Release Notes for MOBOTIX Camera Software

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These Release Notes contain a technical description of the most important changes in the software for the MOBOTIX network camera line M7.

Software Releases—Overview

Notes:

• Please download the stable customer releases of the software from www.mobotix.com in the Support > Download Center > Software Downloads section.
• 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 email to support@mobotix.com for feedback.

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Software Release MX-V7.3.0.42 Beta − for M7 Camera Models M73, S74, Q71

Creation Date: 2021-12-14

Publishing Date: 2021-12-17

Enhancements and improvements

Support for the new Q71-Hemispheric camera model

This version supports the new MOBOTIX 7 camera model Q71-Hemispheric. The camera has a 12-mega-pixel image sensor with integrated IR cut filter, a hemispheric lens, microphone and speaker, as well as integrated LEDs for IR and White Light Illumination. Compared to the M73 and S74 camera models, the following software functions are available:

• Setting of different Display Modes with automatic image correction (Normal, Surround, Panorama, Panorama Focus, Double Panorama) in the Quick Controls  or in  the Setup Menu > Image Control > General Image Settings dialog
• Selection of additional resolutions (12MP 1:1 (2880x2880), UltraHD²(2144x2144), FullHD²(1080x1080), HD²  1:1(768x768), nHD²1:1(360x360)) in the Quick-Controls or in the Setup Menu > Image Control > General Image Settings dialog
• Setting of the installation (wall, ceiling, floor) in the vPTZ area of the  Quick Controls
• Activation of the integrated IR and White Light LEDs
  These integrated illuminations are activated in the Admin Menu > Hardware Configuration > Assign Wires dialog. In the factory settings, the options are set as follows:
• Lights = White Light Ring
• IR Lights = IR Light Ring

With this setting, IR illumination is used after an automatic day-night switching (also factory set) in night mode. If White Light Illumintaion is to be used in night mode and the camera shall continue to produce a color image, the following options must be set:

• IR Lights = White Light Ring
• IR-Cut-Filter = IR-Filter-On (in the Setup Menu dialog > Image Control > General Image Settings)

For testing and quick switching on/off the two types of lighting, two suitable Shortcuts are also defined ex works in the title bar of the web browser's live view (see section "Shortcuts for soft button functions" below).

The other software functions are identical to those of the M73 and S74 models.

Support of the new Thermal Eco module

Multiview view

The familiar Multiview view for displaying live images and the latest event images from one or more cameras in the web browser is now also available in the new graphical user interface. This view is activated via the new function icon on the right side of the title bar. After activating this view, the function icon   for configuring the Multiview views appears. The actual configuration and use of the Multiview views do not differ from the Multiview views of the previous software versions.

LED Configuration

The Admin Menu > Camera Administration > LED Setup dialog contains an additional section LED Order and Settings for the individual configuration of the camera LED and the LEDs of all sensor modules connected to the camera.

Software Update

App license management

Using the new Admin Menu > Camera Administration > Manage App Licenses dialog, the required licenses for integrated Apps can now also be requested and activated directly from the camera. As in the MxManagementCenter, both offline and online activation is also possible here.

Improvements to the new graphical user interface

The following improvements have been implemented for the new graphical user interface for web browsers introduced with version 7.2.1.29:

• Title bar
  The title bar is now not drawn transparently and thus all symbols contained in it are always clearly recognizable. In addition, the icon for deactivating/activating PTZ actions in the activated state is no longer crossed out.
In the Admin Menu > Page Administration > Language and Start Page dialog, there is a new section Shortcuts. There, one or two soft button functions can be defined, which can then be selected using additional icons on the right side of the title bar of the web browser window.

• Visual Alarm Profiles
In the Logos and Image Profiles section of the Admin Menu there is now an additional link Visual Alarm Profiles. This allows these profiles to be edited faster than before, for example to be used in SNMP Alarm Traps (see next section).
• Event Player
  The function icons in Event Player mode are now easier to recognize.
• Event overview
  In the Setup Menu > Event Control > Event Overview dialog, the active events are now easier to recognize.
• Camera Mode dialog
  The Admin Menu > Hardware Configuration > Camera Mode dialog has been improved so that it is no longer possible to trigger a camera reboot from the dialog without permanently saving the changes made beforehand.
• Configuration of the Certified Apps
  When using a Dark Theme, the bright areas of some dialogs for configuring Certified Apps (e.B. Vaxtor LPR) are now easier to read.
  
  

Enhanced SNMP Traps

Alarm Traps

Visual Alarms, which are linked to individual events via Action Groups, can now be used to generate SNMP Alarm Traps.  These are then sent to the SNMP client when one of the associated events is triggered. In addition, an SNMP trap can also be generated for acknowledging the visual alarms.

To configure such SNMP Traps, the following steps are necessary:

• Configuring SNMP
• Creating a Profile  (e.g. "VA Permanent") for a Visual Alarm with the following properties
• Name = VA Permanent (example)
• Display time = Unlimited
• Alarm Acknowledgement = Enabled
• Send SNMP Trap = Activated
• Create an Action Group with the following properties:
• Name = VA Permanent (example)
• Action 1 = Visual Alarm: VA Permanent
• Event selection = <selection of the desired events, including "Signal: UC" for testing >

Subsequently, the triggering of SNMP Traps via a Visual Alarm and its acknowledgement can be tested as follows:

• Activation and operation of the soft button "UC Event" (= factory setting)
• Activation and activation of a soft button "Acknowledge"

Alternative:

• Activation and operation of a shortcut (see above) "UC Event" in the title bar
• Activation and operation of a shortcut (see above) "Acknowledge" in the title bar

Additional:

• Show the variable $(EVT. VATIMESTAMP) in the live image to display the timestamp of the last acknowledgement of a Visual Alarm
• Signaling of the Visual Alarm via the camera LEDs (see above), e.g. selection Visual Alarm as a value for LED Main Switch

This creates the following SNMP trap OIDs:

    .1.3.6.1.4.1.21701.3.5.1 --> visualAlarmNew

  .1.3.6.1.4.1.21701.3.5.2 --> visualAlarmCleared

Error Messages

Certain camera error messages can now also be sent as SNMP Traps to a connected SNMP client. For this purpose, the following dialogs have been extended by an additional option SNMP Traps:

• Admin Menu > System Information > Error Notification, each with an option in the Notification and Notification After Reboot sections
• Admin Menu > Storage > Storage Failure Detection, in the Notification section
• Admin Menu > Network Setup > Web Server, in the Intrusion Detection Settings section

Extended text variables

• New temperature variables with additional formats
  For a more flexible display in the live image and better use in camera API calls, new temperature variables have been added. In addition to the existing variables
      '$(SEN.<Sensor type>.Celsius)' and '$(SEN.<Sensor Type>.Fahrenheit)'
  it's now possible to use the new variables
      '$(SEN.<Sensor Type>.<Unit>.<Format>)'.

• Unit from {'Celsius', 'C, 'c, 'Fahrenheit', 'F', 'f', 'Kelvin', 'K', 'k'}
• Format from {'INT', 'I10', ''F10', 'F41', 'F72', 'NUM'} with the following meanings:
• INT: Output as an integer with possibly negative sign
• I10: Output of the value multiplied by 10 as an integer with possibly negative sign
• F10: Output of the value as an integer with at least one place and with sign
• F41: Left-aligned output with at least 4 digits, with 1 decimal place and sign
• F72: Left-aligned output with at least 7 digits, with 2 decimal places and signs
• NUM: Output as a decimal number with decimal places with possibly negative sign - specially designed for use within JSON expressions
• Examples of a measured Thermal TR temperature value of +56.7 C°:
• $(SEN.TTR.C.INT) => "56"
• $(SEN.TTR.C.I10) => "567"
• $(SEN.TTR.C.F41) => "+56.7"
• $(SEN.TTR.C.F72) => "+56.70 "
• $(SEN.TTR.C.NUM) => "56.7"

• 'SKIP'option for text variables
  The '$(<Variable>, SKIP=<Number>)' option skips the first <number> characters of the value of <Variable> in the output. For a negative <number> the characters of the variable value are skipped from the end.
• Temperature variables for different Thermal Measurement Windows
  In addition to the variables $(SEN.TTR.CELSIUS/FAHRENHEIT)now also the variables $(SEN.TTR.0. CELSIUS/FAHRENHEIT), $(SEN. TTR.1.CELSIUS/FAHRENHEIT),... $(SEN.TTR.<(number of measurement windows)-1>.CELSIUS/FAHRENHEIT) are available to determine the specific temperature values in the individual Measurement Windows 0,... <(number of measurement windows)-1>.

Updated and new Certified Apps

Along with this version of the camera software, a new Certified App package 'MX_preinstalled_apps_2021-12-14.app' has also been released. This package contains all Certified Apps, including the MOBOTIX Analytics app with AI/Deep Learning-based object recognition. Compared to the previous version, it also includes revised versions of the Apps from A.I. Tech, FFGroup and Vaxtor, as well as two new Apps from Vaxtor for the recognition of aircraft identification numbers and license plates, a new App from  FFGroup  for license plate recognition and a new App from Irisity for the detection of burglaries. Details on the exact content of the package and the changes can be found in the release notes for the package in the section Support > Download Center > All Software Downloads > Certified Apps > MX Certified Apps Release 2021-12-14  of the MOBOTIX website (https://www.mobotix.com).

Other improvements

• Camera Support Information
  Downloading the support information using the Admin Menu > System Information > Download Support Information dialog now generates a file in the format '.tgz' instead of '.eml' as before.

Bugfixes

• Image flickering at WDR
  When WDR was activated, minor changes in illumination could lead to a change in the internal exposure parameters, which was noticeable in the form of a single image frame that was too bright as a short flare-up.
• Problems with the classic design
  When the camera start page was displayed in the Historical Layout, the event list was not filled in the Event Player view.  In addition, in this setting, no detection areas could be created in the live image for some Certified Apps (e.g. FFLPR MMC). 
• Thermal events after camera restart
  Thermal sensors could cause thermal events configured after a camera restart to be triggered incorrectly.
• Variables $(ID.ET0)/$(ID.FIP)
  When the variables $(ID.ET0) and $(ID.FIP) were used together in this order, the current camera IP address was returned twice instead of the current IP address and factory IP address.
• Microphone and Speakers dialog
  The description text for the Option Announce network data in the Admin Menu > Audio and VoIP Telephony > Speaker and Microphone dialog of an M73 camera contained an error (using the "R button").
• Window definitions in dual image
  When using the camera selection Both (dual image), no windows could be defined for the left image sensor in the functional areas Activity Sensor, Video Motion Detector (VM) and Exposure.  
• Exposure window in the Quick Controls
  After defining an exposure window using the Quick Controls, an empty white window was sometimes displayed.
• Image settings
  The changes to settings in the Setup Menu > Image Control > General Image Settings dialog were then not displayed correctly in the corresponding fields of the Quick Controls. This has been corrected, but a reload of the browser window is still necessary for the correct display in the Quick Controls.
• Admin and Setup Menu
  When the Admin Menu and Setup Menu dialogs were reopened, previously collapsed or collapsed areas were not displayed correctly opened or closed according to the last status.
• PI event
  In the Setup Menu > Event Control > Event Overview dialog, a PI event was entered in the Environment Events section, even if no MultiSense module with PIR sensor was connected.
• Format Storage Medium dialog
  The Format Storage Medium dialog, which can be used in the Event Player view when downloading events, contained the invalid RAM Buffer selection option.

Known Limitations

• Microphone Event
  Currently, no microphone event is supported. This applies to the built-in microphone in the Audio and MultiSense module as well as to a connected microphone, to the Line-In connector of the S74 Audio IO board and to the new Q71 model.
• Dialog Integration Protocols
  For M73 cameras with only one sensor module, the Admin -> Camera Administration -> Integration Protocols dialog is empty after activating one of the protocols ONVIF or Genetec via the installation wizard of the web browser. This state can be corrected by first deactivating the set protocol ONVIF or Genetec and then turning it back on.

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Software Release MX-V7.2.1.29 − for M7 Camera Models M73, S74

Creation Date: 2021-08-20

Publishing Date: 2021-08-31

Enhancements and improvements

Uniform software for different camera models and apps (camera mode)

The installation file of this software version can be used for updating M73 and S74 models alike. It also directly supports the use of the App MOBOTIX Analytics with AI/deep learning-based object recognition. After installing this App (see below), only the option Camera Mode in the new Admin > Hardware Configuration > Camera mode dialog has to be changed from Streaming to AI . After a subsequent camera reboot the App can then be activated and via the Setup > Control for Certified Apps > Settings for Certified Apps dialog.

New graphical user interface for web browsers

The layout and operation of the HTML pages for controlling the camera using a web browser have been fundamentally revised and improved. The structure of the dialogues and their context have not been changed! The following describes the most important changes compared to the previous versions.

Camera Start Page

• Contents

In addition to the live camera image, the start page now contains only a partially transparent title line with the following elements::

• Menu selection at top left : This opens a dialog for selecting all Quick Controls and all Soft Buttons, including Admin Menu and Setup Menu

• PTZ actions : With this symbol, PTZ (Pan-Tilt-Zoom) actions can be (de-)activated with the mouse in the live image.
• Pause live image : This allows the live display of the camera image to be paused in the browser, for example to reduce computer usage, or to capture a detail in the current camera image.
• Save image : This feature saves the current live camera image.
• Camera online help : This opens the HTML online help of the camera.
• Camera status : Clicking on this icon opens the Camera Status dialog.
• Player view : Here you can switch between the Live and Player View.

• Design Settings

• Theme: to switch between a dark and light background
• Layout: to switch between the new and classic layout of the start page
• Window Opacity: to change the transparency of the individual dialogs

• Scaling

• Soft-Buttons

After displaying the Soft-Buttons by opening the menu in the upper left corner of the start page, the edit mode for the Soft-Bbuttons can be opened via the lock symbol in the lower left corner. The positions of the individual Soft-Buttons can now be changed by drag & drop with the mouse. In addition, by pressing the symbol   at the bottom left, a list of the defined Soft-Buttons is displayed, from which a Soft-Button can be inserted by drag & drop with the mouse into the Soft-Buttons list of the start page.

Structure and operation of the dialogues

• Window areas
  The window areas of the individual dialogs are now all limited to the display area of the camera window in the web browser.
• Parameter areas
  The individual parameter areas for grouping certain options within the dialogs are folded in by default and can be opened and closed again via the Symbol in the right corner of the area title line. The camera SW uses browser cookies to remember the state of the dialogs and restores it after closing and reopening a dialog.
• Graphical definition of windows in the camera image
  At all points for the definition of window areas within the camera live image (e.g. when defining exposure windows) there is now no need to use a key combination ("Shift + Click", "Click").  Instead, after pressing the respective button for adding an area (e.g. the Add Exposure Area button in the Setup > Image Settings > Exposure Settings) dialog, the windows can be mounted directly with the mouse. All stretches of the rectangle defined by this contain "active centers", which can be moved with the mouse and thus used to define polygons.

Editing the camera configuration (only for experts!)

• Using the Admin > Configuration > Edit menu entry, the new Kurator dialog is now opened, with the JSON-based view of the camera configuration for reading and modifying configuration entries.
• Via the menu entry Admin > Configuration > Text Edit, the Edit Configuration File dialog can still be opened, with the classic file view, grouped by "Sections", for reading and changing the camera configuration.

Online Help

The online help has been adapted to the changed user interface and in individual dialogs additional additions and changes have been made.

MOBOTIX HUB connection with failover recording on the SD card

Depending on the settings of the failover recording in the Management Client of MOBOTIX HUB, the data between the SD card and the recording data of the recording service, is then, either manually or automatically, synchronized by the recording service. In both cases, the data stored on the SD card during the failure is read by the camera and transferred to the server database.

Support of thermal sensor modules together with audio modules

Improvements in the area of Certified Apps

Unified installation package

Along with this version of the camera software, a new Certified App package 'MX_preinstalled_apps_2021-05-27.app' has also been released. This package now includes all Certified Apps, including the App MOBOTIX Analytics with AI/deep learning-based object recognition. Compared to the previous version, it also includes revised versions of the Apps from A.I. Tech., FFGroup, Vaxtor and Visage Technologies, as well as new Apps from Vaxtor for identifying railway wagons with UIC codes and from FFGroup for identifying vehicle characteristics (MMC). For details on the exact content of the package and the changes, see the release notes for this package in the Certified Apps > MX Certified Apps Release 2021-05-28 section of the MOBOTIX Beta website (https://www.mobotix.com/de/beta).

New functions in the Settings dialog for Certified Apps

In the Setup > Certified App Control > Certified App Settings dialog, the following extensions have been integrated:

• Resource monitor
  With this new option, the current utilization of the camera resources can be displayed in the live image. Selecting the option displays the current values for the maximum frame rate, memory used, CPU usage, and even active Apps. This allows the camera load to be monitored, especially in the case of several activated Apps. If necessary, an overload, which may lead to a camera restart, can be avoided then by the targeted deactivation of individual Apps.
  
• Custom text fonts
  With the help of the new Custom font option and the new Manage Font File dialog, which is opened via the Manage Font File link in the above dialog, you can load your own text fonts into the camera and select them for the display of app-specific texts in the live image. This allows, for example, identified license plates with Arabic characters to be displayed correctly in the image.

• Deleting Apps
  Using the Delete application button behind each App, the App in question, including the data generated by it, can be deleted  from the camera.

WDR-Funktion

The Wide Dynamic Range function for handling large differences in brightness in the image has been further significantly improved compared to the previous version using a different calculation method. In particular, dark areas of the image are now displayed better and there is less color distortion than before. The WDR function is still activated using the  Wide Dynamic Range option in the Setup > Image Control > Exposure Settings dialog whereby only a distinction is made between the values On and Off. If required, the previous WDR algorithm with its 4 setting options (Default,  Moderate, Strong and Aggressive) can also be activated for special application situations by selecting the value On(Legacy).

Other improvements

• IR light module together with LPF module
  By activating an LPF sensor module, an IR light module also connected to the camera is now automatically switched on at all times.

Bugfixes

• RTSP-Streaming
  If only one image sensor module was connected to a M73 or S74 camera, the streaming mode Raw could not be selected.
• Setting the image quality with ONVIF integration
  During an ONVIF integration of the camera, the information about the current setting of a constant bit rate (value of parameter RateControl.ConstantBitrate) was in some cases not properly returned to the ONVIF client. In addition, the ONVIF setting of a constant bitrate (by the same parameter) for streams with video codec setting H.265 was incorrect.
• Secure SD card formatting
  Formatting the camera's internal SD card using the Secure Deletion mode could lead to a termination of the function and subsequent restart of the camera.
• Camera restarts when using Apps
  If several apps were activated in the camera at the same time, the camera could restart.

Known Limitations

• Microphone Event
  Currently, no microphone event is supported. This applies to the built-in microphone in the Audio and MultiSense module as well as to a connected microphone and the Line-In connector of the S74 Audio IO board.
• Dialog Integration Protocols
  For M73 cameras with only one sensor module, the Admin -> Camera Administration -> Integration Protocols dialog is empty after activating one of the protocols ONVIF or Genetec via the installation wizard of the web browser. This state can be corrected by first deactivating the set protocol ONVIF or Genetec and then turning it back on.

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Software Release MX-V7.1.3.19 − for M7 Camera Models M73, S74

Creation Date: 2021-03-17

Publishing Date: 2021-03-31

Improved and additional Certified Apps

This release has improved and partially expanded existing Certified Apps and added new apps.

Vaxtor ALPR MMC LPR V1.2.1(*new*)

• Detection of single- and two-line flags
• Identification of signs with Latin, Arabic and Hebrew characters.

Vaxtor Containers V1.2.1 (updated)

With this new version of the App for the detection of transport container codes according to ISO 6346, the analysis can now also be done on a live camera dual image.

Vaxtor LPR V1.1.2 und ADR V1.1.2 (updated)

Visage Technologies Facial Recognition V1.2 (already contained in App-Package 2021-02-24)

Firmware 7.1.3.19 now also supports this version of the app, in which some bugs have been fixed and performance improved. In addition, facial recognition now works much more robustly in demanding conditions such as large scaling variability, difficult lighting, certain poses and covers such as beards, glasses and  masks. In firmware version 7.1.3.15, this App version could not be used yet.

Improvements

• Section Apps in Camera Status
  In the Camera Status dialog, there is a new Apps section.  There, the version of the loaded App package as well as the maximum SD card storage for Apps and the storage currently occupied by Apps are displayed.
  
  

Bugfixes

• MultiSense temperature with negative values
  When using a MultiSense module to determine the ambient temperature, negative values below 0°C were displayed in the variable $(SEN. TCx.CELSIUS)only as 0°.
  
• Acticity-Sensor Events in Thermal Cameras
  Using self-defined detection ranges for the Activity Sensor could cause the triggering event to be displayed in the image in the wrong position.
• ONVIF -Integration
  An ONVIF integration of the camera could cause problems in certain VMS applications (e.g. Avigilon ACC) due to an error in the requested H.265 profile.

Known Limitations

• Microphone Event
  Currently, no microphone event is supported. This applies to the built-in microphone in the Audio and MultiSense module as well as to a connected microphone and the Line-In connector of the S74 Audio IO board.
• Dialog Integration Protocols
  For M73 cameras with only one sensor module, the Admin -> Camera Administration -> Integration Protocols dialog is empty after activating one of the protocols ONVIF or Genetec via the installation wizard of the web browser. This state can be corrected by first deactivating the set protocol ONVIF or Genetec and then turning it back on.
• RTSP-Streaming
  If only one image sensor module is connected in the M73, the streaming mode  Raw cannot be selected at this time.

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Software Release MX-V7.1.3.15 − for M7 Camera Models M73, S74

Creation Date: 2021-01-26

Publishing Date: 2021-01-28

Improved and additional Certified Apps

This release has improved and partially expanded existing Certified Apps and added new apps.

FF Group V1.2

• With this version of the App, license plate recognition is also possible when the camera creates a dual live image.
• In addition, the list of supported countries has been extended to include South Africa, Taiwan, Vietnam, Indonesia and Hong Kong
  

Vaxtor ADR V1.1.1

Vaxtor LPR V1.1.1

With this new version of the App for the recognition of license plates, the following improvements have been implemented:

• Improved identification of license plates with Arabic letters.
• Enlarged database for the detection of German city and district codes. Previously, some license plates (e.B RA, BH, KA,...) could not be identified and did not trigger an event.

Known Limitations

• Microphone Event
  Currently, no microphone event is supported. This applies to the built-in microphone in the Audio and MultiSense module as well as to a connected microphone and the Line-In connector of the S74 Audio IO board.
• Dialog Integration Protocols
  For M73 cameras with only one sensor module, the Admin -> Camera Administration -> Integration Protocols dialog is empty after activating one of the protocols ONVIF or Genetec via the installation wizard of the web browser. This state can be corrected by first deactivating the set protocol ONVIF or Genetec and then turning it back on.
• RTSP-Streaming
  If only one image sensor module is connected in the M73, the streaming mode  Raw cannot be selected at this time.

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Software Release MX-V7.1.3.11 − for M7 Camera Models M73, S74

Creation Date: 2020-12-11

Publishing Date: 2020-12-16

Improvements

• WDR (Wide Dynamic Range) function with test option
  After activating the WDR function in the Setup > Image Control > Exposure Settings dialog, a further improvement of the image quality in difficult lighting situations can be achieved, there using the new Experimental Exposure Settings option.  In particular, over-exposures can be avoided after rapid changes in brightness in a small area of the image.

Note

This option has been integrated for testing purposes and is not yet suitable for productive use, as there may still be image problems when used.

• Access data for file servers
  The password of a file server defined for storage in the Admin > Storage > Storage on External File Server / Flash Device dialog can now also contain the special character '#'.

Bugfixes

• Switching signal output after S74 camera restart
  For S74 cameras a configured signal output was switched on for a short while (< 1s) after a camera reboot.
  
• Dual Image in the MxManagementCenter (MxMC)
  When displaying a camera dual image in the preview mode of the MxMC (e.g. in the view Research or in the dialog Clip and Recording Configuration) the left and right camera images were swapped.
• Image Programs
  The selection of an Image Program in the quick controls of the camera live view in the web browser resulted in an error message and the corresponding settings were not applied.
• Signal output for firmware with AI/deep learning-based object detection
  When using the firmware to support MOBOTIX Analytics with AI/Deep Learning-based object detection,  the signal output switch of a M73 camera was without function.

• Thermal and WDR
  In the Setup > Image Control > Exposure Settings dialog, WDR could also be activated for a thermal sensor and switching on this option had no effect. The WDR function has been removed in this case.
  

Known Limitations

• Microphone Event
  Currently, no microphone event is supported. This applies to the built-in microphone in the Audio and MultiSense module as well as to a connected microphone and the Line-In connector of the S74 Audio IO board.
• Dialog Integration Protocols
  For M73 cameras with only one sensor module, the Admin -> Camera Administration -> Integration Protocols dialog is empty after activating one of the protocols ONVIF or Genetec via the installation wizard of the web browser. This state can be corrected by first deactivating the set protocol ONVIF or Genetec and then turning it back on.
• RTSP-Streaming
  If only one image sensor module is connected in the M73, the streaming mode  Raw cannot be selected at this time.

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Software Release MX-V7.1.2.24 − for M7 Camera Models M73, S74

Creation Date: 2020-10-26

Publishing Date: 2020-10-27

Enhancements and Improvements

Support of Camera Model S74 and other Function Modules

This version supports the new MOBOTIX 7 camera model S74. It is a robust camera with a die-cast aluminum housing, specially designed for concealed installation, offering connectivity for up to four different image sensor and function modules. Just like the M73 camera, the S74 can alternatively be operated with one or two optical image sensor modules, with a Thermal (-TR) sensor module alone, or with a Thermal(-TR) sensor module together with an optical image sensor module. In addition, up to two IR-Light modules and/or other new function modules (see next section) can be combined with the image sensors. Cables with a length of 1, 2, or 3 meters are available for connecting the image sensor and function modules.

In addition, the following new function modules for M73 and S74 camera models can be used with this firmware.

MultiSense Module (M73 und S74)

This function module for M73 and S74 cameras each features a light, temperature and passive infrared sensor and an integrated microphone. Just like the IR Light module, it can be connected to any of the 4 ports M1 to M4. The sensors are used to define events as usual in the Setup > Event Control > Event Overview > Environment Events dialog. After connecting several MultiSense modules to an S74, when configuring an ambient sensor the relevant connection port of the MultiSense module belonging to the sensor can be selected as the Sensor Source.

Audio Module (M73)

With this new function module, M73 cameras have the usual audio functions, such as audio output and audio in the video recordings. After connecting the module, the audio is set up as usual in the Admin > Audio and VoIP Telephony > Microphone and Speaker dialog.

Audio/IO-Board (S74)

This allows an S74 camera to be extended with audio as well as switching input and output functions.

For the audio output, either the connector can be used to connect a (passive) speaker, or the line-out port can be connected to the line-in port of an audio amplifier. As an audio input, a microphone can be connected directly, or the line-in port can be connected to the line-out port of an audio output device (e.g. PC or smartphone). The desired audio functions are also configured after installing the board in the camera in the Admin > Audio and VoIP Telephony > Microphone and Speaker dialog.

In addition, an input signal and a potential-free output switch (relay function) can be used with this board to control external devices. After installation of the board, input and output signals can be used as usual to define a signal event or signal output profile.

New WDR Function

By implementing a completely new algorithm, compared to the previous version, the behavior of the Wide Dynamic Range function for handling large differences in the image's brightness has been further significantly improved. The WDR function can be activated in the Setup > Image Control > Exposure Settings dialog. When WDR is activated, the settings that are not needed, such as Exposure Windows and Target Brightness, are automatically hidden. To adapt to the current scene, 4 different Contrast Enhancement Levels are available:  Default, Moderate, Strong and Aggressive. The default setting when activating WDR is Default and the further the value is changed in the direction of Aggressive, the more details can be seen even with large brightness differences. This is associated with an increasing change in the color characteristics in the image.

4MP-Ultra-Low-Light-Sensor

Functional Improvements and Enhancements from the Mx6 Camera Series

• Cyber Security and Network
• Storage
• Transfer Profiles

Other Improvements

• ONVIF Enhancements
  When integrating the camera into other systems via ONVIF interface, an audio back channel is now also supported.
• Certified Apps
  With this version, the existing Certified Apps have been revised and improved. Regarding the installation and configuration of the Apps, nothing has changed compared to the previous version 7.0.6.18. All Apps are now listed in the Setup > Certified App Control > Certified App Settings dialog with a specific version number..
• Online Help
  The integrated online help of the camera has been revised and supplemented in several areas, especially in the areas of thermal functions, MOBOTIX Analytics with AI-based object detection and the A.I. Tech Apps.

Bugfixes

• Thermal TR events with Temperature Range
  The use of a temperature range instead of a threshold value to trigger thermal TR events was incorrect.
• MOBOTIX Analytics
  Using more than one counting corridor could produce incorrect counting values.
• Day-night switching for IR-Cut Day & Night Sensor Modules
  Switching between the day and night mode of these sensor modules could lead to misconduct if the lighting conditions changed shortly after a day-night switch or if a change in image settings was made.
• Color saturation
  The color saturation setting had no effect on the camera image.

Known Limitations

• Switching output after S74 camera restart
  For S74 cameras a configured signal output is switched on for a short while (< 1s) after a camera reboot.
• Microphone Event
  Currently, no microphone event is supported. This applies to the built-in microphone in the Audio and MultiSense module as well as to a connected microphone and the Line-In connector of the S74 Audio IO board.
• Thermal and WDR
  In the Setup > Image Control > Exposure Settings dialog, WDR can also be activated for a thermal sensor and switching on this option has no effect.
  
• Dialog Integration Protocols
  For M73 cameras with only one sensor module, the Admin -> Camera Administration -> Integration Protocols dialog is empty after activating one of the protocols ONVIF or Genetec via the installation wizard of the web browser. This state can be corrected by first deactivating the set protocol ONVIF or Genetec and then turning it back on.
• RTSP-Streaming
  If only one image sensor module is connected in the M73, the streaming mode  Raw cannot be selected at this time.

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Software Release MX-V7.0.6.18 − for M7 Camera Model M73

Creation Date: 2020-09-15

Publishing Date: 2020-09-18

Enhancements and Improvements

Improved and additional Certified Apps

This release has improved and partially expanded existing Certified Apps and added new apps

MOBOTIX Analytics

Analytics without additional function
This version makes the MxAnalytics functions, known from previous camera lines, available for the first time within a pre-installed royalty-free App. As with all other Apps, activation and configuration is done via the Setup > Certified App Control > Certified App Settings dialog.

Analytics with object recognition
In addition, the new Use AI component option enables object recognition based on AI/Deep Learning techniques. For example, you can distinguish between different types of objects, such as cars, trucks, people, etc. To use this feature, a special software package must be installed on the camera (see following note). After installing this package, the  Use AI component option and the additional Object Recognition Settings  app are available to configure AI-based object detection.

A.I.Tech Apps

• New 3rd Party VMS interfaces now allow the direct integration of A.I. Tech App Events into wavestore and Qognify Cayuga systems.
• Embedded Dashboard no longer needs to be activated separately, the interface is automatically activated after the App is started.
• The online documentation of the A.I. Tech Apps can now be accessed directly from the web interface.

• In this release, a new 3D calibration mechanism has been introduced that allows you to get visual feedback about the procedure performed and to immediately detect errors made during the configuration procedure.

• A new facial recognition mechanism based entirely on deep learning is now available in the AI-BIO-DEEP App. This extension allows for greater accuracy in facial recognition and makes detection less susceptible to potential interference.
• In order to adapt the performance of the App to the needs of the customer, you can now choose between different neural networks for facial detection

• The update adds a new deep learning-based neural network to the App to detect falling people, further improving the App's accuracy.

• The App now includes an even more powerful yet more efficient classification mechanism that increases accuracy and detection speed.

Visage Technologies (VT) Face Recognition App

• Faces can now be mapped to an "Granted" or "Denied" list while learning.

FF Group und Vaxtor LPR Apps

• This means that two additional License Plate Recognition (LPR) Apps are now available.

General improvements

• Errors when activating a Certified App, e.g. due to a faulty connection to the license server, are now logged in the system messages.

Bugfixes

• Setting the image sensor for thermal cameras
  For Thermal cameras the setting of the image sensor in the Admin > Hardware Configuration > Image Sensor Configuration dialog was incorrect in certain cases.
• MxActivity Sensor Events in Thermal Cameras
  Using MxActivity events with defined detection ranges could cause thermal cameras to fail when moving outside the defined areas.
• Thermal TR temperature at left image
  When using a Thermal TR module as a left image sensor, incorrect temperatures (e.g. 2000°C) were sometimes displayed as a temperature reading after a camera restart.
• Visage Technologies Face Recognition App
  This app could cause permanent false triggers under certain conditions and lighting conditions.
• A.I.Tech App Dashboard
  This app could only make half of the camera live image visible in the app dashboard

Known Limitations

• Dialog Integration Protocols
  For M73 cameras with only one sensor module, the Admin -> Camera Administration -> Integration Protocols dialog is empty after activating one of the protocols ONVIF or Genetec via the installation wizard of the web browser. This state can be corrected by first deactivating the set protocol ONVIF or Genetec and then turning it back on.
• RTSP-Streaming
  If only one image sensor module is connected in the M73, the streaming mode  Raw cannot be selected at this time.

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Software Release MX-V7.0.5.16 − for M7 Camera Model M73

Creation Date: 2020-06-30

Publishing Date: 2020-07-02

Enhancements and Improvements

Support for thermal sensor modules

This version supports the new M73 thermal sensor modules. These are available with different lenses (focal lengths), with and without thermal radiometry function and in contrast to the Mx6 camera line also in VGA resolution. The thermal sensor modules are permanently installed in an M73 front panel, which is then mounted in the M73 camera. A thermal sensor module can be combined with an image sensor module and another function module (e.g. an IR light module). The setup and use of thermal (TR) events is done exactly as in Mx6 cameras with thermal sensor modules.

Bugfixes

• Intensity IR Light Module
  The setting of the IR Light Power Level in the Admin  > Hardware Configuration > Assign Wires dialog was ineffective when activating the IR Light module by a day-night switch. The module has always been activated with the highest intensity.
  

Known Limitations

• Dialog Integration Protocols
  For M73 cameras with only one sensor module, the Admin -> Camera Administration -> Integration Protocols dialog is empty after activating one of the protocols ONVIF or Genetec via the installation wizard of the web browser. This state can be corrected by first deactivating the set protocol ONVIF or Genetec and then turning it back on.
• RTSP-Streaming
  If only one image sensor module is connected in the M73, the streaming mode  Raw cannot be selected at this time.

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Software Release MX-V7.0.4.18-r1 − for M7 Camera Model M73

Creation Date: 2020-05-12

Publishing Date: 2020-05-13

Enhancements and Improvements

WDR Feature

The behavior of the Wide Dynamic Range feature that aims at improving images with large differences in image illumination has been improved substantially compared to the predecessor release. In particular, you do not need to define an exposure window to improve the results. In addition, this feature has been improved if an IR Light module is attached. If the camera activates this module due to diminishing illumination, overexposure of objects close to the camera is reduced. The WDR function can be activated in the Setup Menu > Image Control > Exposure Settings dialog, and three modes are available to adapt to the current scene:  Low for low, Medium for medium, and High  for large brightness differences between dark and bright areas in the image.

ONVIF-T and H.265

With this software version, the M7 camera models support the ONVIF-T standard. This includes in particular the use of  H.265  as a video codec and the display of texts into the live image using the ONVIF-T function OSD (OnScreenDisplay).

In addition, the H.265 codec can also be used independently of the integration of an M7 camera via ONVIF-T for RTSP streaming by any RTSP client, such as VLC. H.265 can also be used as a video codec when integrating M7 models into the Genetec Security Center via the Genetec integration interface.

USB Interface

With this version, the USB interface of the camera can be used for the following functions:

• Storage of video and audio data in MxFFS format on USB storage media (USB sticks, SSD drives or hard drives). The camera supports the USB 2.0 standard.
• Integration of an MX-232-IO box for the use of its signal inputs/outputs and/or its serial interface
• Connecting a USB FTDI adapter for standard RS232 connections

Other Improvements

• Improved data rate for MxPEG/M-JPEG codec
  The video codecs MxPEG and M-JPEG have been further optimized, so that data rate savings of about 15% are achieved with the same image quality, depending on the setting.
• Saving the current live image
  The Save Image function in the live view of the web browser has been improved. Now, regardless of the live stream, an image with the best possible JPEG quality is saved.

Notes

• The two lines at the bottom of the live image, which contain event information, are no longer output in the saved image with this function.
• If necessary, the function's behavior can be configured to restore the old behavior. For this purpose, the parameter  SAVE_IMAGE_BUTTON=live can be added to the camera configuration file in the SECTION homepage.  Currently, this value is implicitly set to best.

Bugfixes

• IR Light Module disabled (V7.0.4.18-r1)
  In version 7.0.4.18, when switching to the night mode, a possible existing IR Light module was no longer activated.
  
• Message events of the Facial Recognition App
  When using the Visage Technology Face Recognition app in Operation Mode  Recognition, message events named  VT_Face were triggered even if a person, who had not previously been trained in Operation Mode Enrollment , was detected by the system. The event had to be restricted to already known people by additional filtering of the event content. This is no longer necessary, as in Operation Mode Recognition events are only triggered when previously learned faces are detected.
• Lens configuration
  In the Admin -> Hardware Configuration area, the Lens Configuration dialog could be opened incorrectly and the settings made there were ineffective. The dialog has been removed.
  

Known Limitations

• Dialog Integration Protocols
  For M73 cameras with only one sensor module, the Admin -> Camera Administration -> Integration Protocols dialog is empty after activating one of the protocols ONVIF or Genetec via the installation wizard of the web browser. This state can be corrected by first deactivating the set protocol ONVIF or Genetec and then turning it back on.
• RTSP-Streaming
  If only one image sensor module is connected in the M73, the streaming mode  Raw cannot be selected at this time.

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Software Release MX-V7.0.1.20 − for M7 Camera Model M73

Creation Date: 2020-02-13

Publishing Date: 2020-02-14

The following describes the new features, enhancements and enhancements compared to the first version 7.0.0.111 delivered with M73 cameras.

Enhancements and Improvements

Support for the new IR-Cut Day & Night Sensor Modules and IR Light Modules

IR-Cut Day & Night Sensor Module
The M73 supports the use of the new IR-Cut Day & Night sensor modules. These are color sensor modules with an integrated swivel IR blocking filter for day and night operation. This filter is automatically switched off at low illumination, which also provides bright images at night and using the possibly integrated IR module. This automatic mode is activated by factory setting and the Lux value used to switch to night mode can be set in the setup > image control > general image settings dialog. In the same dialog, the filter can also be switched manually if required.

IR Light Module
The activation of a possible integrated IR Light module is coupled to the activation of the "Night Mode" as follows:

• If an IR-Cut Day & Night sensor module is also used, this is done when switching the IR blocking filter off (see above).
• If the IR Light module is used together with a normal day and night sensor module, the IR Light module is activated when the night sensor module is activated by the automatic day-night switching. 

Apps

Additional App for face recognition
In addition to the A.I. Tech Apps AI* the Visage Technology Face Recognition App for facial recognition is also available with this version. After installation (see the following notes), the activation and configuration of this App is done exactly as for the other Apps in the Setup > Certified App Control > Certified App Settings dialog.

Apps AI* from A.I. Tech
This firmware release also includes updated and improved versions of A.I's AI* Apps. Tech (see below)

Bugfixes

• A.I. Tech App
• If one of the A.I. Tech Apps was configured with a sensor other than the one currently shown in the camera live image, the camera could have done a restart.
• With the application of some A.I. Tech apps (e.g. AIParking) a camera restart could occur after a few minutes.
• In addition, after activating the A.I. Tech apps, there were performance problems with camera operation in the web browser.
• Full screen recording
  When using the full screen recording, there could be image errors (stripes in the picture).

Known Limitations

• RTSP-Streaming
  If only one image sensor module is connected in the M73, the streaming mode  Raw cannot be selected at this time.
• USB interface not supported
  This version doesn't support the hardware USB interface yet.