AJA Video Systems released v2.1 firmware for H.264 streaming and recording device HELO Plus. This maintenance release includes new modes, enhanced settings, and an improved user experience. It is highly recommended that you update firmware to avoid any potential issues.
   

New Features in v2.1

● Added SRT Stream ID parameter to “Caller” mode.

● Added SRT “Listener” mode as a user selection.

Updates and Improvements in v2.1

● As of this version of software, SMB 1.0 (“CIFS”) is no longer supported. Any SMB 1.0 connections will be automatically converted to “Auto 2.x” upon installation of this software.

● The B-frame setting of each encoder is now displayed in the status page.

● In previous versions of firmware, the user was allowed to attempt to format an SD card that was write-protected. As expected, the format would fail, but the error message did not explicitly state why the failure occurred. A new message has been added to indicate that the SD card is write-protected.

● In previous versions of firmware an SD card that was write-protected would not list its clips in the WebUI. This issue has been corrected.

● In previous versions of firmware, if the frame rate of an input signal was 59.94 or 60 frames per second,and encoder 1’s frame rate was set to “FULL”, the system would only allow the use of encoder 1, and a warning was generated on the webUI to let the user know that encoder 2 had been disabled. This behavior has been modified. In this version of firmware, under those same conditions, the Stream 2 output will be forced to use encoder 1 as its source, and the warning text will say “Stream 2 input overridden”. The same is true for the “Record Output” menu - the source will be forced to encoder 1 regardless of the prior setting and a second warning will be issued to let the user know that the Recorder input has been overridden.

● In previous versions of firmware, the “burger” or dropdown menu on the Scheduler page could disappear when an option was selected. This issue has been resolved.

● Occasionally, importing presets could produce an “Internal Error” alarm and fail to complete. This issue has been resolved.

● Clips recorded from 59.94 fps sources with the encoder set to run at ½ frame rate would not work as PlayToStream sources. This issue has been resolved.

● In previous versions of firmware, the system could lock up if an attempt was made to stream to Facebook and the system could not resolve the Facebook hostname. This issue has been resolved.

● In previous versions of firmware, the HELO Plus system name would not show up in any Ki Pro group page listing (a generic name was shown instead). This issue has been resolved.

● In previous versions of firmware, recordings made with ToD selected as the TC source would actually use the current Time of Day in Grass Valley, CA, USA. This issue has been resolved.

● In previous versions of firmware, if the system was set to use DHCP, then on startup or reboot of the system, the scheduler could report that a remote calendar could not be synced to. This issue has been resolved.

● In previous versions of firmware, formatting a previously unformatted USB or SD device would not enable the recording functionality - which is automatically disabled if the system detects that the recording media is unformatted. This issue has been resolved.

● In previous versions of firmware, the current local schedule would be erased when recalling a preset. This issue has been resolved.

● In previous versions of firmware, valid presets could occasionally fail to be imported into the system. This issue has been resolved.

● In previous versions of firmware, if an SMB target was rebooted during an active recording session, the recording would fail and HELO Plus would need to be restarted for further recordings to take place. While the file which was being recorded on the SMB share at the time of reboot will not be usable, HELO Plus will now re-recognize the SMB target once it has completed its boot sequence.

● In previous versions of firmware, if a user was performing a combined streaming and recording session, and a major network issue (such as the network cable being pulled, or the destination streaming server failing), then the recording would also fail. This issue has been corrected - the recording will now continue regardless of the state of the streaming season

Visit AJA’ site to download HELO Plus v2.1 firmware update.