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Installing X64-CL iPro Hardware and Driver
In a Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 System
• Turn the computer off, disconnect the power cord (disables power standby mode), and open the computer chassis to allow access to the expansion slot area.
• Install the X64-CL iPro into a free 64 bit PCI expansion slot. If no 64 bit PCI slot is available, use a common 32 bit PCI slot. X64-CL iPro supports the plug and play automatic configuration of the PCI specification.
• Close the computer chassis and turn the computer on. Driver installation requires administrator rights for the current user of the computer.
• Windows will find the X64-CL iPro and start its Found New Hardware Wizard. Click on the
Cancel button to close the Wizard Application.
• Insert the DALSA Sapera CD-ROM. If AUTORUN is enabled on your computer, the DALSA installation menu is presented. Install the X64-CL iPro driver.
• If AUTORUN is not enabled, use Windows Explorer and browse to the root directory of the
CD-ROM. Execute launch.exe to start the DALSA installation menu and install the X64-CL iPro driver. Note, if you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7 with the User Account Control feature enabled, a dialog is displayed when you execute launch.exe; click Allow to continue with the driver installation.
• The driver automatically detects if a X64-CL iPro or X64-CL iPro\Lite board is installed.
Choose the device driver setup type, full installation (required for application development) or runtime installation (supports application execution only).
• When using Windows XP, if a message stating that the X64-CL iPro software has not passed
Windows Logo testing is displayed, click on Continue Anyway to finish the X64-CL iPro
driver installation. Reboot the computer when prompted.
• When using Windows Vista or Windows 7, a message asking to install the DALSA device software is displayed. Click Install.
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• During the installation, the Device Manager firmware loader application starts. Click Update
All. For more information on the Device Manager application, see "
Board Information " on page 16 .
X64-CL iPro Firmware Loader
After Windows boots, the Device Manager program automatically executes. It determines if the installed driver is more recent than the current X64-CL iPro firmware. A dialog is presented to automatically update with default firmware or to manually select from optional firmware. Automatic and manual firmware updates are described in this section.
Important: In the vary rare case of firmware loader errors please see
.
Automatic Mode
Click Automatic to update the X64-CL iPro firmware. The X64-CL iPro board supports three firmware configurations with the default being 2 x Base Camera Link cameras with Flat Field correction mode. See
“
X64-CL iPro Series Key Features
” on page 5 and “
X64-CL iPro User Programmable Configurations
” on page 5 for details on all supported modes, which can be chosen via a manual update.
If there are multiple X64-CL iPro boards in the system, all boards will be updated with new firmware. If any installed X64-CL iPro boards installed in a system already have the correct firmware version, an update is not required. In the following screen shot, a single X64-CL iPro board is installed in the system and the default Medium configuration is ready to be programmed.
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Manual Mode
Select Manual mode to load firmware other then the default version or when, in the case of multiple
X64-CL iPro boards in the same system, each requires different firmware. The figure below shows the
Device Manager manual firmware screen. Information on all installed X64-CL iPro boards, their serial numbers, and their firmware components are shown.
A manual firmware update is as follows:
• Select the X64-CL iPro via the board selection box (if there are multiple boards in the system).
• From the Configuration field drop menu select the firmware version required.
• Click on the Start Update button.
• Observe the firmware update progress in the message output window.
• Close the Device manager program when the X64-CL iPro board reset complete message is shown.
Executing the Firmware Loader from the Start Menu
If required, the X64-CL iPro Firmware Loader program is executed via the Windows Start Menu shortcut
Start • Programs • DALSA • X64-CL iPro Device Driver • Firmware Update.
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