Getting Information About Your DCP

Open the Cymbal Processor Information window by selecting "Info" from the DCP Menu. This window displays information about the connected DCP:

If no DCP is connected or errors have occurred in fetching the data from the DCP, the affected fields will say "unavailable". If your DCP is connected, turned on, and working but the DCP menu says "No Cymbal Processor connected" or the Information window shows all the information fields as "unavailable" you can try clicking the "Refresh" button and/or disconnecting and reconnecting the USB cable.

About the Gen-16 AE Digital Cymbal Processor's Firmware Components

You will notice that the Info window contains three different firmware version numbers. Here's what these represent:

The DCP contains two computers - its "main" CPU, which controls the user interface and communications, and a digital signal processor (DSP) which performs the audio tone shaping. Each of these has its own firmware, that is, the programming that makes it do what it does. It's called "firmware" rather than "software" since it's stored in solid-state memory as opposed to disk, and is not intended to be changed frequently.

Additionally, the DCP's main CPU firmware is segmented into two distinct components: an "application", which handles all the primary functionality, and a "bootloader" whose sole purpose is to manage the firmware upgrade process. In most cases, updates to the DCP firmware will be "application-only" and the bootloader will not be affected, however from time to time bootloader updates may be necessary.

Version information for all three programs - DCP main firmware ("Firmware Version"), DCP bootloader ("Bootloader Version"), and DSP ("DSP Firmware Version") - is shown in the DCP Info window and also in the Firmware Update window.

Other Displayed Information

In addition to the three firmware versions, you will also see the hardware version number of your DCP (this cannot be changed), the currently selected MIDI channel and sysex Device ID's, and the DCP's internal temperature.