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Chapter 1: Configure the ControlSpace Designer network

This chapter covers how to configure the network connections to establish your ControlSpace Designer network, and how to update the firmware for the ESP-88, CC-64, and CC-16. A ControlSpace ESP-88 system always includes at least one ESP-88 Engineered Sound

Processor, and may include one or more CC-64 Control Centers, and CC-

16 Zone Controllers. You will need a computer running ControlSpace

Designer software to connect to and configure the ControlSpace Designer network.

Ethernet connections

The method of communication between the ESP-88, CC-64, and your computer is 10Base-T Ethernet. You can connect your computer directly to a single ESP-88, or you can set up a network between your computer, the ESP-88 and the CC-64 using an Ethernet hub.

Connect to one ESP-88

To connect your computer directly to a single ESP-88, use the included

Ethernet crossover cable to connect the Ethernet port on your computer to the LAN port on the back of the ESP-88. This crossover cable is only used when connecting your computer directly to the ESP-88, without using an Ethernet hub. The crossover cable has a “crossover” label near the connector end. You should see the Ethernet LED on the front panel of the ESP-88 turn green. If it does not, check to make sure your cable connections are secure, and that you are using a crossover type cable.

Connect to multiple ESP-88s and CC-64s using an Ethernet hub

To connect your computer to two or more ESP-88s, or to an ESP-88 and one or more CC-64s, you will need to use an Ethernet hub. The hub can be either a switch or repeater-type hub. Using standard straight-through

CAT-5 cables, connect your computer, ESP-88s, and CC-64s to the

Ethernet hub.

Tip: Some Ethernet hubs support Auto-MDX specifications, which allows the use of either crossover or straight-through cables.

Chapter 1: Configure the ControlSpace Designer network

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Change your computer’s network settings

Follow these steps to configure the TCP/IP network settings on your computer for the local network (the steps are shown in Windows XP):

1. Go to Start > Control Panel.

2. Open the Network Connections control panel.

Figure 1.1 - Network Connections control panel

3. Right click on Local Area Connection and choose Properties.

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Figure 1.2 - Choose Local Area Connection Properties

The Local Area Connection Properties window opens:

Figure 1.3 - Local Area Connection Properties window


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4. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and press the Properties button.

The Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window opens.

Figure 1.4 - TCP/IP Properties window

5. Click on the Use the following IP address button to specify an

IP address for your network adapter. In the IP address field, type in the following IP address: 192.168.0.88

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Figure 1.5 - Type in the IP address

Note: We recommend using the IP address 192.168.0.88

for your computer to avoid conflicts with other network devices such as

Ethernet routers. Do not use 192.168.0

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through .255 for your computer’s IP address as these addresses are reserved for

ControlSpace devices.


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6. After entering the IP address, press the Tab key, and the Subnet

mask is automatically filled in:

Figure 1.6 - Subnet mask is filled in

7. Press OK in the TCP/IP Properties window, then press OK again in the Local Area Connection Properties window to effect the change to your network settings.

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Figure 1.7 - Press OK in both windows to effect changes

Note: You must press OK in both the TCP/IP Properties window AND the

Local Area Connection Properties window to effect your IP address change.

If you are using at most one ESP-88 and one CC-64, you can now plug the ControlSpace hardware devices and your computer into the Ethernet hub to create your local network. If you are using more than one ESP-88 or more than one CC-64, you must properly set the hardware IP addresses before plugging all the ControlSpace hardware devices into the Ethernet hub to prevent a conflict. See Using more than one ESP-88 in the next section for more information.

IP addresses

ControlSpace Designer software uses Internet Protocol (IP) addresses to identify the ESP-88s and CC-64s in your network. Each computer, ESP-

88 and CC-64 must have a unique IP address in your ControlSpace

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Use more than one ESP-88

Each ESP-88 is shipped with the IP address set to 192.168.0.160. If you are using more than one ESP-88 you will need to change the IP address of the additional ESP-88s to avoid a conflict (for example, to

192.168.0.161). Follow these steps to set IP addresses when connecting multiple ESP-88s to your local network:

1. Connect the first ESP-88 to the Ethernet hub.

2. Launch ControlSpace Designer software and choose System >

Network Setup to open the Network Setup window.

Figure 1.8 - Network Setup window

If your ESP-88 does not appear in the Network Setup window, check the cable connection and press the Scan button.

3. Select the ESP-88 and press the Change to... button to change the IP address of the connected ESP-88. The Address setting window opens. Each ESP-88 must have a unique IP address in your local network. You must change the IP address of this first

ESP-88 so there are no conflicts when you connect the next ESP-

88 (which also has a default IP address of 192.168.0.160).

Note: When using two ESP-88s, you must change the IP address of the first ESP-88 that you connect so that there are no conflicts when you connect the next ESP-88 (each ESP-88 is shipped with the same default IP address).

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Figure 1.9 - Change IP address in the Address setting window

Type 161 for the last three digits of the New IP Address, and press Change.

Figure 1.10 - Successful IP address change dialog

You will see a dialog indicating a successful IP address change.

4. Power cycle the ESP-88 for the setting to take effect.

5. Connect the second ESP-88 to your Ethernet hub. This ESP-88 has an IP address ending in 160, so it will not conflict with the first

ESP-88 that you connected, which now has an IP address ending in 161.

Use more than one CC-64

Each CC-64 is shipped with the IP address set to 192.168.0.176. As with the ESP-88, if you are using more than one CC-64 you will need to change the IP address of the additional CC-64s to avoid a conflict (for example, to 192.168.0.177). Follow these steps to set IP addresses when connecting multiple CC-64s to your local network:

1. Connect the first CC-64 to the Ethernet hub.


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2. Launch ControlSpace Designer software and choose System >

Network Setup to open the Network Setup window.

Figure 1.11 - Network Setup window

3. Select the CC-64 and press the Change to... button to change the IP address of the connected CC-64. The Address setting window opens. Each CC-64 must have a unique IP address in your local network. You must change the IP address of this first

CC-64 so there are no conflicts when you connect the next CC-64

(which also has a default IP address of 192.168.0.176).

Note: When using two CC-64s, you must change the IP address of the first CC-64 that you connect so that there are no conflicts when you connect the next CC-64 (each CC-64 is shipped with the same default IP address).

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Figure 1.12 - Change IP address in the Address setting window

Type 177 for the last three digits of the New IP Address, and press Change.

Figure 1.13 - Successful IP address change dialog

You will see a dialog indicating a successful IP address change.

4. Press OK to reboot the CC-64.

5. After reboot, connect the second CC-64 to your Ethernet hub.

This CC-64 has an IP address ending in 176, so it will not conflict with the first CC-64 that you connected, which now has an IP address ending in 177.


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Use scan

The Scan button in ControlSpace Designer software can be used to detect hardware on your local network.

Figure 1.14 - Scan button

Note: You should open a new project before using the Scan button. If you press the Scan button with an existing project open, you may experience a conflict that could change your system design configuration.

Do not press the Scan button while you have an existing project open.

This may result in a conflict that can cause a change in your system design configuration. Scan should be used with a blank new project only, as a means to identify what hardware exists on the local network. When

ControlSpace Designer software completes the scan, the Project View is automatically populated with the ESP-88s, CC-64s, and CC-16s that are properly connected in your local network.

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Figure 1.15 - After a scan, Project View shows the connected hardware

To view the IP address of an ESP-88 or CC-64, simply hold the mouse cursor over the icon in Project View.

Figure 1.16 - Hold the cursor over an icon to view the IP address


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Network setup

To view and change the IP address of a component on your system, choose System > Network Setup to open the Network Setup window.

Figure 1.17 - Network Setup window

The network is automatically scanned for all connected hardware. If you change your hardware configuration while the Network Setup window is open, press the Scan button to refresh the connected components list.

Click on a device and press the Change to... button to change the IP address of that device. Each ESP-88 and CC-64 in your system must have a unique IP address. Use the following IP addresses for the ESP-88 and CC-64:

• ESP-88 - 192.168.0.160 through .175

• CC- 64 - 192.168.0.176 through .207

Note: You must use IP addresses within the above ranges, or the hardware device will not be found on the network.

Device firmware

The ESP-88, CC-64, and CC-16 require firmware to control their operation. Firmware is programming that is stored in Flash memory and is not erased when the power is turned off. On occasion, it is necessary to update this firmware to fix problems or improve features. This section describes how to update the firmware using ControlSpace Designer software.

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Update firmware

To update firmware, you will first need to get the new firmware file. Follow these steps to update the firmware:

1. The latest firmware files can be downloaded at http:// pro.bose.com.

Firmware for the ESP-88 is a .frm file.

Firmware for the CC-64 is a .mot file.

Firmware for the CC-16 is a .hex file.

2. Place the new firmware file into the bin folder within the

ControlSpace directory on your hard drive. If you installed

ControlSpace into the default location, the address for the bin folder is C:\Program Files\Bose\ControlSpace\bin.

3. Launch ControlSpace Designer software and connect any ESP-

88s and CC-64s to the local network that your computer is connected to.

4. In ControlSpace Designer software, go to System > Update

Firmware.

The Firmware update window opens.


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This window lists all connected ESP-88s, CC-64s, and CC-16s.

Press the Scan button to refresh the list. The new firmware version number (from the file in the bin folder) will show up in the

Latest version column, and the current firmware version number is displayed in the Loaded version column. If your firmware is up-to-date, the loaded and latest versions will be the same, and the status will be “up-to-date.”

5. Select the devices to update by placing a checkmark in the box next to the IP address. Press the Update button to load the new firmware.

6. After updating is complete, click OK when you are prompted to reboot all devices.

Figure 1.18 - Reboot devices after firmware update

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After reboot, the Firmware Update window indicates that the update was successful.

Figure 1.19 - Successful firmware update

Note: If the ESP-88 does not appear in the Firmware Update window after the firmware update, try power cycling the ESP-88, then press the

Scan button in the Firmware Update window.


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Configure the ControlSpace Designer

Chapter 1: Configure the ControlSpace Designer network

Ethernet connections

Connect to one ESP-88

Connect to multiple ESP-88s and CC-64s using an Ethernet hub

Change your computer’s network settings

IP addresses

Use more than one ESP-88

Use more than one CC-64

Use scan

Network setup

Device firmware

Update firmware

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