Using 22er, 42er and 72er Cameras in Linux
The cameras of the 2U Series
- DFK 22AUC03
- DFK 22BUC03
- DMK 22AUC03
- DMK 22BUC03
- DFK 42AUC03
- DFK 42BUC03
- DMK 42AUC03
- DMK 42BUC03
- DFK 72AUC02
- DFK 72BUC02
- DMK 72AUC02
- DMK 72BUC02
need a special firmware to be v4l2 compatible in Linux. The firmware files and the update program are in the Github repository at TheImagingSource/tcam-firmware-update Repository. This repository must be cloned and the update program must be compiled. For doing so, a terminal window is opened and following steps are to be processed:
git clone https://github.com/TheImagingSource/tcam-firmware-update.git cd tcam-firmware-update mkdir build cd build cmake .. make -j cd bin
The camera must be connected by now. Following is entered to get the current camera data:
$ ./tcam-firmware-update -l Found 1 device(s). Name - ID - Serialnumber DFK 72BUC02 - 199e:8207 - 15810834
Knowing the serial number of the camera, the update of the firmware in the camera can be performed:
$ ./tcam-firmware-update -u -f ../../firmware/usb2/dfk72uc02_3012.euvc -d 15810834
!!! Attention !!!
This action could break your camera.
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Firmware Size: 19968 EEPROM Size: 32768
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Please reconnect your camera.
After reconnecting the camera it is checked, whether the udpate was successful:
$./tcam-firmware-update -i -d 15810834 Device manufacturer: The Imaging Source Europe GmbH Product name: DFK 72BUC02 Serial number: 15810834 VendorID:ProductID: 199e:8207 Firmware version: 3012 UVC mode is: on Camera EEPROM size: 32768
The Linux firmware 3012 is in the camera and the camera can be used as v4l2 device now.
The Linux firmware versions have four digits, while the Windows versions have three digits only.
The DxM (module cameras) and DxK (housed cameras) use the same firmware.
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