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LJ-X8002(3D mode) Firmware Update Method

●Update Method

Download the update file from the KEYENCE homepage.

[Notice] The update file for 2D mode is not available for 3D mode.

An SD card is needed to perform the update (CA-SD16G/CA-SD4G/CA-SD1G/OP-87133).
Please make sure to use an official KEYENCE SD card.
If you do not possess an official KEYENCE SD card, you can also take out and use the SD card from the SD1 slot of the controller. If you use an SD card that is not official, the update may fail or it may become impossible to start up the controller.

Copy the file with the extension .upd to the root folder (highest layer) of the SD card.

[Notice] Don’t place any other .upd file in the root folder.

[Reference] If there are other files in addition to the .upd file in the root folder, the update is available.

  1. 确认应用程序模式设置为3 d国防部e, then turn off the controller. Insert the SD card from step 2 into the SD2 slot. Turn on the controller.

  2. Check that the following screen is displayed after the regular start-up screen is displayed.
    The numerical values applicable at the time of the update will be shown in the parts of the screen represented with **** and ++++.

    Check that the target update shows the name of the file prepared in step 1 and then press the [Execute] button. The [Cancel] button can be used to cancel the procedure.
    Please do not turn off the power or remove the SD card while the update process is ongoing.
    When [Execute] is pressed, the controller will perform the firmware update.

Once the update process is complete, the following message is displayed.

When you remove the SD card from the SD2 slot and press [Reboot], the controller will restart and it can be used in the new version.

[Supplement] To user of LJ-X8002

LJ-X8002 is the controller in which 3D mode or 2D mode is selectable. This document explains the update procedure of 3D mode. If 2D mode needs to be updated, download the update file for 2D mode and follow the provided instructions to perform the update.
Review the details about that update with the download directions "LJ-X8002(2D mode) Firmware update method".
If only 3D mode is used, the 2D mode update is not necessary.

Update details

January 2022 [Ver 1.5.0000]
  • Added support for the SFTP client function
  • Added “Don’t display error message and don’t activate ERROR output when unsupported USB device is connected” to the mouse settings
October 2021 [Ver 1.4.0001]
  • Added options for exposure time and measurement range in the Z direction when using an LJ-X Series head. Added options for high-speed line scan frequency
  • Added support for fine-tuning of the center of the measurement range in the Z direction when using an LJ-X Series head. Added support for separate settings when two heads are connected
  • Added profile length and welding tools (throat thickness, leg length, undercut, and overlap) to profile measurement and continuous profile measurement, added auxiliary objects, and added references (peak/bottom)
  • Added sheet-fed (auto part detection) to feeding methods
  • Added profile alignment to height image filter
  • Added support for manual execution of tool recalculation
  • Added profile flattening functions to installation correction
  • Added OUTPUT_IMG_BUSY (image output in progress signal output) and OUTPUT_IMG_STATUS (image output data present signal output)
  • Added support for saving PNG image files during 3D observation
  • Added support for Czech, Hungarian, and Polish
February 2021 [Ver 1.3.0000]
  • Added support for EtherNet/IP™ communication using the CB-NEP20E
  • 添加支持PR188bet在线OFINET通信using the CB-NPN20E
  • Added support for EtherCAT® communication using the CB-NEC20E
  • Added jumbo frame support for Ethernet communication when connected to the CB-NEP20E/CB-NPN20E/CB-NEC20E
  • Added STW and STR commands
  • Added support for external character strings in file naming rules for image output settings and screen capture settings
  • Added support for custom file naming rules for image output settings
  • Added graph display to the encoder monitor function
  • Added a “PC Application-related Error” option to ERROR output settings
  • Added support for PNG image files
  • Added support for outputting individual height and contrast images
  • Increased the size of the measurement area that can be configured with the OCR2 tool
  • Added measurement value correction to the dimension/geometry tools
September 2020 [Ver 1.2.0010]
  • Corrected measurement range (Z) when using LJ-X8400 and when expansion area is OFF
  • Changed initial filter length of I/O input terminal to 40 µs
March 2020 [Ver1.2.0001]
  • Added support for French, Italian, and Thai
  • Inflection Point: Added Number of Points
  • Profile Width: Increased upper limit from 127 to 1023
  • Multi-Point Height Measurement tool: Added Plane Calculation method
  • Multi-Point Height Measurement tool:　Added Angle w/ Zero Plane
  • Profile data pitch (X): Improved correction accuracy
  • Profile data pitch (X): LJ-X8200, LJ-X8400, LJ-X8900 Increased minimum input unit from 0.1 μm to 0.5 μm
12月2019 [Ver1.1.0001]
  • Added support for German, Traditional Chinese, and Korean
  • Added support for LJ-X8200, 8400, and 8900 sensor heads
  • Added option to select between 8 kHz and 16 kHz
  • Added Image Mask Position Correction function
  • Added Laser irradiation position confirmation function
  • Added Height Measurement tool (Multi-Point Height Measurement tool)
  • Added Programmable Encoder Easy Configuration function
  • Profile data pitch (X): Added variable function
  • Added 2-Head Dead Angle Cut (Far)
  • Dead Zone Noise Removal: Added Skipping
  • Added cursor recall icon
  • 添加支持PR188bet在线OFINET通信
September 2019 [Ver1.0.001]
  • Line Interpolation: Added 8 Lines and 16 Lines
  • XY Ratio Adjustment Navigation: Added function to Specify Size by Rectangle
  • Added “Center of Usage Range” is available in “Speed Up”
  • Free-form Plane: Increased maximum Extract Size from 256 to 1024

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