JAI GigE Vision User Manual
GigE Vision
Update Procedure
Digital Monochrome/Color
RM/TM/RMC/TMC GE Camera
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GigE Vision Update Procedure
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November 13, 2009
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Table of Contents
Disclaimer Notice ................................................................................................... iii
Table of Contents ................................................................................................... v
List of Figures ....................................................................................................... vii
List of Tables ......................................................................................................... ix
Introduction ............................................................................................. 7
1
1.1 Process Overview ...................................................................................... 7
2 Uninstall Previous Drivers and Software ........................................................... 8
2.1 Uninstall network drivers ............................................................................. 8
2.2 Uninstalling versions of Cam2Net 2.2.x.x or older (Optional) ................................. 10
3 Install the JAI SDK. ................................................................................... 11
4 Perform the firmware update ...................................................................... 12
4.1 Download the update package ...................................................................... 12
4.2 Updating CPU Firmware ............................................................................. 12
4.3 Updating GEV firmware .............................................................................. 15
5 Firmware Restore ..................................................................................... 20
6 Troubleshooting: ...................................................................................... 22
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List of Figures
Figure 1.
Figure 2. The Drivers tab displays all network drivers. ..................................................... 8
Figure 3. Changing Intel PRO/1000 Drivers .................................................................... 9
Figure 4. The Device Class becomes Ethernet. ............................................................... 9
Figure 5. Locating a Filter Driver ............................................................................... 9
Figure 6. Uninstall any Filter Drivers. .......................................................................... 9
Figure 7. Recording the NIC MAC address .................................................................... 10
Figure 8. Click the Remove button to uninstall Cam2Net .................................................. 10
Figure 9. Click "Yes” to uninstall all Cam2Net related software. ......................................... 10
The driver tool launch shortcut. .................................................................... 8
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GigE Vision Update Procedure
1 Introduction
GigE Vision compliant cameras use an interface convention overseen by the Automated Imaging Association
(AIA). This interface is recognized by GigE compliant software regardless of who built the camera or wrote the
software. Some JAI Gigabit Ethernet cameras may be ordered with firmware that is not fully compliant with the
GigE Vision and GenICam standards. This is typically done to provide backwards compatibility with applications
and environments developed before the final standards were ratified. Should users of these cameras wish to
make them fully GigE Vision compliant, it is necessary that they update the firmware inside the camera. This
update process brings these cameras into compliance with the standard and allows proper access to GigE Vision
control software.
Note: Cameras labeled as JAI PULNiX and PULNiX are JAI, Inc. products. This update applies only to so-called
“Puli 3” cameras, which are defined as any JAI GigE cameras with model numbers beginning with TM,
TMC, RM, or RMC which were manufactured between November 1, 2007 and October 1, 2009, or were
manufactured after October 1, 2009 with the OP-iPORT option. For GigE cameras built prior to November
1, 2007 (Puli 2) a separate update procedure can be found on the jai.com website.
GigE Vision Software & Firmware Installation
1.1 Process Overview
Warning: This update process will cause all saved user settings to be re-initialized to the factory
defaults. This includes both GPIO settings and camera settings that may have been saved to
the camera’s memory pages. It is recommended that you write down any changes that you
have made to these settings before proceeding. You will be able to use this information to
re-configure your boot up settings and any other saved data sets after the camera is
updated.
JAI offers several models of Gigabit Ethernet cameras that were originally conceived before the final GigE
Vision and GenICam interface standards were ratified. Older versions of these cameras (shipped prior to
October 1, 2009) were originally shipped with firmware designed to provide backwards compatibility with
applications and environments (Cam2Net 2.X.X) developed before the final GigE Vision and GenICam standards
were ratified. Likewise, any JAI GigE camera that has been ordered with the OP-iPORT option has been shipped
with a GigE firmware engine that is not fully GigE Vision compliant.
This installation guide is for JAI customers with non-compliant GigE cameras who wish to update their cameras
to full GigE Vision/GenICam compliance. The guide provides instructions for configuring your TM, TMC, RM, or
RMC GigE camera in the manner that best meets your needs. The process is as follows:
• If your PC contains any previously-installed Cam2Net software:
• Uninstall all filter and high performance drivers and restore the GigE network interface card (NIC) to
its original Windows driver
• Obtain the MAC address of the GigE NIC
• If you have Cam2Net 2.2.0 or earlier, it will not recognize the new GEV protocol
• You can uninstall Cam2Net if you do not need it any longer
• Install the latest JAI GigE Vision SDK
• Download and run a camera-specific Updater package to update the camera firmware
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2 Uninstall Previous Drivers and Software
Note: This section applies if you are installing your new camera control software on a PC that contains a
previously-installed version of the Cam2Net software. If you are installing on a PC which contains no
previous Cam2Net software, skip directly to section 3.
2.1 Uninstall network drivers
If you have Cam2Net software installed on your system, you must uninstall the high performance driver and any
filter drivers associated with the iPORT firmware engine. Since the Driver Installation Tool is lost after the
newest Cam2Net installation, begin by checking current network drivers to be sure the desired software is in
place. After you uninstall Cam2Net 2.2.x.x it is more difficult to access these drivers. To begin the process:
• Disconnect all attached cameras.
• Launch the Cam2Net Driver Installation Tool from the desktop
Figure 1. The driver tool launch shortcut.
• The Driver Installation Tool displays all network drivers installed on the computer system.
• Click on the Drivers tab to view the network driver listing.
Figure 2. The Drivers tab displays all network drivers.
The specialized tabs provide more options than the driver tab. Click on the “Pro1000 Adapters” tab where we
will uninstall the high performance driver and replace it with an Ethernet driver.
• Right click the adapter listing to open a replacement menu.
• Click on “Install Intel Network Driver.” This will both uninstall the high performance driver and replace it
with an Ethernet driver.
Note: Because we want to both Uninstall AND Replace the driver DO NOT click the “Uninstall Driver” selection.
Use the “Install Intel Network Driver” option instead.
8 Uninstall Previous Drivers & SW
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