How old is it?

[Guy Lavoie]

I’ve just acquired a “used” M1G (it was mounted on a wall, but never actually installed). Everything was still in boxes, terminal blocks in a bag, etc. I was just wondering how old it might be. I just installed ELKRP2 and everything set up just fine, with default codes, etc. This also gave me an indication of the firmware versions: Boot 3.3.6, Firmware 5.3.18, hardware rev .13. Serial number is 96XX. In checking things out with ELKRP2, only the Firmware had a newer version (3.3.6) which I just upgraded to. All this tells me it’s not too old, unless the mainboard firmware was upgraded at some point. My question is: What do these numbers tell me, especially the serial number and hardware rev. Not a big issue, but I’d just like to know the approximate age. So far, I really like what I’m seeing in terms of programmability, and I’m learning!

[Brad Weeks]

What is the Serial Number of the M1G? The M1 Serial Number is located at the bottom of the black plastic housing and is 8 digits starting with “0”

[Guy Lavoie]

Serial number is 000096XX

[Brad Weeks]

M1 Gold systems with serial number 000096XX  were manufactured 2014

[Guy Lavoie]

Ok thanks! So it looks like it was likely upgraded at some point, such as having been new old stock in an inventory, and maybe upgraded before getting sent out.

[Guy Lavoie]

Anything I should be aware of with that vintage? Hardware revisions are usually done over time, so it would be interesting to know if there is anything to be careful about.

[Brad Weeks]

Your bootware is already at 3.3.6 so you should be able to update the Firmware to 5.3.36 in one update without issue

[Guy Lavoie]

Yes, I already upgraded to 5.3.36. Thanks.

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