DeviceConfigure supports various command-line parameters allowing to control the start-up behavior and the appearance of the application.

The following table lists the available command-line parameters:

Parameter	Description
`custom_genicam_file` or `cgf`	Specifies a custom GenICam™ file to be used to open devices for firmware updates. This can be useful when the actual XML on the device is damaged/invalid.
`force` or `f`	Forces a firmware update in unattended mode, even if it isn't a newer version.
`fw_file`	Specifies a custom name for the firmware file to use.
`fw_path`	Specifies a custom path for the firmware files.
`hidden`	Will start the application without showing the splash screen or the application window. This might be useful when doing a silent configuration in combination with the 'quit' parameter
`ignore_gev` or `igev`	Disables enumerating devices on all GEV interfaces of the system, for all applications using a Balluff GenTL producer(syntax: 'igev=1' or 'igev=0')
`ignore_pci` or `ipci`	Disables enumerating devices on all PCI/PCIe interfaces of the system, for all applications using a Balluff GenTL producer(syntax: 'ipci=1' or 'ipci=0')
`ignore_u3v` or `iu3v`	Disables enumerating devices on all U3V interfaces of the system, for all applications using a Balluff GenTL producer(syntax: 'iu3v=1' or 'iu3v=0')
`ipv4_mask`	Specifies an IPv4 address mask to use as a filter for the selected update operations. Multiple masks can be passed here separated by semicolons.
`log_file='file_name'` or `lf='file_name'`	Specifies a log file storing the content of this text control upon application shutdown.
`quit` or `q`	Ends the application automatically after all updates have been applied.
`set_processor_idle_states` or `spis`	Changes the C1, C2 and C3 states for ALL processors in the current system(syntax: 'spis=1' or 'spis=0')(Windows only up to WIndows 7).
`select_best_matching_firmware` or `sbmf`	Defines whether to automatically select the best matching firmware file found in the selected firmware package or to present a list of choices to the user if multiple firmware versions have been detected (syntax: 'sbmf=1' or 'sbmf=0').
`set_userset_persistence` or `sup`	Sets the persistency of UserSet settings during firmware updates (syntax: 'sup=1' or 'sup=0').
`setid` or `id`	Assigns an integer ID to one or many devices(syntax: 'id=<serial>.<id>' or 'id=<product>.<id>')(available for mvBlueFOX2 devices only).
`update_fw` or `ufw`	Updates the firmware of one or many devices.
`update_fw_file` or `ufwf`	Updates the firmware of one or many devices. Pass a full path to a text file that contains a serial number or a product type per line.
`*`	Can be used as a wildcard, devices will be searched by serial number AND by product. The application will first try to locate a device with a serial number matching the specified string and then (if no suitable device is found) a device with a matching product string.

The number of commands that can be passed to the application is not limited.

update_fw_file Syntax

When using the update_fw_file or ufwf to specify a file containing firmware update information the file needs contain one line per product to update and this line must contain a comma-separated list of arguments where the first argument either has to be the product type OR a serial number. Lines starting either with "//" or "#" will be ignored. An example can be seen below:

mvBlueCOUGAR-X102nG // Will update ALL mvBlueCOUGAR-X102nG devices
mvBlueCOUGAR-XD104hC // a comment
//mvBlueFOX-220C // This line will be ignored since it starts with a comment
mvBlueFOX3-2032C, firmwarefile=mvBlueFOX3SpecialFirmware.mvu // will use a custom firmware package to update all devices of type mvBlueFOX3-2032C
F0700034 // a certain serial number
mvBlueFOX3-1013C, serial=F0700033 // works as well however in that case the 'mvBlueFOX3-1013C' will be ignored then and the device with the serial number F0700033 will be updated even if this is NOT an mvBlueFOX3-1013C
mvBlueCOUGAR-X1012bC, serial=GX002233, serial=GX002234 // multiple serial numbers can be passed here
#mvBlueFOX3-2205C // This line will be ignored since it starts with a comment

Potential Pitfalls

The file will be processed one line after the other. As a result certain combinations of product types and serial numbers might lead to surprising behaviour:

mvBlueFOX3-2032C
// ... more content
mvBlueFOX3-2032C, serial=F0700033

The second line will effectively replace the initial mvBlueFOX3-2032C entry by a single serial number. So if F0700033 does NOT specify a device of type mvBlueFOX3-2032C no update will be performed at all otherwise the firmware of the device with the serial number F0700033 will be updated.

mvBlueFOX3-2032C, serial=F0700033
// ... more content
mvBlueFOX3-2032C

The second line will have no effect here since the first line is the more special one. So if F0700033 does NOT specify a device of type mvBlueFOX3-2032C no update will be performed at all otherwise the firmware of the device with the serial number F0700033 will be updated.

FF003022, firmwarefile=boom.mvu
// ... more content
mvBlueFOX3-2032aC, serial=FF003022

Above example will result in the device with the serial number FF003022 being updated twice if it actually is a product of type mvBlueFOX3-2032aC. The first time a custom firmware archive will be used while this then will most likely be overwritten by the default firmware archive in the next step.

Examples

DeviceConfigure ufw=BF000666

This will update the firmware of a mvBlueFOX with the serial number BF000666.

DeviceConfigure update_fw=BF*

This will update the firmware of ALL mvBlueFOX devices in the current system.

DeviceConfigure update_fw=mvBlueFOX-2* lf=output.txt quit

This will update the firmware of ALL mvBlueFOX-2 devices in the current system, then will store a log file of the executed operations and afterwards will terminate the application.

DeviceConfigure setid=BF000666.5

This will assign the device ID '5' to a mvBlueFOX with the serial number BF000666.

DeviceConfigure ufw=*

This will update the firmware of every device in the system.

DeviceConfigure ufw=BF000666 ufw=BF000667

This will update the firmware of 2 mvBlueFOX cameras.

DeviceConfigure ipv4_mask=169.254.*;192.168.100* update_fw=GX*

This will update the firmware of all mvBlueCOUGAR-X devices with a valid IPv4 address that starts with '169.254.' or '192.168.100.'.

Note: Pressing F1 after the application is running will also display a detailed list of available command line options as well as keyboard shortcuts and some other helping text!