The latest released firmware and configurator version include the following:

• Correction for Positive Alarm Sequence (PAS) operations. All FX-400/FX-401 panels using PAS operations must be running panel firmware version SO-434 V2.1.12 or later.
• Improved device LED operations to mirror panel condition.
• Improved synchronization between NAC devices during resounding condition.
• Enhanced smoke detector obscuration level reporting, by adding sensitivity level within the displayed report.
• Adjusted reporting conditions of alarm status for a MIX-4020 during device functionality testing: Magnet activation will activate both smoke and heat inputs, heat test will only activate the heat input, and smoke canister testing will only activate the smoke input.
• Added ability to display a trouble condition when an auxiliary relay is active.
• Improved configurator for older jobs being imported into newer configurator.
• Ability to convert an existing FX-400 job file to an FX-401 job.
• Added checkbox to auto-correlate detector sounder base with detector head.

The additional features for programming simplification are the following (available through panel firmware SO-434 V2.1.12 and configurator MSW-045 V2.1.5. Must be accompanied by minimum loop driver firmware of SO-435 V1.0.29):

1. Auto Configuration: Available through the main display menu options on the FX-400/FX-401, which results in correlating all detected input devices on the SLC to all NACs.
2. Modify Mode: Available through the configurator menu, under the “Panel” tab, provides a real time view of the existing job available on the connected panel. Subsequently, quick updates to the panel’s existing job, such as update to options, tags, correlations and device types, can be made through “Quick Updates” also available in the “Panel” tab and when in “Modify Mode”.
3. CSV Tag Updates: Through this option, the csv format of the job file can be extracted from the configurator, hence allowing changes to device tags within the csv file format. Then through importing the updated csv file to the configurator, the user will see the reflected changes in the configurator job file.

To find the firmware/configurator compatibility table, the “Help” tab in the configurator can be selected. Then “About MGC-400 Series Configurator Utility” can be selected. The table can be found by selecting the “Firmware Compatibility” option.