Got my Shifty, installed the new firmware, hooked up the Keystep, and life is good controlling multiple voices on demand. One keyboard to rule them all (well, 4 of them anyway). Works great! Thanks! The unison mode is also turning out to be quite fun…
On this page, I only see a link called “Beta Firmware Updater for macOS”
In the zip file, I see a MacOS folder (file path: Intellijel Firmware Updater.app Shifty 1.11\Intellijel Firmware Updater.app\Contents) but not a Windows folder.
This will be my first firmware update so it’s entirely possible that I’m just missing something obvious.
I’m probably an idiot but I cannot get Shifty updated. (On Windows) After I install the STM32 BOOTLOADER driver, in Device Manager it has an exclamation symbol and device status says
"This device cannot start. (Code 10)
{Operation Failed}
The requested operation was unsuccessful.
"
And when I try to click on Update in the firmware updater application I get
"==> Error occurred during update.
Invalid DFU suffix signature
A valid DFU suffix will be required in a future dfu-util release!!!
No DFU capable USB device available
"
I’m assuming this relates to the first issue I posted. Any help would be greatly appreciated
Update: got it working! in case this helps somebody:
Issue 1: I had Shifty connected via a USB hub, which is why it wasn’t showing correctly in Device Manager.
connected directly to computer and it shows up fine now.
Issue 2: I still get the DFU errors when trying to update however. However, it seems Shifty did update all along! 1. Notice the update completed successfully right before the DFU errors
OK just tested switch mode and this is exactly how I wanted Shifty to operate. It allows me to decide when to switch oscillators independent from the rate of the clock used to generate the melodic content. Thank you so much Intellijel!
This message is totally benign and always shows up. We should probably do a FAQ entry on this
The USB bootloader can be finicky especially on Windows machines, so the usually advice is to just try different combinations of USB cables, ports and hubs. Glad you got it working!
readme.pdf :
1.Connect a USB cable to your module and start it in bootloader mode. Check the manual for the specific module for instructions on how to activate this.
Shifty_manual 1.11*.pdf :
CTRL+F “bootloader” no results found
Also do you just need to connect it with USB or do you also need it connected to the eurorack power bus?
You need both the USB cable and eurorack power. Bootloader mode is activated by holding the button on the back of the module while powering it on.
The Update Instructions in the Firmware Updater Application walk you through the process:
Turn off power to your modular system.
Connect a USB cable from the rear Shifty module to your computer.
From the version menu above, select the firmware version you will be updating to.
Hold down the button on the rear of the module and turn on power to your modular system.
Click the Update button in the bottom of this window. You will see the progress of the update in the log window and your module may begin to flash. You will see an “Update completed successfully” message at the end of the update.
Turn your modular off and back on again, you’re now ready to use your updated module.
If there are any problems please contact us via the Help button on our website. Be sure to include the full log window output, the firmware updater version downloaded, and the OS you are using.
This switching mode is so much fun. Well done!
