FIRMWARE RELEASE NOTES ====================== Products affected: AXIS 2401+ Blade Video Server Release date: 2004-07-08 Release type: Production Firmware version: 3.12 File name: 2401pb_312.bin Preceding release: 3.11 --------------------------------------------------------------------- UPGRADE INSTRUCTIONS ==================== 1. Ensure that active applications (e.g. event based or continuous video transmission from the AXIS Video Server) are disabled prior to initiating the upgrade. 2. Be sure to take a careful note of your application/layout and other settings, prior to upgrading, since these settings will be lost during the upgrade. 3. You must be at the command prompt and in the directory that contains the upgrade file. Example: C:\Axis\2401pb\3_12> 4. From the command prompt, open an ftp connection to the unit you wish to upgrade. (Do not use a "Windows" based ftp-program to do this, use only command line ftp programs!) 5. Log in as root. The default password for the root user is "pass", unless this has been changed by the user. You must be logged in as the root user to upgrade the unit. 6. Change to binary transfer mode by typing "bin" and press enter. 7. Type "hash" and press enter. (This will allow you to see how the upgrade progresses) 8. Type the command "put XXX.bin flash" where XXX.bin is the name of the upgrade file you downloaded (and maybe decompressed) from our site. This file is typically named 2401pb_312.bin or axis2401pb.bin. 9. Wait for the flash load to complete which may take 1-10 minutes. 10. After the upgrade has completed, the unit will automatically restart and show a steady green on the Power and Status LED:s and flashing green on the Network LED. 11. Reconfigure your settings. RELEASE 3.12 ============ New in 3.12: ============ 3.12:1 Added support for Dennard Type 2050 Dome. Please note that an RS232 to RS485 converter (e.g. B&B Electronics Model 485PTBR) is necessary to have for connecting this dome to the AXIS 2401+. For connection schemes see the Dennard PTZ device web page at: http://www.axis.com/techsup/cam_servers/ptz/index.htm 3.12:2 Added support for the following PTZ devices: * Daiwa DMP23-h2 * Sony EVI-D70 * JVC dome TK-C676 3.12:3 The JPEG header has been changed to match the one delivered by other Axis products. 3.12:4 Third party software licenses text added to the product's web interface. 3.12:5 A warning message is now displayed when the maximum number of preset positions (20) is reached. Corrections in 3.12: ==================== 3.12:6 When the AXIS 2401+ Blade was set to use the G721 audio standard used in earlier releases (G723 is the new default) and multipart HTTP message mode, there was no audio to or from the audio module. This problem is now corrected. 3.12:7 Several issues when using AXIS 2191 audio module have been corrected. Occasionally the sound stopped after a while, or it was corrupted. 3.12:8 The buffers no longer stop recording images when the time is changed backwards. 3.12:9 Removed modulation setting from the wizard 3.12:10 Image uploads to the FTP server's root ('/' path) are now handled correctly. 3.12:11 Image uploads when using empty FTP path are now handled correctly. I.e., the images sent to the FTP server will be uploaded to the user's home directory. 3.12:12 Added the snapshot button previously missing in the web interface. Application developer / scripting in 3.12 ========================================= 3.12:13 Ash shell is used for embedded scripting (in AXIS 2401 Video Server, mish shell was used) The following HTTP API groups are supported by the AXIS 2401+ Blade. For more information please refer to the HTTP API specification, version 1, available at www.axis.com. Group Exceptions ===== ========== General Get property Jpeg/Mjpg PTZ Audio Serial port I/O control PPP Known limitations: ================== L1. The text overlay will be distorted in 2CIF due to the fact that every other line in the image is removed and re-scaled.