Release notes

Scorpion camera drivers for HVGrab cameras.

1.0.4.50, 30aug2024, MVS 4.3.2

  • camera disconnect messages not sent anymore to Scorpion by tcpip

  • parameters ReconnectSendMsg, ReconnectMsgPort are removed

  • specially formatted ERR and INFO messages are printed on console and parsed in System Log

1.0.4.49, 13aug2024, MVS 4.3.2

  • new MVS version

  • send message to Scorpion on camera connection loss or reconnect

    • new parameters ReconnectSendMsg, ReconnectMsgPort

1.0.4.48, 03jul2024, MVS 4.1

  • Camera reconnect on connection loss

    • new parameters ReconnectOnLoss, ReconnectWaitSeconds, ReconnectTryCount

1.0.4.47, 15dec2023, MVS 4.1

  • EnconderControl and FrequencyConverter sections updated for linescan cameras

1.0.4.46, 12oct2023, MVS 4.1

  • Image compression support for all modes, by using MVS conversion to BGR for all modes except Mono8

  • Calling Scorpion CB directly from within camera CB, intermediate buffer is eliminated

  • New parameter - MVS internal buffer count; default is 3

1.0.4.45, 5oct2023, MVS 4.1

  • Support for compressed image mode (when camera provides feature). Currently supported only for RGB8 mode.

  • Support all formats in non-compressed mode

  • GevPersistentSubnetMask/GevPersistentIPAddress/GevPersistentDefaultGateway parameters are readonly in the driver. Use MVS IP tools for network configuration

  • GevMACAddress and GevMCDA printed in HEX

1.0.4.44, 28sep2023, MVS 4.1

  • Replaced part of now obsolete API functions:

    • MV_CC_ConvertPixelType replaced by MV_CC_ConvertPixelTypeEx

    • MV_CC_Get(Set)IntValue replaced by MV_CC_Get(Set)IntValueEx

    • MV_CC_Get(Set)PixelFormat replaced by generic MV_CC_SetEnumValue

    • MV_CC_TriggerSoftwareExecute replaced by generic MV_CC_SetCommandValue

    • MV_CC_GetBalanceWhiteAuto replaced by generic MV_CC_GetEnumValue

    • MV_CC_Get(Set)BalanceRatioRed(Green/Blue) replaced by generic MV_CC_SetEnumValue (the selector) and MV_CC_Get(Set)IntValueEx

    • MV_XML_UpdateNodeFeature replaced by generic MV_CC_SetEnumValueByString

  • Manual BalanceRatioRed(Green/Blue) parameters now created whenever BalanceRatio selector is encountered, instead of BalanceColorTemperatureMode, which is not always present

1.0.4.43, 25sep2023, MVS 4.1

  • rebuilt against new MVS version (4.1)

1.0.4.42, 26oct2022, MVS 3.4.3 Important upgrade for PTP protocol

  • CU camera support - includes all cameras that provide (only) Bayer encoded stream

  • Changed method of internal conversion of grabbed images for Scorpion

  • New ForceColorMode parameter in General section

    • required to be set for Bayer color cameras

    • otherwise, ‘auto’ mode is sufficient

  • New parameters related to Bayer image conversion - BayerGamma, BayerCvtQuality and BayerMatrix

1.0.4.41, 26oct2022, MVS 3.4.3 Important upgrade for PTP protocol

  • PTP - Precision Time Protocol

    • Action support

    • Sync mutliple camera using PTP

    • Update User Guide

  • Frame counters and timestamps from camera

  • Image buffer is cleared after sending to Scorpion

  • Userguide updated, new sections added

1.0.4.40, 31mar2022, MVS 3.4.0 Support of camera AcquisitionMode: SingleFrame - New

  • New property SyncContinousMode (General section)

    • will synchronize Scorpion continous with AcquisitionMode

    • Set SyncContinousMode to True to enable

      • default value is False

    • Purpose is to avoid ContinousMode when running SingleFrame or SW Trigger

      • will stop the continous flow of images

  • if AcquisitionMode is in SingleFrame - assuming SyncContinousMode = True

    • Scorpion Grab (snapshot) will issue AcquisitionStart automatically

    • This avoids having to issue AcquisitionStart - for each image to be grabbed in SingleFrame mode

  • Camera commands are now exposed. Command is issued by setProperty(cmdname, 1)

  • Gui update:

    • double-click on enumerated parameter name cycles to the next value from the list (the same as in bool parameters)

1.0.4.39, 15mar2022, MVS 3.4.0

  • StartGrab issued like in pre-38 versions

1.0.4.38, 10mar2022, MVS 3.4.0

  • StartGrabbing/StopGrabbing now tied to ScorpionGrab command (used to be automatically started in camera open)

  • initial 8/24 bit resolution fixed

  • analog settings updated

  • color correction matrix

  • better response to ‘Apply’ while in open settings dialog

1.0.4.37, 22dec2021, MVS 3.1.0

  • BalanceRGB settings now appear correctly

  • favourites restored correctly even if many favourites are being used

1.0.4.36, 8dec2021, MVS 3.1.0

  • fixed initial black image for color mode

1.0.4.35, 14oct2021, MVS 3.1.0 bugfix for build 33

  • Configuration management added to files in Hardware directory

    • ini file load and save from python, alternative location setting

    • more information in User Guide

    • used for backup and save without user update dialog

  • Bugfix - lost camera configuration when upgrading to 1.0.4.33

    • copy HikVision.ini into hvgrab.ini if run for the first time

1.0.4.33, 21apr2021, MVS 3.1.0 - not to be used upgrade to build 35 or higher

  • new parameter configuration dialog

  • ‘IniFile’ property to set alternative ini file

  • Import, Export parameters

1.0.4.32, 27nov2020, MVS 3.1.0

  • logLevel parameter is hidden and after reload will always reset to 1

1.0.4.31, 11may2020, MVS 3.1.0

  • setting from script: UserSetLoad, UserSetSave, UserSetDefault

1.0.4.30, 11may2020, MVS 3.1.0

  • FeatureLoad/FeatureSave

1.0.4.29, 29apr2020, MVS 3.1.0

  • Rebuild against MVS 3.1

  • Device reset from python script, e.g. python.setProperty(“DeviceReset”, 1)

  • Load camera parameters stored in camera ROM, e.g. python.setProperty(“UserSet”, n), n=0..3

  • Camera parameter handling updated (fixes camera reloads)

  • HDR parameters, shutter and gain

  • Editing of IP address

1.0.2.21 - 09nov2018, min Scorpion Vision version 12.0.0.675, MVS 3.0.0

  • Fixed scaling of Gamma in get and getrange calls as in set calls. Scaled by 1000.

  • Fixed floating point exception for readonly parameters reading parameter features

1.0.2.18 - 19oct2018, min Scorpion Vision version 12.0.0.675, MVS 3.0.0

  • Binning parameters applied before width and height

  • fixing high cpu consumption in idle loop introduced in 1.0.2.15

1.0.2.16, 09oct2018, MVS 3.0.0

  • driver rebuilt against v3.0.0 libraries

1.0.2.15 - 03mar2018, min Scorpion Vision version 12.0.0.675, MVS 2.3.1

  • Issued to fix severe property access with color cameras

    • used libraries from MVS 2.2.3

    • used camera image callback mode, no polling

  • Color is corrected - swapping color bytes manually

  • SetProperty does not call subsequent update from camera

  • GetProperty reads values from camera

  • GetRange fixed

1.0.2.13 - 06dec2017, min Scorpion Vision version 12.0.0.675, MVS 2.3.1

  • increased speed of camera grabbing loop

  • gamma set as integer value x1000 (e.g 700 -> 0.7)

  • get property ‘framenumber’ provides last frame number from the camera

  • MVS 2.3.1 removes requirement for admin privileges for using HVGrab driver

1.0.1.10 - 24oct2017, min Scorpion Vision version 12.0.0.650, MVS 2.2.3

  • 1.0.1.10, 24oct2017

  • camera name includes serial#

1.0.1.9 - 19oct2017

  • image retrieval by polling

  • camera name saved along with camera parameters – prevents loading parameters from a different camera

  • changes in handling of genicam parameters

  • sony xcg camera support (via genicam)

1.0.0.8 - 18sep2017

  • color support

1.0.0.7 - 15sep2017, min Scorpion Vision version 12.0.0.650, MVS 2.2.2

  • initial test version