Apex issue while updating firmware. need help

[91mini]

I have the Apex aquacontroller classic. I recently purchased the leak detection module and hooked it up. While doing so I decided to upgrade to 4.53 firmware while I was at it. The firmware went through all the steps and then got to the end and wouldn't connect. At this point I cannot remember what the actual message was as I shut the utility browser. May be my problem.

Anyway. I have a blinking orange status light on my controller, EB8's and all modules. My display is blank and some of my equipment that I rarely use turned on while others turned off.

When I open the utility browser to try to update the firmware again it is not connecting at all. It shows this as the progress and then just sits there:

Loading firmware file into memory
Firmware file load complete...
Calculating Apex Start Checksum Vector
Calculating Apex Start Checksum Vector complete...
The controller address is: 192.168.2.14
Connecting to controller at address: 192.168.2.14
Connecting


What do I need to do? How can I get it back online? Is there a safe way to reboot and save my settings?

 

[91mini]

Well. it jsut connected after I typed all of this. Bunch of errors but a block goes through randomly. It did this before until it was at 120 of 120 then sat. Maybe I'll just let it sit and this will fix it. Not sure why I have no display on my display screen though.

Requesting boot loader version information
Boot loader version: 23
Erasing flash memory
Flash memory ready to receive new programming
Sending block: 0 of 120
Resending corrupted data, block: 16384
Resending corrupted data, block: 16384
Resending corrupted data, block: 16384
Resending corrupted data, block: 16384
Resending corrupted data, block: 16384
Preparation of FLASH Sector 4 Failed
Error preparing flash, retrying
Cannot communicate with Apex
Error sending firmware block, retrying
Cannot communicate with Apex
Error sending firmware block, retrying
Cannot communicate with Apex
Error sending firmware block, retrying
Cannot communicate with Apex
Error sending firmware block, retrying
Cannot communicate with Apex
Sent block: 0 of 120 successful.
Sending block: 1 of 120
Error sending firmware block, retrying
Cannot communicate with Apex
Error sending firmware block, retrying
Cannot communicate with Apex
Error sending firmware block, retrying
Cannot communicate with Apex
Error sending firmware block, retrying
Cannot communicate with Apex
Error sending firmware block, retrying
Cannot communicate with Apex
Sent block: 1 of 120 successful.
Sending block: 2 of 120
Error sending firmware block, retrying
Cannot communicate with Apex
Error sending firmware block, retrying
Cannot communicate with Apex
Error sending firmware block, retrying
Cannot communicate with Apex

 

[tiggs]

Is your Apex connected via WIFI adapter or network cable? If WIFI adapter, you're running into data transfer issues because Apex uses UDP instead of TCP for file transfer. If this is the case, there's a good chance hard-wiring it for the update will fix it.

 

[91mini]

It is hardwired

 

[91mini]

This is the statement I get at the end.

Sent block: 120 of 120 successful.
Starting Apex

Operation failed with the following error information:

Waiting for input from Apex, timed out