Manually Updating Legacy Stagehand Cards

To manually update the firmware on any Stagehand Classic, Mini, DC, Hydraulic, Stagehand Apprentice, Stagehand Pro 2/3/4 you'll need the Stagehand Updater utility.

Download the Stagehand Updater Utility here.

1. Use an ethernet cable to connect your computer to the Stagehand.

2. Release the E-Stop - The Stagehand cannot be in an E-Stop state to update the Firmware

3. Unzip the Stagehand_Update folder to your Desktop

The folder will have 5 files in it - they are all required to be in the same directory as the Stagehand Update.exe application

1. Browse to C:\Users\[user]\AppData\Roaming\Spikemark Firmware\Stagehands\Motors

2. Locate the Stagehand Motor firmware files you need from the Spikemark directory. See table above for Stagehands and frimware versions

1. Run Stagehand Update.exe from the folder on your desktop.

1. Enter the IP Address of the Stagehand you need to update

2. Select the proper firmware file that you found in the previous step.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Pushing the incorrect firmware file to the Stagehand will require a trip back to the factory to restore

1. Press the UPDATE button

• A few new windows will flash on the screen

• After the process is complete, the newly updated Stagehand will reboot in about 30 seconds. During reboot, it should display the new firmware revision number.

1. Once the Stagehand has automatically rebooted, remove power from the Stagehand for 10s to completely power cycle the card.

And that's it, you're now running the latest and greatest firmware version!

After updating the firmware and confirming the latest and greatest firmware is installed you must power cycle your Stagehand controller.

Check out these instructions to check out how to manually update a Unipolar 6 Stagehand (Stagehand Pro 5, Stagehand Apprentice 2)