Released: August 17, 2017

Windows: Vista / Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10 (32-bit or 64-bit)

macOS: OSX 10.9 and Up

Updates the AES16e firmware to version 14.1 (Released May 17, 2016).
Updates the E44/E22 firmware to version 2.3 (Released April 4, 2017).
Updates the LT-TB to version 6.2 (Released May 17, 2016).

Driver Notes

Windows: Build 23 (or higher) driver required BEFORE installing this firmware.

Please Note: This firmware does NOT support Windows XP.

macOS: Requires build 58b or higher

Installation Notes

The firmware update process will take under 2 minutes. Once the update has been done successfully, your computer will need to be powered off for the new firmware to become active.

If for some reason the firmware update process fails, do not power off your computer until successfully updating the firmware. The firmware update process is not permanent until the computers power is switched off, so you may reboot your computer and re-run the update program to try again.

PLEASE NOTE: Before updating the firmware on your Lynx PCI Express card, please close all applications that are running, pause or suspend the Windows Task Scheduler (System Agent), and insure that your power to your computer will not fail by connecting it to an uninterruptible power supply.

If the Lynx PCI Express card firmware update is interrupted while updating the card, you may have to revert to the factory default firmware by changing the jumper on the card to the PROM 1 position. The firmware update process always programs PROM 2 so there is never a risk rendering the card unusable.

Firmware Revision History

Version 1.17.04.04  April 4, 2017

  • Fixed issue on E44/E22 firmware that caused multiple writes to GPOUT to toggle the output instead of setting the desired state.
  • This build includes:
    AES16e: 14.1
    LT-TB: 6.2
    E44/E22: 2.3

Version 1.17.01.31  January 31, 2017

  • Added the ability for the E44/E22 to do specific sample rates from 8kHz to 200kHz instead of just 44.1; 48; 88.2; 96; 176.4 & 192kHz.
  • This build includes:
    AES16e: 14.1
    LT-TB: 6.2
    E44/E22: 2.2

Version 1.16.05.18  May 18, 2016

  • All: Changed timing to record devices to fix occasional record issues.
  • All: Removed extra startup interrupt.
  • All: This firmware REQUIRES Build 58B or higher of the OS X driver to function properly.  Please install Build 58B or higher BEFORE flashing this new firmware.
  • This build includes:
    AES16e: 14.1
    LT-TB: 6.2
    E44/E22: 2.1

Version 1.15.08.07  August 7, 2015

  • All: Added DMAV2PLUS support which includes:
    – 5.1 support for WaveRT (6-channel interleaved)
    – Smaller transfer sizes to reduce latency to under 1ms round-trip (96kHz, 32 sample buffer)
  • LT-TB: Added play device metering (like the E44 and AES16e).
  • This build includes:
    AES16e: 14.0
    LT-TB: 6.0
    E44/E22: 2.0

Version 1.15.02.25 February 25, 2015

  • AES16e: Fixed a couple of bugs that would affect users using a Thunderbolt expansion chassis.
  • AES16e: Fixed a bug in which the upper playback levels would get reset too often.
  • AES16e: Added play device metering (like the E44).
  • First release to include support for E44/E22.
  • This build includes:
    AES16e: 13.2
    LT-TB: 5.5 (No changes from previous release)
    E44/E22: 1.6

Version 1.14.05.02 May 2, 2014

  • Fixed issue with LS-ADAT and AES16e introduced with Firmware 13.
  • This build includes:
    AES16e: 13.1
    LT-TB: 5.5 (No changes from previous release)

Version 1.14.04.16 April 16, 2014

  • Added DMA Version 2 support for AES16e.  This updated requires Windows Driver Build 21 or higher; OS X CoreAudio Driver Build 56 or higher.
  • Fixed issue with level meter reset for AES16e.
  • This build includes:
    AES16e: 13.0
    LT-TB: 5.5

Version 1.00.12.11 February 6, 2014

  • Added support for 44.1 kHz for AES50.
  • Added support for CardID on AES16e.
  • Added support for LT-TB (First Release 5.2).

Version 1.00.12.10 February 12, 2013

  • Fixed issue created in Firmware 12.9 that kept SynchroLock for engaging properly.

Version 1.00.12.9 January 9, 2013

  • Fixed issue that caused certain hosts (Sonnet chassis) to sometimes not allow the AES16e to be recognized properly.

Version 1.00.12.8 August 2, 2012

  • Fixed various issues related to AES50. Please note that this update is for the AES16e-50 card only.

Version 1.00.12 September 12, 2011

  • Fixed PCI Express issue that occurred with some P67 and Z68 motherboards (Gigabyte & Intel).
  • Fixed volume indexing issue at 4X sample rates.

Version 1.00.11 February 9, 2010

  • Supports PCB Rev D.
  • Fixed PCI Express issues for 1 DWORD memory reads and transactions across 4K-byte boundaries.

Version 1.00.10 November 17, 2009

  • Corrected an issue introduced in Build 9 that copied right channel data to the left channel on a record device.

Version 1.00.09 September 29, 2009

  • Added 64-channel / 32-device operation. This allows for 32 record channels and 32 play channels. This also allows for the LStream port to have independent channels from AES/EBU channels.
  • Added support for AES16e-50.

Version 1.00.07 July 21, 2008

  • Fixed issue with PowerMac G5 (Late 2005) and playback transfers.

Version 1.00.06 May 22, 2008

  • ASIO Buffer Size of 32 now supported with Version 2 Build 16 driver.

Version 1.00.05 April 22, 2008

  • Initial release with Build 05 Firmware.