 2sec). If you missed it just repeat from Step 1.
  • LED stops flashing immediately, and will remain in its last state – either red or blue – for about a minute
  • LED starts blinking white (Internal Rescue System is being installed)

For :kontroller

  • Switch off :kontroller
  • Remove USB key
  • Press and hold the CONFIG button
  • Connect DC Power Supply or Network cable with POE.
  • Be aware: When display shows “UPDATE” with white background color release CONFIG button.
  • Be aware: When displays start to flash yellow press CONFIG again (The time window for this is less than 2sec). If you missed it just repeat from Step 1.
  • Display shows “UPDATE MMC” (Internal Rescue System is being installed). Wait until update is complete.

The update procedure does not start right away.

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If KOS 5.1 or later is installed on the device already, there is a detailed LED color sequence (DMI-KLANG, :vokal) during the update phase, to help troubleshoot. The color changes a first time when the button press is detected from blue to white, a next time when a USB drive was successfully detected from white to yellow and a third time when the update files were detected on the USB drive from yellow to cyan (light blue). During the update the LED flashes white with different speeds. On :kontroller and :konductor the progress is shown on the display.

Prior to KOS 5.1 the LED color changes a first time from BLUE to WHITE when the button press is detected. During the update the LED flashes white with different speeds. On :kontroller and :konductor the progress is shown on the display.

The LED will directly turn orange and then purple if the update attempt failed and it will boot the currently installed KOS instead.

Make sure that you use a thin object with a diameter smaller than 3mm to push the recessed Update/Reset Button and that you feel the button click.

Check USB drive in KOS. Let the KLANG processor fully boot. Connect with KLANG:app to it and go to CONFIG > INFO > Copy LOG to USB. Carefully check the overlay message if the transfer to USB was successful or not. If it was successful it means the USB drive works in KOS and it is very likely to work well during the update. If the transfer was not successful, see below.

Try a different USB drive. Use another drive with a size between 4-16 GB. Not all USB drives behave identical so it is worth trying different ones. Check if it works in KOS (see step above).

Check format and especially the partition of the USB drive. Details here…

Updating locally from an Apple Mac (EXPERT)

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KOS 5.1.4 or higher must be installed on the device that needs to be updated for this approach to work.

Download the KOS Update files, if automatically unzipped, compress the two files again.

Open Terminal and cd to the folder with the KOS Update ZIP Archive

Type the following and hit ENTER to start a local webserver that shares the content of this folder… To stop this server after the update press CTRL + C.
python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000

If this step has thrown an error because a different version of python is installed on your Mac computer, please python3:
python3 -m http.server 8000

Download the command line tool KLANGosc www.KLANG.com/KLANGosc and unzip.

Open another terminal window and cd to the folder with KLANGosc

Type in the following command, substitute your KLANG processor’s and Mac IP address and enter the name of your KLANG update ZIP Archive and hit ENTER./KLANGosc 9110 /KLANGfabrik/Hardware/UpdateFrom s https://<yourMacIPaddress>:8000/<ZipFileName>.zip

 

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