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These Release Notes contain a technical description of the most important changes in this software release for the MOBOTIX Q24M/D24M network cameras.
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2009-07-20 |
2009-07-23 |
Please download the stable customer releases of the software from http://www.mobotix.com/Support/Software-Downloads.
Please note that some of the described features in the dialogs will only be visible if the More button at the bottom of a dialog has been pressed.
Please send an e-mail to software-feedback@mobotix.com for feedback.
Creation Date: 2009-07-20
Publishing Date: 2009-07-23
Caution: You can use this software version for all MOBOTIX Q24M and D24M cameras! These camera models will not accept software with a lower version than 4.0.1.
First
published software for D24/Q24 models
This
is the first software release that is published for the camera
models with the new microprocessor and modified system platform.
Identical
user interface
The
software of the cameras with the new hardware platform is mostly
identical to the software of predecessor cameras
M12/D12/V12/M22M/D22M/Q22M.
Higher
performance
Thanks
to the higher performance this system platform, it also brings new
platform-specific features, which could not have been implemented so
far. The Q24M and D24M camera models in particular are reaching
twice the frame rate
of
their predecessors Q22M and D22M, thus achieving the maximum frame
rates of 25/30 frames per second (depending on the frequency of the
power network) in considerably more application scenarios when
applying the corresponding settings. Generally speaking, the
improved performance results in quicker responses in all aspects of
using the camera.
Support
of existing configurations
You
can load existing camera configuration files of the corresponding
D22M/Q22M camera models without any problems. This is important when
exchanging
a camera or when integrating new cameras into existing systems.
The following list describes the new features, enhancements, improvements and bugfixes as compared to the software release V3.4.5.10 of the MOBOTIX M12/D12/V12/M22M/D22M/Q22M camera models.
These models achieve about twice the frame rate as compared to the predecessor models (with a maximum of 25/30 fps, depending on the frequency of the power network). There are no relevant changes regarding the settings required to achieve these frame rates. The improved frame rates result in more efficient applications that are using Full Image Recording and thus allow using this mode in more application scenarios. This storage mode also means that the camera has a higher processor load, which in turn may reduce the live image rates. The higher performance, on the other hand, attenuate this effect to a certain degree.
The two Q24M-Sec and D24M-Sec models are delivered with a factory-installed 4 GB MicroSD card. The storage card has been formatted and has been set as the active recording target in the Admin Menu > Storage on External File Server / Flash Device dialog. To activate the SD card recording, simply set the Recording > Recording on Quick Control. Next, the camera immediately starts recording events using the pre-defined video motion window in the center of the live image.
You can now flexibly adjust the Panorama view mode of the Q24M models to the specific scenario. To do so, select the Panorama view mode and click on the lock icon in the Quick Control bar to unlock the view mode. The camera displays a small icon in the upper left corner; click on this icon to display the so-called "OnScreen Control" (OSC) in the live image. Simply click on the different areas of the OnScreen Control to adjust the Panorama view mode. This control also allows zooming, panning and tilting the image as desired.
One speciality in this scenario is the "Panorama correction", which allows straightening tilted vertical lines. This will be important if the camera has been mounted to a wall with a downwards inclination or the image center has been tilted downwards or afterwards using the vPTZ features. Once you have adjusted the image, you should lock the view by clicking on the lock icon to prevent inadvertent changes to the Panorama view. For additional information on the OnScreen Control, see section 3.3.2, Special Q24M Configuration in the Browser, in the Q24M Camera Manual.
The upper area of the Admin Menu > Ethernet Interface dialog contains the new Power Supply section. Click on the Change link to change the PoE class of the camera's power supply. If you do not need accessories such as a USB stick or audio output, you can select PoE class 1 (up to 3.84 W). This means that you can attach more cameras to the same switch as if these cameras would be using the factory default PoE class 2 (up to 6.49 W). For additional information on this topic, see section 2.11.2, PoE Variables, in the Q24M Camera Manual.
The new models feature a new audio codec with integrated echo cancellation. The camera now supports VoIP connections in full duplex mode, which means the camera will not deactivate the microphone as soon as the camera sends sound over the speaker. This results in true bi-directional communication. Note that you can also disable this feature in the Admin Menu > Loudspeaker and Microphone dialog for special requirements.
IMPORTANT: This echo cancellation is only available on camera models with integrated speaker and microphone, such as the Q24M. When using the external audio devices of an ExtIO, echo cancellation will be disabled.
This area has been enhanced and improved in the following ways:
New CIFS file system When storing on Windows file servers, the camera now only proposes the new CIFS protocol. This protocol usually also supports older storage devices that are using the older SMB protocol instead of the newer CIFS. As a consequence, corresponding option in the Admin Menu > Storage on External File Server / Flash Device dialog has been renamed to SMB/CIFS File Server.
Compatibility to SMB configuration If you are loading an existing camera configuration with SMB defined as storage protocol, the camera will continue to use the old SMB protocol; this option is also visible in the Admin Menu > Storage on External File Server / Flash Device dialog.
NTLMv2 support When using CIFS file servers, the camera now also supports the NTLMv2 authentication mode. This is the default option on newer Windows server systems, such as Windows 2008 Server. To activate this feature, select the corresponding option in the Admin Menu > Storage on External File Server / Flash Device dialog.
Instead of several language-dependent software packages, you can only download one MX*.mpl software package, which contains all supported languages. This means that all languages are stored in the camera and that you can select any language at run-time.
Improved
Quick Controls
When
selecting the Display Mode,
Installation,
Recording
and
Exposure Control
Quick
Controls, they will show the actual values instead of the unspecific
Select
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Camera-specific
certificates
Every
camera now has its own certificate, which is used e.g. for
establishing https/SSL
connections and for digitally signing the recordings.
Camera
display in browser - cache problem
When
updating an older Q24M camera to this version, you have to empty the
browser cache before you can see the camera in the browser.
Otherwise, the Quick Controls above the live image may stay empty
and the live image may stop!
Problems
with recordings using CIFS or NFS on file servers with large
volume
Recording
will fail on CIFS or NFS file servers with large volumes of more
than 2 billion blocks. These
are volumes that have at least 2 TB size and a block size of
only 1 kB.
Workarounds:
If you are setting up the server, you can format the volume using a larger block size (e.g. 4 kB), resulting in a block size that is lower than the 2 billion limit.
If you cannot reformat the volume, you can remedy the error by using the older SMB protocol. Make sure that the configuration file contains the FS_TYPE=WIN entry in the SECTION fileserver. Note that the older SMB protocol is now again available in the dialog.
ActiveX
PTZ and Proxy
When
accessing the camera via a proxy server, the joystick control does
not work in combination with the ActiveX control.
ActiveX
control and mouse pointer on Internet Explorer
On
some combinations of Windows operating systems and the Internet
Explorer, the mouse pointer sometimes retained the crosshairs look
even though the pointer had been moved away from the camera image
(i.e. the ActiveX control). If this was the case, the pointer could
not be used to operate the other page elements. This problem can be
fixed by displaying the context menu (right-click), which resets the
mouse pointer.
Translations
Some
translations are missing on all language versions other than English
and German.