BOBCAT HD-SDI
Hardware User’s Manual
Imperx, Inc.
Rev. 1.4
6421 Congress Ave.
6/2/2014
Boca Raton, FL 33487
+1 (561) 989-0006
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E.1 OVERVIEW
Bobcat Camera series supports user FirmWare (FW) and Workspace registers upgrade,
along with a custom DPC, HPC, FFC and LUT tables upload. The upload utility
software is provided as a part of CamConfig GUI, shipped with each camera. After
installing the program, the user has access to a ‘download’ utility window, which
allows the user to download newly released firmware or other files into the camera’s
non-volatile memory. To receive the latest FW and RGS files, please contact Imperx.
The FW of HD-SDI camera consists of two parts: Application Firmware and I/O
Application Firmware
. The user Application Firmware file normally is called
“SDI_XXXXX_RU_ABC.rpd” where “XXXXX” represents the camera type and
“ABC” represents the version number. The user I/O Application Firmware file
normally is called “IO_SDI_BXXXX_RU_ABC.rpd” where “ABC” represents the
version number. The Factory Space upgrade file is normally called “SDI_ YYYYY
_RU_R
A
.rgs” where “YYYYY” represents the camera type and “
A
” represents the
version number.
E.2 BOBCAT HD-SDI UPGRADE
The user can select to upload either new Camera Firmware, Camera Factory Register
Space, a Lookup Table, a Defect Pixels Correction table, a Hot Pixels Correction table
or a Flat Field Correction file by selecting the appropriate path/filename of the file can
be entered manually into the edit box or browsed to by clicking on the ‘…’ button.
Clicking on the ‘Load File…’ button begins the download process. The user must be
familiar with the entire procedure and must follow it precisely. To start a Bobcat
upgrade, follow the described steps:
Start Application Bobcat CamConfig go to Main Menu and from submenu “Load
From…” select “Factory Space”. Wait until camera is initialized.
Go to Main Menu and from submenu “Terminal”, select Download Terminal.
When “Download Terminal” is opened, from File Type, you have to select what file
you want to upload to the Camera: Application Firmware Image (rpd), Factory Space
(rgs) file), DPC, HPC, FFC or LUT – Figure E.1.
DPC, HPC, FFC and LUT Upgrade: When you select the appropriate file for this
particular camera you have to press button “Load File” and wait to finish the process
of uploading. This could take few minutes. When everything is done you should get
the message “Done!” Re-power the camera.
FW Upgrade: When you select the appropriate Application Firmware Image
(
I/O
Application Firmware Image) file for this particular camera you have to press button
“Load File” and wait to finish the process of uploading. This could take few minutes.
When everything is done you should get the message “Done! Reset FPGA and the
current new version of your camera firmware” – Figure E.
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