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Upgrading the firmware on the FLIR Blackfly S

This article covers how to upgrade the firmware on the FLIR Blackfly S GigE BFS-PGE-04S2C-CS.

Warning: Do not proceed to upgrade the firmware if the camera product model does not match: BFS-PGE-04S2C-CS

Requirements:

Download the firmware update , double click on the zip file and extract the ez2 file by clicking Extract all.

File Explorer showing the downloaded zip file with the firmware file bfs_ge_imx287.ez2 inside, and the Extract all button

Start SpinView (Windows Start Menu, type SpinView), click Spinview icon.

SpinView Devices list with four Blackfly S BFS-PGE-04S2C cameras, one under each GEV Interface, with serial numbers and IP addresses

Right click the camera you wish to update and click: Update Device Firmware.

Right-click menu on a Blackfly S camera in SpinView, with Update Device Firmware

Firmware Update dialog showing the camera model, vendor FLIR, IP address and current Firmware Version 1707.1.11.0, with an empty Firmware File box and the Browse button

Download the firmware file if you haven’t already:

https://cloudfront.swingcatalyst.com/files/bfs_ge_imx287_2005.0000.066.000.zip  & extract the zip file.

Select the firmware file that you have downloaded.

Select firmware file dialog open at the Downloads folder, with the file bfs_ge_imx287.ez2

Click Start and then click Yes

Firmware Update dialog with the downloaded firmware file filled in and the Start button

Firmware Update Notice warning not to connect or disconnect any cameras while updating firmware, with Yes and No buttons

Link to old firmware: https://cloudfront.swingcatalyst.com/files/bfs_ge_imx287.zip

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