Flir Boson+ Application v4.2 install file not available anymore - does anyone have it please?

simiken1234

Hi community, I saw in the docs that you need to use v4.2 of the Flir Boson+ App for the camera to work, but I can't find this version anywhere. Does anyone happen to have the install file for it that I could use?

I tried the only versions I could find online v4.6.6 and v3.0.0 and neither of them worked.

Thanks!

Alex Kushleyev

@simiken1234 , Can you please clarify what exactly did not work in 4.6.6?

I have not tried it yet.

Let me check regarding 4.2, we may not be able to distribute it.

Alex

saegsali

Hi @Alex-Kushleyev

I'm currently encountering the same issue. When connecting a Boson+ 640 to the VOXL 2, no image is received. The same configuration worked with the Hadron, where I'm able to get the thermal image.

I assume the Boson is not sending images over the MIPI interface. As you described in the docs (https://docs.modalai.com/M0153/ ), this has to be enabled first with the Flir Boson application. The only versions I could find online are v3.0 and v4.6 which both not connect to the Boson and just freeze when connecting. Is this the same problem why in the guide only version 4.2 is recommended?
I'm connecting the camera with a JST-GH to USB adapter to my laptop.

Is there anything I can try to get thermal images over MIPI from the Boson+?

Thank you for your help!

saegsali

@Alex-Kushleyev

I just noticed with the updated documentation that the J4 connector on the M0201 board is not the USB connector but J3, which is the USB one, is not soldered on. Our Boson+ 640 is purchased separately and is therefore not configured properly.

Is this J3 port the one which has to be used to enable MIPI output on the camera? If so, is it possible to solder the connector on or are also other components on the M0201 board required?

Also is the functionality of the J3 connector on the M0201 the same as Flir's adapter board: https://www.apliter.com/en/product/usb-vpc-kit-para-flir-boson/

Thank you for your help!

Alex Kushleyev

@saegsali , yes you are correct. Unfortunately, the USB port J3 is not populated on M0201 - I believe the decision was made to omit this connector due to some mechanical constraints, I am not sure.

A couple of things to consider:

if you purchase this connector (BM06B-SRSS-TBT), you can solder it on and plug a USB connection in to it. I have not tried it, but I will. I don't see why it would not work, it should be powered from the USB port.
if you have any other adapter (from FLIR, etc) which provides a USB port, the function should be the same and you could just plug that into the Boson and use it for the sensor configuration.
we are developing a tool for communicating with Boson directly from VOXL2, but it is not yet to the point of performing full configuration. So you should try to use the GUI for the initial setup. Perhaps with the correct connection the GUI version 4.6 should work, otherwise there may be an issue with the GUI itself.

Alex