Firmware Update Details

Details for how to check/update your firmware can be found here:

http://www.diffractionlimited.com/forum/index.php?threads/how-to-update-firmware.1668/


Recent changes list:

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STX:

Jan 16th, 2017

STX GA v2.51

• Fixed shutter issue

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STF:

Jan 6th, 2017

STF USB v2.57

• Revised and fixed Trigger Mode for STF cameras. Also TriggerOut signaling fixed to precisely represent the active exposure.

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STX/STXL:

Oct 4th, 2016

STX GA v2.50

• Added support for STX-16801

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STF:

Sept 16th, 2016

STF GA v2.24

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STF:

August 4th, 2016

STF USB v2.55
STF GA v2.22
STF Update drivers required

• External trigger support for STF model cameras
• Reduced time required to execute start exposure

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STF:

July 27th, 2016

STF USB v2.54

• Removed unnecessary 100ms delay in MC_Start_Exposure

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STF:

May 30th, 2016

STF USB v2.53

• This release fixes a particular problem that occurs when STF-8300 camera was updated to USB firmware 2.52 and the imaging system gain gets set to 0.31 which users cannot modify.

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STF:

May 11th, 2016

STF USB v2.52
STF GA v2.22

• Improved performance for STF-0402
• Added Offset Correction to make up for the bias level drift with temperature and drop with increasing dark frame exposure time

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September 28th, 2015

STF:

STF USB v2.48
STF GA v2.18

• Added support for STF-8050 and STF-4070
• Added support for STF-0402, STF-1603, STF-3200
• Fixed the issue where the noise was higher in dark frames with exposure shorter than 150ms, than in dark frames with exposure longer than 150ms

STT:

• RBI support was added.

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May 18th, 2016

STX/STXL:

STX GA v 2.49

• Fixed external shutter issue. Until now, both main and external shutter were ALWAYS actuated together. Now, when using external guider, the Tracking CCD state machine will only actuate external shutter, and the Imaging CCD state machine only actuates the main shutter.
• Added STXL-16200 model to the Ethernet interface

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February 2nd, 2016

STX/STXL:

STX GA v 2.48

• Added support for reading KAF-16200
• Added support for handling RBI Preflash and fixed the previously non-working solution