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A20-Nexus/Nexus Go firmware v1.61
Released: March 12, 2024
Download Firmware v1.61New
- User-nameable internal memory setup slots
Fixed
- NexLink now reconnects to transmitters that are coming back from the edge of range.
- Rare loss of channel lock is now fixed.
A20-Nexus/Nexus Go firmware v1.60
Released: February 20, 2024
Download Firmware v1.60New
- Group All TX commands for Record, RF Power On/Off, Mute, Format, ID
Changes
- Updated available country list
- Faster powering on/off of A20 transmitters
- Web App: Prevented dragging a TX to a frequency within 300 KHz of another in the RTSA.
- ‘-’ and ‘_’ characters in the transmitter name virtual keyboard are now permitted
Fixed
- Improvements finding clean frequencies when using AutoAssign
- Changing from a tuning band to an overlapping tuning band no longer prevents receiver channels from RF locking.
- Web App TX List does not scroll when you have more than 8 transmitters in the list
- Web App Nexus Overview screen doesn't show an A10-TX's record status
- Various Web App improvements.
A20-Nexus/Nexus Go firmware v1.55
Released: January 29, 2024
Download Firmware v1.55Fixed
- Rare, intermittent inability to lock to transmitter RF signals.
- Transmitters not always reconnecting to NexLink after going out of range.
A20-Nexus/Nexus Go v1.54 Firmware
Released: November 16, 2023
Download Firmware v1.54New
- Added a Waterfall display to the Web App RTSA for monitoring the RTSA history.
- Added RSSI Peak Hold to Web App RTSA.
- Added new RF History option, RSSI + Q, to the Web App and Nexus front panel RX views.
- Added ‘The screen is locked’ popup when a screen is touched in ‘Show Mode’.
- Added ability in the Web App to click and drag a transmitter/receiver pair to a new frequency in the RTSA.
Changes
- Changed RSSI ‘B’ antenna metering and RTSA color to white to clearly differentiate it from the blue of antenna A.
- Web App RTSA – new button layout to accomodate Waterfall and Peak Hold features.
- RSSI meters behavior changed so that they stay active even with no carrier lock.
Fixed
- Improvements to NexLink reconnection after transmitters are powered down or go out of range.
- Various RF tuning and diversity enhancements.
- Export Trace CSV format modifications for improved compatibility with database programs such as IAS, Wireless Workbench, etc.
- Fixed bug in power source selection where PoE warning could pop-up even with DC powering
A20-Nexus/Nexus Go v1.53 Firmware
Released: September 13, 2023
Download Firmware v1.53New
- Touch can now be disabled to prevent inadvertent switching of the screens to different views. Press and hold the Headphone Knob for > 2 secs to disable and re-enable. Disabled touch is indicated by a thin orange border surrounding the four OLEDs. The Headphone Knob and Triangle button remain active when touch is disabled.
Fixed
- Rare distortion with very low frequency signal sources no longer occurs.
- Random freezing of the Web App Scan view no longer occurs.
A20-Nexus/Nexus Go v1.52 Firmware
Released: August 24, 2023
Download Firmware v1.52New
- Support for new A20-TX RF on/off toggle switch option
A20-Nexus/A20-Nexus Go v1.51 Firmware
Released: August 10, 2023
Download Firmware v1.51Changes
- Extended Gain range to -6 to 60dB and removed now superfluous ‘Gain Range’ button.
- Increased Audio Offset range to +/- 20dB
- Web App UI improvements
- Meter scale improvements
Fixed
- NexLink improvements
A20-Nexus v1.50 Firmware
Released: July 25, 2023
Download Firmware v1.50New
- Support for the A20-TX transmitter
- Support for receiving VHF transmission
- Added ‘Show Mode’ to the Web App. This is a read-only mode that prevents inadvertent changing of settings.
- Added transmitter names to the Web App RTSA.
- Support for Privacy mode
- Added TX View menu for monitoring and setting TX-only functions, even when transmitters are not assigned to receiver channels.
- Added Audio Offset and Gain Range buttons to the 1RX View, which are accessed by pressing the ‘More’ button on OLED2.
Changes
- Increased maximum number of paired transmitters to 64
- Transmitters no longer have to be assigned to a receiver channel to be monitored and controlled over NexLink.
- Multiple transmitters can now be assigned to the same receiver channel.
- Enhanced TX List menu with transmitter battery level, frequency, NexLink RSSI and TX View.
- Edit transmitter names directly from the TX List by tapping the name.
- The NexLink RSSI meter is now white for a powered-off transmitter. A powered-on transmitter’s NexLink RSSI meter is still green.
- The collapsed 4RX views in the Web App now show audio meter, Q-meter, transmitter name and battery level.
- Added audio meter scale markings
- Various UI layout changes to the 1RX View and its Gear menu to accommodate new Audio Offset and Gain Range buttons.
- Mode button (RF Only, REC only, REC+RF) moved to the new TX View menu.
Fixed
- Audio metering release time improved.
A20-Nexus v1.40 Firmware
Released: May 16, 2023
Download Firmware v1.40Important: After installing the firmware, it is essential that A20-Minis are unpaired, then re-paired with the A20-Nexus.
Note: To ensure best performance, always run the latest version of A20-Nexus with the latest version of A20-Mini.
New
- Added a Tone Generator with adjustable level
- Added ‘Show Audio Off Warnings’ toggle in System Menu page 2. When the toggle is off, the A20-Nexus does not show warnings that audio will stop when switching Tuning Bands and when switching to Scan mode.
- Added transmitter mute status to the 4RX, 8RX and All Views
- Added combined Rec/Mute icon (blue circle with red border) in the 4RX, 8RX and All Views and Web App overview screen to indicate when a transmitter is simultaneously recording and muted.
Changes
- Added Polarity confirmation popup to prevent accidental polarity changes in 1RX view.
- Web app Audio and Q meters moved to mimic their position in the A20-Nexus OLED screens.
- Audio metering range for A20-Mini received audio signal changed to –100 to 0 dBFS to better scale to the wide dynamic range of GainForward.
Fixed
- Faster communication with the Wisycom LFA smart antenna.
- When set to ‘Never’, the Screensaver no longer comes on after several hours.
- Various Nexus and Web app improvements
- Received audio signal from an A10-TX in LR mode is now at the correct level.
- A10-TX audio metering level is now displayed correctly.
A20-Nexus v1.30 Firmware
Released: April 12, 2023
Download Firmware v1.30Important: After installing the firmware, it is essential that A20-Minis are unpaired, then re-paired with the A20-Nexus.
Note: To ensure best performance, always run the latest version of A20-Nexus with the latest version of A20-Mini.
New
- Added Scan capability to the Web App RTSA view.
- Ability to define the AutoAssign Start/Stop range within the tuning band.
- Added 60 Hz option to the HPF. HPF not available when using the A20-QuickDock
Changed
- Added RF On/Off toggle to the Set Frequency popup so that the RX channel can be turned off to save power while keeping the last frequency setting.
- Added the ability to edit a Nexlinked transmitter’s name when the TX is powered off.
- Added ‘Are You Sure?’ popup when unpairing a transmitter from the TX List.
- Increased font size of RTSA blue marker frequency/dBm display and yellow frequency min/max labels.
- In ALL View (12ch and 16ch only), tapping the 4ch bottom label now selects the associated 4RX View.
- It is now possible to set the RF frequency from the 1RX and 4RX views when the channel is sourced from a NexLinked transmitter that is currently not connected.
- Scan width is now variable and controlled by the HP knob when set to zoom horizontal mode (yellow zoom icon).
- Scan Mode title added to the top of 4th screen in the Scan View.
Fixed
- Improved response of the NexLink signal strength meters.
- All RX View now flashes the frequency field red when there is a country conflict.
- HP knob press function now works the first time after powering up.
- Improvements to Wisycom LFA/BFA smart antenna communication.
- The 31st day is now selectable for applicable months in the Date/Time popup.
- Various system and web app improvements
A20-Nexus v1.20 Firmware
Released: February 14, 2023
Download Firmware v1.20Important: After installing the firmware, it is essential that A20-Minis are unpaired, then re-paired with the A20-Nexus.
Note: To ensure best performance, always run the latest version of A20-Nexus with the latest version of A20-Mini.
New
- Added AutoAssign which automatically scans the current tuning band for clean frequencies and assigns them to multiple channels. The clean frequencies are automatically pushed to NexLinked transmitters.
- Support for the 4-channel expansion license. Purchase one license to expand the A20-Nexus to 12 channels and two licenses to expand to 16 channels.
- Support for rental of 1 week and 30-day 4-channel expansion licenses. Two licenses can be installed for 8-channel rental.
- Added the ability to globally power all transmitters on or off from the TX List.
Changed
- DC Outs are now enabled when docked to 8-series. Maximum 3W per DC Out.
- 1RX View navigation bar in screen three now persists when a NexLink status message is displayed.
- In the 1RX View frequency popup, "Off" changed to “RX Off” to indicate a disabled receive channel.
- In the 1RX View RF Power button, "Off" changed to “RF Off” to indicate zero RF transmit power.
Fixed
- General performance improvements and bug fixes for Nexus and the web app.
A20-Nexus v1.10 Firmware
Released: December 21, 2022
Download Firmware v1.10Note: To ensure best performance, always run the latest version of A20-Mini with the latest version of A20-Remote and A20-Nexus
New
- Added support for Dante at 96 kHz.
- Added RF warning and overload indicators to web app.
Fixed
- The correct tuning bands are now shown for Belgium and the Netherlands.
- RF Menu > RF History now auto-refreshes on A20-Nexus when changed from the web app.
- A20-Nexus 1RX View > Gear menu now shows the correct A20-Mini firmware version after updating the Mini’s firmware.
- A system date/time issue that was causing the Time Zone and Daylight Savings settings to behave incorrectly has been fixed. After applying this update, users should check and reset the A20-Nexus date and time using the Date/Time button on the System menu.
A20-Nexus v1.00 Firmware
Released: November 29, 2022
Download Firmware v1.00Initial Release