Firmware Update; Extended Version Number (Fpga/Μc) - AVT Pike Technical Manual

Firmware update

Firmware update
Extended version number (FPGA/µC)
Firmware updates can be carried out via FireWire cable without opening the
camera.
Note For further information:
• Read the application note:
How to update Guppy/Pike/Stingray firmware
at AVT website or
• Contact your local dealer.
The new extended version number (Pike firmware 3.x and later) for microcon-
troller and FPGA firmware has the following format (4 parts separated by peri-
ods; each part consists of two digits):
Special.Major.Minor.Bugfix
or
xx.xx.xx.xx
Digit
1st part: Special
2nd part: Major
3rd part: Minor
4th part: Bugfix
Table 167: New version number (microcontroller and FPGA)
Description
Omitted if zero
Indicates customer specific versions
(OEM variants). Each customer has its
own number.
Indicates big changes
Old: represented the number before
the dot
Indicates small changes
Old: represented the number after
the dot
Indicates bugfixing only (no changes
of a feature) or build number
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