Das Keyboard 4 Professional For Mac - How To Update Firmware

Updating Your Das Keyboard 4 Professional Mac's Firmware

Note: When performing these steps, please make sure that your DK4 Mac is the only board plugged into your computer. When updating, do not disconnect your board or any other USB devices. In the event of an update failure, please close the updater, unplug your board, and contact support.

Step 1. Download the the following:

DK4Mac FW app.zip 1.55 MB

This file contains both the firmware updater and the newest firmware.

Step 2. Unzip the download file. You will see three files:

Step 3. Double click the DKFW-HYKBUtility.app to run the program. If you receive a security warning, please refer to the steps at the end of this article to bypass this warning.

Step 4. The software will appear as below. Select the "Model" dropdown and select your board (the dropdown will likely say "Das Keyboard". This is your board)

Step 5. Select "Get Firmware Version" to check your current firmware version. Note this just in case you need to contact support.

Step 6. Finally, select "Firmware Update". This will open your file directory. Navigate to where you unzipped the initial folder from step 2. Within this folder, double click "L2175V16.bin" to select the firmware upgrade.

Step 7. The upgrader will automatically begin the upgrading process. Please allow your board to sit for 5-10 minutes.

Step 8. Once complete, you should be fine to use your board as normal, with updated firmware! 

If the firmware updater prompts a security warning:

Your Mac may display a security alert like this one:

If you see this security warning, you'll need to tell MacOS to allow this application. Open System Preferences then select Security & Privacy.

In Security & Privacy , select "Open Anyway" as shown in the graphic below.

Once this is done, you can return to step 4 in the initial instructions.