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Matrox Imaging Library MeteorII/1394 driver update
Spetember 14th, 2005
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Changes included in this update made since MIL 7.5
Note: The MIL.DLL included in this patch is needed only if you use Format 7 RGB cameras or
if you need the M_VENDOR and MODEL inquires.
- Support for cameras with base address not equal to 0xF0F00000
- Support for MdigControl(M_GRAB_ABORT)
- Faster DigAlloc
- Added support for Basler A600F and better support for other Format 7 Basler cameras
- Faster MdigInquire for supported digitizer formats
- Corrected way of parsing the config registers of the 1394
- Fixed bug with Format 7 RGB cameras
- Fixed the "black bar" bug with JVC F75U in Format 7
- Fixed bug during digfree with 2 camera plugged in two different boards
- Fixed the Timeout that caused the camera to stop responding in triggered mode.
- Changed the way the errors are reported to make sure they pop as soon as they are logged.
- Fixed bug with external trigger. The timeout value needed to be set after enabling the trigger.
- Added support for M_MODEL and M_VENDOR DigInquire
- Added support for non-standard UnitDirectoryOffset through mil.ini
- Added support for Sony XCD-X710 and XCD-X910 (16-bit images are bytes-swapped (big endian))
- Fixed bug with internal Format of grab buffer YUV
- Added a read back mecanism for register access
- Fixed problem with BusReset thread
- Added support for AVT cameras (without mil.ini) including Format 7
- Added support for ImiTech cameras
- Added controls to customize priority of all internals threads
- Added support for shared bandwidth (Format 7 only): use a fraction of the maximum byte per packet.
Shared bandwidth is enable only when a digitizer is allocated using :
MdigAlloc(Milsystem, M_DEV0, “DCF_FORMAT_7”, M_1394_BANDWIDTH(bandwidthPercentage_1_to_100), &MilDigitizer)
- Fixed Point Grey FLEA camera slow grab in Format 7.
- Added support for Prosilica CV1280.
- Fixed MdigInquire of the camera model
- Added more camera Id to the image_mtx.inf : replace your installation %windir%\inf version.
- Fixed MdigInquire(M_SERIAL_NUMBER_1)
- Fixed MdigInquire of the camera model : seen when more than 2 cameras are connected.
- Added a new grab mechanism for windows XP SP1. To enable it, set the following flag in mil.ini : UseLinearLinkListBuffer=1
- Fixed possible deadlock when system is loaded when UseLinearLinkListBuffer=1
- Fixed bug causing packets mismatch with Sony camera when using multiple cameras.
- 1394b camera can run on Meteor2/1394 board at 400Mb/s or on third party 1394b board at 800Mb/s or 1600Mb/s.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
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