Update the camera firmware regularly to benefit from bug fixes or new camera features.
Use the firmware update tool ids_deviceupdate or the IDS peak Cockpit to transfer the firmware update to the camera using the GUF file.
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The firmware update of Vision cameras can be started by double-clicking on the GUF file (GUF file version >= 1.5). |
1.Make sure that GigE Vision cameras have a valid IP address.
2.Open ids_deviceupdate in a command line prompt (Windows PowerShell or Linux Terminal) so that you can pass the required parameters.
3.Open the command line tool in the GUF directory.
4.List all available cameras with:
ids_deviceupdate --list-all
5.You can also list all available cameras with their current firmware version:
ids_deviceupdate --list-device-versions
6.Select a camera based on the last digits of its serial number and start the update, e.g.
ids_deviceupdate -s *7362 -U --guf c:\GUF\<model-name>-C.guf
7.Confirm the update with "y".
A firmware update can take several seconds. Wait until it is finished.
You can list further options with:
ids_deviceupdate --help
Fig. 272: ids_deviceupdate
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There are two versions of the firmware update tool. •For all firmware versions >= 1.5 use the standard tool "ids_deviceupdate", which is located in "C:\Program Files\IDS\ids_peak\program". •For all firmware versions < 1.5 use the previous version of the "ids_deviceupdate" tool. In this case, contact our support team. |
