Firmware Update and Install Procedure
Important: Prior to executing this procedure, refer to the Important Notices section of the Coaxlink release notes.
The Coaxlink driver comes with all the firmware variants for all the Coaxlink products.
| 1. | Determine the firmware variant that fulfills the functional requirements of your application: e.g. '1-camera', '1-camera, line-scan', '2-camera' ... |
Note: Refer to the Firmware Variants per Product section of the Coaxlink driver release notes for the firmware variants that are applicable to your Coaxlink card.
| 2. | Launch the Coaxlink Firmware Manager tool to perform a firmware update or to install a specific firmware variant on your Coaxlink card(s) using the Coaxlink Firmware Manager tool in GUI mode or in command-line mode: |
| a. | In GUI mode, to update or install a variant: |
Select the card to update
Select the firmware variant to install
Proceed with the installation
| b. | In command-line mode, to update a variant: coaxlink-firmware update |
| c. | In command-line mode, to install another firmware variant: coaxlink-firmware install '<variant-name>' |
| 3. | Wait until completion of the firmware update |
Important: Avoid turning off your PC during the firmware update procedure!
| 4. | Repeat the procedure on all your Coaxlink cards |
| 5. | Power off completely your PC and restart it to activate the newly loaded firmware. |