Version 1.08 (04/07)

Manual: CMOS Industrial Camera LOGLUX® i5

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∙Do not panic when a firmware update fails! It is certainly not the camera that is defective, but one of its functions will not properly work. In such a case, just send the camera to KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH to take care of the trouble.

∙Create a 'safe environment': Make sure the connections made on the camera and PC/IPC are mechanically safe, and see to it that the camera and PC/IPC are properly powered.

∙For a firmware update, always use the safest and fastest communication method between the camera and PC/IPC, if possible. Though one of the serial ports of the CameraLink™ interface may be used for an MCU firmware update, the RS-232 port will be the better solution.

∙And last but not least an old thumb rule: ‚Do not change a running system!‘, i.e. do not update the firmware unless it is absolutely necessary.

Components of a firmware update for a LOGLUX® i5 CL camera:

∙an MCU firmware update file (*.txt)

∙an FPGA firmware update file (*.bin), and

∙the LOGLUX® LuxWare PC software

Some functions of the above-mentioned components depend on the availability of functions in other components. For this reason, it is advisable to check if a new version of the LOGLUX® LuxWare software is available when, for instance, the MCU firmware is updated. On the other hand, an extension of the LOGLUX® LuxWare functions usually calls for a complete firmware update of MCU and FPGA.

An exception is the firmware update for the FPGA which may have user-specific functions and is, thus, not so closely coupled to the other components.

The following firmware update procedure is recommended:

The firmware update files

Prior to updating the firmware, the user must first unpack the firmware files provided by KAMERA WERK DRESDEN GmbH in form of a zip or other file, and load them into a folder of his choice.

Establishment of a serial connection

∙Plug a null modem cable into the RS-232 port (split cable!) to connect the camera to the PC/IPC.

Note: It is strongly recommended to use the RS-232 port of the camera for a firmware update!

∙Putt he camera into operation and start the LOGLUX® LuxWare PC software.

∙In the start menu, select the desired camera in window ‘Camera

Selection‘ (image processing hardware scan, see chapter ‘Description of the LOGLUX® LuxWare configuration software/The start menu‘), then click ‚Connect‘.

Note: For the purpose of a faster data transmission during an update, the baud rate of the serial RS-232 port is recommended to be set to '115000' kbaud (in menu ‚Camera Globals‘).

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