Troubleshooting | New version of Q-SYS Designer Software is not connecting to Core

Learn how to troubleshoot problems connecting the new version of Q-SYS Designer Software to a Core.

Updated at May 4th, 2023

Affected Products

Hardware Model/Series Core processors
Software Q-SYS Designer Software

Problem

New version of Q-SYS Designer Software is not connecting to Core.


Causes

This can occur if the Q-SYS Core processor is running older firmware. 


Solution | Workaround

To communicate with the Core:

  1. Install the same version of Q-SYS Designer Software as the firmware version on the Core (or, within the same major release - 7.x, 8.x, etc.). 
  2. Follow the Upgrade Path Requirements in the Q-SYS Release Notes to upgrade to the current release.