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NOTE:

- Mono High Sensitivity Design Firmware 1.03 - build 1 (Release)

- Genie Nano Firmware for Sony 3.2M / 5.1M – IMX25x

- Sensor Model: Sony IMX252

Current Limitation: 

- Fast Ethernet (100 Mbit/s) is not supported

- Metadata Support is currently mutually exclusive with TurboDrive

New Features in this Design

- Added support related to IEEE1588 ( PTP: Precision Time Protocol )

Includes 7 statistics related PTP features

Timestamp has an internal 8 nanosecond Tick accuracy in PTP mode

- Added support for new internal Event (Timestamp Modulo Event)

This allows triggering on a multiple of the Timestamp Tick (for camera synchronization with PTP)

Timestamp Modulo Event is also available as a Trigger Source

- Added support for new internal Event (Timestamp Modulo Start Event)

Timestamp Modulo Events will start upon the Timestamp Clock reaching this value

- Added support for GenICam Action CmD for the following functions

Trigger Source (for either Single Frame or Multi-Frame

Trigger on: Action 1

- Output Line Source

Output Pulse on: Action 1

Output Pulse on: Action 2

- Counter Start Source

Start on: Action 1

Start on: Action 2

- Timer Start Source

Start on: Action 1

Start on: Action 2

- Added a new Informative feature ( Maximum Sustained Frame Rate )

- Added support for LUT (Look-Up-Table) п‚· Added a new feature ( Device Link Throughput Limit )

- Added a new feature ( Digital Binning 1x, 2x or 4x )

Binning also available in the cycling mode

- Analog Gain can be changed while grabbing

- Improved TurboDrive algorithm for Raw Bayer color output when using Sapera LT 8.12 and greater

Uploading Firmware via Teledyne DALSA CamExpert

- Download new firmware to the computer with Sapera LT package already installed.

- Open the CamExpert application.

- Click on the File Access Category, then click the “Setting…” button to show the file selection menu.

- The File Type drop menu default is Device Firmware. Do not change this.

- The File Selector drop menu default is Firmware. Do not change this.

- Click the Browse button to open a typical Windows Explorer window and select the new firmware file (from your local drive).

- Click the Upload button to execute the file transfer to the Genie Nano. Follow any instructions as shown.

About Camera Firmware:

Updating to a newer firmware version than the one already installed on your camera can improve the device’s overall performance and stability, resolve various issues, and add support for newly developed features or enhance existing ones.

On the other hand, downgrading the camera’s firmware can recover its functionality in the unlikely event the currently installed version is faulty or the device’s performance dropped after an upgrade. However, bear in mind that applying an earlier build might not always be possible.

It is recommended that changing the camera’s firmware be performed when the new release resolves an issue that your device has been encountering, or adds a new feature (or enhances an existing one) that could prove useful for you.

This process isn’t intended to be destructive, but still, it’s best to save all your personal data and configurations before applying a different firmware. Moreover, make sure that the battery is fully charged and don’t use the camera’s buttons while the installation is in progress.

When it comes to the update method, usually, you must copy the firmware file onto a compatible memory card, insert it into the camera, and browse from the menu to the device’s update section.

However, each device has various ways to enter the update mode and particular steps that should be taken for a successful upgrade, therefore make sure you read the product’s installation guide.

That being said, if you consider that this firmware improves your device in any way, then hit t