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PC Software for Color Analyzer CA-S40 /
SDK for Color Analyzer CA-SDK2

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.

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