From: "Stephen W. Ramsden" <sramsden@natca.net>

Date: July 22, 2012 1:28:07 PM MDT

To: "Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com" <Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com>

Subject: Re: [Astro_IIDC] Re: Firefly MV cameras, NIB, on ebay

I have that but I don't have any fw 400 ports either on my PC's  just one unpowered 1394 mini port

Stephen W. Ramsden

www.solarastronomy.org

On Jul 22, 2012, at 2:25 PM, Milton Aupperle <milton@outcastsoft.com> wrote:

Hi Stephen;

On 22-Jul-12, at 8:58 AM, Stephen W. Ramsden wrote:

Hey Milton,

Thanks for the tip, I updated the firmware on the Chameleon and it  

works perfectly.

Yep. The old firmware had bugs..

Just curious, I noticed an update for the Grasshopper camera also  

that addresses some of the heat issues.  I would like to update my  

firmware but I don’t seem to see how to do it using my MacBook.  I  

downloaded the firmware update on the Mac but wonder if you know how  

to update the camera?  It is a Firewire 800 camera and I cant plug  

it in to any of my PC’s to use FlyCap.

You need windows to to the Update, so your MBP won't work unless it is  

running Windows via Bootcamp (the Virtual products don't do FireWire).

The easiest option is to use a FW 400 to 800 cable / converter  (like  

these):

http://www.justonecable.ca/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=29_31

and update it that way with FlyCap. My old Compaq PC is what I use for  

all Firmware PGR updates (cameras, hand controller esoteric devices  

etc.).

TTYL..

Milton Aupperle

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