Changes from Ver2.00 to Ver2.01

Bug fixes

PC software for Color Analyzer CA-S40

• Minor problems were corrected.

SDK for Color Analyzer CA-SDK2

• Minor problems were corrected.

Changes from Ver. 1.80 Release2 to Ver. 2.00

Product specifications:

PC software for Color Analyzer CA-S40

• Compatibility with Probe CA-527 has been added.
  * Display Color Analyzer CA-527 cannot be controlled via data processor CA-DP40.
• Display Color Analyzer CA-527 can now be used to measure low luminance with improved performance and calculate VRR flicker values. In addition, the sampling frequency of Waveform has been expanded.

SDK for Color Analyzer CA-SDK2

• Compatibility with Probe CA-527 has been added.
  * Display Color Analyzer CA-527 cannot be controlled via data processor CA-DP40.
• Display Color Analyzer CA-527 can now be used to measure low luminance with improved performance and calculate VRR flicker values. In addition, the sampling frequency of Waveform has been expanded.

Bug fixes

PC software for Color Analyzer CA-S40

• Minor problems were corrected.

SDK for Color Analyzer CA-SDK2

• Minor problems were corrected.

Others

PC software for Color Analyzer CA-S40

• macOS Big Sur and macOS Catalina were excluded from the operating system.
• macOS Ventura was added to the operating system.

SDK for Color Analyzer CA-SDK2

• macOS Big Sur and macOS Catalina were excluded from the operating system.
• macOS Ventura was added to the operating system.

Changes form Ver.1.80 to Ver. 1.80 Release2

Bug fixes

SDK for Color Analyzer CA-SDK2

• Minor problems in the Windows version were corrected.(There is no version 1.80 Release 2 for macOS.)

Changes from Ver.1.70 and Ver.1.80

Specifications

SDK for Color Analyzer CA-SDK2

• Communication timeout period during zero calibration has been extended to 60 seconds.

Bug fixes

PC software for color analyzer CA-S40

• Minor problems were corrected.

SDK for Color Analyzer CA-SDK2

• Minor problems were corrected.

Others

PC software for color analyzer CA-S40

• macOS High Sierra and macOS Mojave were excluded from the operating system environment.
• Windows 11 Pro, macOS Big Sur, and macOS Monterey were added to the operating system.

SDK for Color Analyzer CA-SDK2

• macOS High Sierra and macOS Mojave were excluded from the system requirements.
• Windows 11 Pro, macOS Big Sur, and macOS Monterey were added to the operating system list.

Changes from Ver.1.60 and Ver.1.70

Specifications

PC software for color analyzer CA-S40

• Advanced High Sensitivity Probe CA-VP427A and CA-VP410A can now be controlled.
  * Advanced High Sensitivity Probe cannot be controlled via data processor CA-DP40.

SDK for Color Analyzer CA-SDK2

• Advanced High Sensitivity Probes CA-VP427A and CA-VP410A can be controlled.
  * Advanced High Sensitivity Probe cannot be controlled via data processor CA-DP40.
• A mode has been added to allow measurement of the Advanced High Sensitivity Probe at the same speed as the high-sensitivity probes CA-VP427 and CA-VP410.
• The color measurement range has been extended only for the Advanced High Sensitivity Probe.

Fixed problems

PC software CA-S40 for color analyzer

• Minor problems were corrected.

SDK for Color Analyzer CA-SDK2

• The baud rate set for RS-232C connection has been changed so that an error will occur if the baud rate does not match that of the CA-410 probe or the CA-DP40 data processor.
• Fixed a minor bug.

Changes from Ver. 1.50 to Ver. 1.60

PC Software for Color Analyzer CA-S40

Product specifications:

• The upper limit of Weighting Factor which can be set for Frequency Characteristics (filter) has been expanded.
• The upper limit of Sampling Number for Waveform measurement has been expanded.
  Note: The firmware of the CA-410 Probe must be 1.40 or later to use the expanded Sampling Number upper limit for Waveform measurement.

System requirements:

• macOS^® 10.12 (Sierra) has been removed from the list of compatible OS.
• macOS^® 10.15 (Catalina) has been added to the list of compatible OS.

Bug fixes:

• Various minor bugs have been fixed.

SDK for Color Analyzer CA-SDK2

Product specifications:

• The upper limit of Sampling Number for JEITA flicker measurement has been expanded.
• The upper limit of Sampling Number for Waveform measurement has been expanded.
  Note: The firmware of the CA-410 Probe must be 1.40 or later to use the expanded Sampling Number upper limit for these functions.

System requirements:

• macOS^® 10.12 (Sierra) has been removed from the list of compatible OS.
• macOS^® 10.15 (Catalina) has been added to the list of compatible OS.

Bug fixes:

• Various minor bugs have been fixed.

Changes from Ver. 1.40r2 to Ver. 1.50

PC Software for Color Analyzer CA-S40

Product specifications:

• A function to automatically detect the frequency of the measurement subject in the range of 10 to 240Hz has been added.
• A function to enable the shortest integration time (Single-Frame) for synchronized measurement to be selected has been added.
• A function to display VESA flicker has been added.
• A function to display u'v' chromaticity diagram (CIE 1976 UCS chromaticity diagram) has been added.
• A function to enable user calibration standard values to be imported from a file has been added.
• The user settable upper limit value for JEITA/VESA flicker measurements has been increased.

NOTE: The firmware of the CA-410 Probe must be 1.30 or later to use the newly added functions. Click here to download the firmware upgrade.

System requirements:

• Windows^® 7 Professional 32-bit, 64-bit have been removed from the list of compatible OS.
• macOS^® 10.13 (High Sierra) and macOS^® 10.14 (Mojave) have been added to the list of compatible OS.

Bug fixes:

The following bugs have been fixed:

• Problem in which several lines could not be received when performing communication using Command communication.
• The abbreviated name for Probe CA-MP410 has been corrected to an appropriate name (Ø10miniN)
• Various other minor bugs

SDK for Color Analyzer CA-SDK2

Product specifications:

• A function to automatically detect the frequency of the measurement subject in the range of 10 to 240Hz has been added.
• A function to automatically detect the frequency of the measurement subject in the range of ±2Hz from the frequency value (in the range of 10 to 240Hz) set by the user has been added.
• A function to enable the shortest integration time (Single-Frame) for synchronized measurement to be selected has been added.
• The user settable upper limit value for JEITA/VESA flicker measurements has been increased.

NOTE: The firmware of the CA-410 Probe must be 1.30 or later to use the newly added functions. Click here to download the firmware upgrade.

System requirements:

• Windows^® 7 Professional 32-bit, 64-bit have been removed from the list of compatible OS.
• macOS^® 10.13 (High Sierra) and macOS^® 10.14 (Mojave) have been added to the list of compatible OS.

Bug fixes:

The following bugs have been fixed:

• When using the C# wrapper (CASDKNet.dll), the upper limit which can be set by the user for the number of data used for frequency characteristics when performing flicker measurements was not the correct value.
• Various other minor bugs

Changes from Ver. 1.40 to Ver. 1.40r2

SDK for Color Analyzer CA-SDK2

Bug fixes:

The following bug has been fixed.

• A bug in the COM wrapper for CA-310 compatibility which resulted in being unable to control the CA-410 even if COM_Registration_Tool.exe was run and CA-SDK2 was selected.

Changes from Ver. 1.31 to Ver. 1.40

PC Software for Color Analyzer CA-S40

Product specifications:

• Compatibility with Probes CA-VP402, CA-VP404 and CA-VP410T has been added.

SDK for Color Analyzer CA-SDK2

Product specifications:

• Compatibility with Probes CA-VP402, CA-VP404 and CA-VP410T has been added.
• API for obtaining dominant wavelength and excitation purity using a changed white point has been added.

Changes from Ver. 1.30 to Ver. 1.31

PC Software for Color Analyzer CA-S40

Product specifications:

• Compatibility with Ø10 Probe (CIE 170-2:2015 model) CA-P410C and Ø27 Probe (CIE 170-2:2015 model) CA-P427C has been added.

Bug fixes:

The following bugs have been fixed:

• Various minor bugs.

SDK for Color Analyzer CA-SDK2

Product specifications:

• Compatibility with Ø10 Probe (CIE 170-2:2015 model) CA-P410C and Ø27 Probe (CIE 170-2:2015 model) CA-P427C has been added.

Bug fixes:

The following bugs have been fixed:

• Various minor bugs.

Changes from Ver. 1.21 to Ver. 1.30

PC Software for Color Analyzer CA-S40

Product specifications:

• Waveform measurement function has been added.
• High-frequency flicker measurement function has been added.
• Sync Assist function to support input of the measurement subject's vertical synchronization frequency when taking measurements in INT measurement sync mode has been added.

NOTE: The firmware of the CA-410 Probe must be ver. 1.10 or later to use the newly added functions. Click here to download the firmware upgrade.

Bug fixes:

The following bugs have been fixed:

• Influence of aliasing noise when performing JEITA flicker measurements has been reduced.
• Problem in which the tone values in the csv file saved when performing gamma measurements were displayed incorrectly.
• Problem in which the language of the instruction manual opened using the Help function was incorrect in some cases for the macOS edition.
• Various other minor bugs.

SDK for Color Analyzer CA-SDK2

Product specifications:

• Waveform measurement function has been added.
• High-frequency flicker measurement function has been added.
• API for controlling multiple CA-410 Probes or Data Processor CA-DP40 units has been added.
• Compatibility of the Windows COM IF wrapper has been improved.

NOTE: The firmware of the CA-410 Probe must be ver. 1.10 or later to use the newly added functions. Click here to download the firmware upgrade.

Bug fixes:

The following bugs have been fixed:

• Influence of aliasing noise when performing JEITA flicker measurements has been reduced.
• Problem in which control of multiple Data Processor CA-DP40 units could not be performed when using Bluetooth® with the macOS edition

Other:

• Variable names including chromaticity coordinates x, y in the measurement values, color-difference, values, etc. in the definitions in the header file have been changed to "sx", "sy" respectively.

Changes from Ver. 1.20 to Ver. 1.21

SDK for Color Analyzer CA-SDK2

Bug fixes:

The following bugs have been fixed:

• Problem in which when multiple probes were connected to the Data Processor CA-DP40, the measurement data from the 7th and higher probes were read incorrectly.
• Problem in which switching between the CA-SDK for CA-310 and the COM IF wrapper for CA-410 using COM_Registration_Tool.exe could not be performed correctly. See note below.
• Other minor bugs

Note: If you had previously used PC Software for Color Analyzer CA-SDK Ver. 4.50 with SDK for Color Analyzer CA-SDK2 Ver. 1.20, please perform the following after SDK for Color Analyzer CA-SDK2 Ver. 1.21 has been installed:

1. Uninstall PC Software for Color Analyzer CA-SDK Ver. 4.50. At this time, if an error message appears, ignore the message and continue with the uninstallation.
2. Reinstall PC Software for Color Analyzer CA-SDK Ver. 4.50.

Changes from Ver. 1.10 to Ver. 1.20

PC Software for Color Analyzer CA-S40

Product specifications:

• Control of the Data Processor CA-DP40 using the macOS edition is now possible.

Bug fixes:

• Various minor bugs have been fixed.

SDK for Color Analyzer CA-SDK2

Product specifications:

• Control of the Data Processor CA-DP40 using the macOS edition is now possible.
• A COM IF wrapper and a .NET application development wrapper have been added to the Windows edition.

Bug fixes:

• Various minor bugs have been fixed.

Changes from Ver. 1.00 to Ver. 1.10

PC Software for Color Analyzer CA-S40

Product specifications:

• macOS compatibility has been added. However, when using the macOS edition, control of only CA-410 probes is possible and control of Data Processor CA-DP40 is not possible.
• When using the Windows edition, control of the Data Processor CA-DP40 is now possible.

Bug fixes:

• Various minor bugs have been fixed.

SDK for Color Analyzer CA-SDK2

Product specifications:

• macOS compatibility has been added. However, when using the macOS edition, control of only CA-410 probes is possible and control of Data Processor CA-DP40 is not possible.
• When using the Windows edition, control of the Data Processor CA-DP40 is now possible.
• A function to enable/disable output of negative measurement values has been added.

Bug fixes:

• Various minor bugs have been fixed.