Flir E4 Thermal imaging camera teardown

[janekivi]

janekivi,unfortunately to say, there is no zoom icon for me but the more color mode. I'm wondering why?

May be more colors from previous hack but this time you forgot fif-file?
Look inside toolbar-config.xml what my hack using
Look inside ui_control.rsc what files my menu hack using

[janekivi]

-= How I can use all features of my camera =-
(disable that rndis mode)
connect camera to pc
run Flir Tools
import pictures
all menu working on all pictures
from right you can change all numbers, colors
add spots, alarms, colors

[yogort1]

What you may do with zoom I wrote in last messages. But I read always manuals afterwards.
If you can get \FlashFS\system\appcore.d\config.d\conf.cfc file from camera, you are qualified
to hack. Backup this too somewhere and copy it to python27 directory with this zip contents.
I made here readme too and afterwards feel free to edit presets and other stuff if you have
backup of course. My versions is in zip file and some of originals you find in 2.3.0 firmware fif.

Almost forgot: I have E4 2.3.0 1.2 from factory. Got it... date is in my first message. And
with this and for this I made all stuff. Got here one only, that's why I need you for testing.

Merry Christmas

janekivi... I think I love you
Everything works like a charm. Thanks!

[janekivi]

janekivi... I think I love you
Everything works like a charm. Thanks!

Please love other people too. And Flir.
I'm here only the last in that row.

[leoibb]

It's took a good week to read and 're read the thread to fully absorb everything . Well done to you all . It's almost like a book with some very clever people writing it . I'm no programmer or computer buff but might be a silly question but here goes. Could one not copy an e8 program and wipe an e4 program and load the e8 program ? .

[copineau]

janekivi : Thank you.
I'm gonna try to install the zoom later, I don't know how to exactly do it, I've some reading to do first.
I already got the res. hack installed, it took me quite a while the first time.
I should be able to find out by myself, I'm always a bit scare when it is time to do something to my camera.

Thanks a lot and Merry Christmas to every body from Canada!

[comanche3]

Zoom works ! THX !

[janekivi]

It's took a good week to read and 're read the thread to fully absorb everything . Well done to you all . It's almost like a book with some very clever people writing it . I'm no programmer or computer buff but might be a silly question but here goes. Could one not copy an e8 program and wipe an e4 program and load the e8 program ? .

What?! We want more!! E8 is too... insufficient
I'm playing with 3 spots here. For moving them we need touch screen?

[Fraser]

@Leoib,

Sadly transplanting an E8 file system intro the E4 is not a simple task.

1. You would need a means to extract every file on the E8 and a way to transplant them into the E4
2. You would have the E8 donor calibration data in your E4 and that will not match your cameras Microbolometer. Calibration and NUC files are unique to each camera.

This was an idea proposed early on in the E4's life but sadly it has nit been achieved by anyone to date due to the calibration data issue.

Aurora

[tomas123]

It's took a good week to read and 're read the thread to fully absorb everything

Why do you see troubles?
(1) look to your firmware version.
(2) go to the first post from mike and follow the corresponding link
(3) follow the instruction for resolution hack in the linked post ( like here https://www.eevblog.com/forum/testgear/flir-e4-thermal-imaging-camera-teardown/msg534297/#msg534297 )
(4) if you need more help (i.e. RNDIS and hidden menu) go back to first post from mike and check the another links

that's all
further hacks like special menus are not necessary (only nice gimmicks)

If you don't understand this instructions, you should not hack a Ex.
You can make an expensive paperweight 

[yf025]

janekivi,unfortunately to say, there is no zoom icon for me but the more color mode. I'm wondering why?

May be more colors from previous hack but this time you forgot fif-file?
Look inside toolbar-config.xml what my hack using
Look inside ui_control.rsc what files my menu hack using

janekivi,I followed all the steps in your guide,but it didn't work^^I got only the more color mode.There is no zoom icon.help! What can I do now?
BTW,the size of modified conf.cfc is 6608,is that right?
I upload my modified conf.cfc in attachment,please check it,Thx!!!!!!

[janekivi]

I have x-ray view in some situations and trained it on my conf.cfc but we can't see inside
crypted files just like that (Exactly for that the crypting is done). And there is all other files
must be in right state.

This hobby is for those who have this hobby. You know what you are doing.
This isn't "must be" hobby. If you can you may like to try pip

[Bud]

Another Christmas magic from janekivi: PIP mod for E4

Thank you janekivi,  seems you are being busy this Christmas.
 

[janekivi]

Ok. Reach to the limits of my known world.
After looking in Exx software and adding 3 measuring spots I start thinking,
is there way to see zoom menu on screen without seeing other menu at same time?
What is Exx MenuPopup?

[Paul10000]

Janekivi - many thanks again for your and everyone elses efforts. Much appreciated.

I've applied res update and palettes with no problems but the zoom won't work. So far - (camera 1.2L 2.3.0 correct size of conf.cfc) run the Python, it updated conf.cfc and created the old version. I copied the conf.cfc back to the camera in \\flashFS\system\apppcore.d\config.d and the time stamp changed on the file on the camera so it looks like it must have transferred. After reboot there is no extra menu option.

Any ideas? 

Paul

D'oh!    problem solved - realised that the rename.txt only covers half of it. In case anyone else has problems, after changing the conf.cfc file run the zoom fif file and this adds in the zoom option to the menu structure.

[KK]

Ok. Reach to the limits of my known world.
After looking in Exx software and adding 3 measuring spots I start thinking,
is there way to see zoom menu on screen without seeing other menu at same time?
What is Exx MenuPopup?

Are your menu hacks compatible with the older 1.2x series firmware? Anyone tried it?

[janekivi]

D'oh!    problem solved - realised that the rename.txt only covers half of it. In case anyone else has problems, after changing the conf.cfc file run the zoom fif file and this adds in the zoom option to the menu structure.

Actually readme.txt contains that part before conf.cfc patching.
Like in previous guide it's 5. row

[FredB]

Fantastic, I just come home and see the pip-upgrade. 
Thank you, Janekivi. A fine Christmas present. 
It works good. Nice job.

[yf025]

Janekivi - many thanks again for your and everyone elses efforts. Much appreciated.

I've applied res update and palettes with no problems but the zoom won't work. So far - (camera 1.2L 2.3.0 correct size of conf.cfc) run the Python, it updated conf.cfc and created the old version. I copied the conf.cfc back to the camera in \\flashFS\system\apppcore.d\config.d and the time stamp changed on the file on the camera so it looks like it must have transferred. After reboot there is no extra menu option.

Any ideas? 

Paul

D'oh!    problem solved - realised that the rename.txt only covers half of it. In case anyone else has problems, after changing the conf.cfc file run the zoom fif file and this adds in the zoom option to the menu structure.

Paul10000, I met the same problem that there is no zoom icon after using modified conf.cfc.I'm wondering where is the zoom fif file and how to run the zoom fif file,Thx!!

[Paul10000]

Janekivi is of course quite right - the instructions are correct in the readme - I thought it referred to run the RNDIS fif file.

The zoom fif file is in the zip package where you found the zoon_conf.py file !     entitled 2.3.0_Menu_Upgrade.fif        548KB in size

[janekivi]

Back in the beginning there was black screen...
and then I saw the light with fif file.
It working on all and in all modes.
No ftp, no rndis needed.
And I saw this is good.
And that's how this all is started.

[viacom1]

Note that the biggest sale of the year for the E4 is coming this Monday. Stay tuned.  Could be under $600 each.

Good job on menu mod.  I just need to find a old windows 7 PC to do it.  That FLIRtools software doesn't install on a VM right.

[yf025]

@janekivi @Paul10000 Thank you! zoom hacking  success!
I finally found what's wrong with my hacking procress.I used the version 5 of menu hacking instead of that in 6.1 folder,that's all!
BTW,zoom is so cool!

[yf025]

 O0 Now,I got the two functions which are my best  love^^^^zoom and manual temp scale   

[janekivi]

I must learn that menu programming too.
I wanted it badly but now it's over the Ex limits already and
too cramped (don't know right word). In some cases all info
covering 75% of screen.

I like how this E6 transforms 00:24 -> 00:53 -> and in the men hands who knows best


You can try this 3 spots. You can move them to best positions in file
or on the workplace you change camera angle and distance from object.