From: Dave Goodyear <dave@kb2networks.com>

Date: July 28, 2012 11:09:48 PM MDT

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

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


I don’t think you can do the firmware update through vmware..

 

Dave Goodyear

KB2 Networks Inc.

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From: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of doobisary
Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2012 10:01 PM
To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Astro_IIDC] Re: Firefly MV cameras, NIB, on ebay

 

 


I got my cameras today. I installed flycapture and tried to run the firmware update, but get an error every time I do. I'm using Windows 7 in VMWare Fusion.

Flycapture runs the camera just fine, so I know the camera works. I just can't install the update or get video to work in Astro IIDC.

Any suggestions?

--- In Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com, Milton Aupperle <milton@...> wrote:
>
> Dear Teruo;
>
> It could be old firmware and you would need to update it to the most
> recent version, which is :
>
> "Firefly MV Firmware v1.6 Release 0"
>
> That is the same issue that the Chameleon cameras had - easily solved
> if you update tot he latest firmware version.
>
> You need to log in to the PGR site to get the Firmware update and then
> install it under Windows with UpdatorGUI2 in the FlyCapture2 SDK.
>
> I do have customers using them with no trouble - including the model
> you mentioned.
>
> HTH..
>
> Milton Aupperle
>
> On 25-Jul-12, at 9:29 AM, TeruoUtsumi wrote:
>
> > I received the PGR Firefly camera from the eBay listing. I'm seeing
> > no video, but am assuming I don't have my system/software setup
> > correctly.
> >
> > I have an unregistered copy of AstroIIDC. I set the default folder
> > in Preferences.
> >
> > The camera is connected to the USB port on my Mac (I've tried two
> > different Macs) and the green LED on the camera is on.
> >
> > The MacOS system report shows that it recognizes the camera.
> > (Output pasted below.)
> >
> > In AstroIIDC, the only menu command selectable is "File"->"Open
> > Camera...". Selecting "Open Camera..." yields a window titled
> > "Firefly MV USB FMVU=03MTM Controls".
> >
> > I click on "Start Video" and a window titled "Video Preview" appears
> > but is blank.
> >
> > I tried changing Video Format, Display Format, frame rate, but to no
> > avail.
> >
> > There are no buttons of any sort on the camera.
> >
> > Any ideas on what's wrong?
> >
> > Teruo
> >
> >
> > System Profile info:
> > Firefly MV USB FMVU-03MTM:
> >
> > Product ID: 0x2001
> > Vendor ID: 0x1e10 (Point Grey Research Inc.)
> > Version: 0.03
> > Serial Number: 009DA35D
> > Speed: Up to 480 Mb/sec
> > Manufacturer: Point Grey Research
> > Location ID: 0x1a110000 / 3
> > Current Available (mA): 500
> > Current Required (mA): 500
> >
>