Release Notes for MOBOTIX ExtIO Software

Document Information

Publisher:

MOBOTIX AG

Author:

Bernd Wilhelm
Thilo Schüller

Date:

2014-06-18

Document:

release-notes_en.html

Confidentiality:

public


Contents

These Release Notes contain a short technical description of the most important changes of the software for the MOBOTIX ExtIO expansion module. MOBOTIX cameras can use an ExtIO, which is connected via USB or Ethernet to operate the ExtIO's switch inputs/outputs for controlling door bells, light switches, etc. In addition, the MOBOTIX cameras can use the audio devices (microphone and speaker) of the ExtIO.

Software Releases—Overview:

Release Version

Creation Date

Publishing Date

MX-ExtIO-V1.1.0.11

2014-05-22

2014-06-18

MX-ExtIO-V1.1.0.9

2010-05-17
(originally 2009-12-08, see Note)

2010-05-17
(originally 2009-12-09, see Note)

Notes:


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Software Release MX-ExtIO-V1.1.0.11 – for MOBOTIX ExtIO Expansion Modules

Creation Date: 2014-05-22

Publishing Date: 2014-06-18

Attention:

Improved Stability of Connections

This firmware release perceptibly improves the stability of network connections to the camera. Until now, if the ExtIO experienced high network load from broadcast commands (such as ping or from UDP packets) from other network devices, the camera sometimes lost the connection to the ExtIO after a while.


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Software Release MX-ExtIO-V1.1.0.9 – for MOBOTIX ExtIO Expansion Modules

Creation Date: 2010-05-17 (originally 2009-12-08)

Publishing Date: 2010-05-17 (originally 2009-12-09)

Note on the creation and publishing dates
This version had been originally created on Dec 8, 2009, and published on Dec 9, 2009. After the end of the signature's lifetime, this version had been recreated and published without any other changes and a new signature on May 17, 2010. After installing, this versions shows a Creation Date of Dec 8, 2009 (see Admin Menu > System Information > Hardware and Release Information under ExtIO > ExtIO Firmware). Note that the older version cannot be installed as the signature is invalid.

Caution:

  1. In order to update the ExtIO software, upload the corresponding ExtIO MPL file to the MOBOTIX camera that is connected to the ExtIO.
  2. Note that you need different software MPL file for updating the ExtIO. This depends on the camera model connected to the ExtIO:
  3. This firmware version for the ExtIO needs to be used together with the camera software version 3.5.2.x or higher (for M12, D12, V12, M22M, D24M, Q22M cameras) or 4.0.2.x or higher (for Q24M, D24M, M24M cameras). The significantly improved Ethernet connectivity can only be reached when this is observed (see below)!

Improved Ethernet Connectivity

This firmware version makes the Ethernet connection to an ExtIO is much more robust against interruptions than previous software versions. Also, if an interruption of the Ethernet connection cannot be avoided, the reconnect times are much shorter than before.


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