This may occur after a FW upgrade to CPP7.3 FW 7.72.0008 or higher.
Or it can occur after an ITS software is updated, but the camera remains at a FW version less than 7.72.0008.
Possible causes and solution(s)
Causes
Auto focus, Auto iris, and wiper functions were first released in Bosch Moving cameras in 2007 per NTCIP 1205:2001 v01.08.
In September 2014 the standard was revised to NTCIP 1205 v01 AMENDMENT 1. Bosch did not implement the changes at that time.
An increased amount of Department of Transportation (DOT)in various states have integrated Auto Focus and Auto Iris controls into their ITS software.
At the request of a major DOT customer, the Bosch FW was updated to meet NTCIP 1205 v01 AMENDMENT 1 in November 2020 as CPP7.3 7.72.0008.
This in turn can break the functionality in other states that have not upgraded their software to NTCIP 1205 v01 AMENDMENT 1.
Or, the ITS customer may upgrade their software to NTCIP 1205 v01 AMENDMENT 1, but are using a FW version less than CPP7.3 FW 7.72.0008.
The new software implementation can break the functionality with the older FW.
Solution
If the problem occurs after the upgrade to 7.72.0008 or higher, then please contact the software supplier and request that they update to the latest standard.
The software supplier may not want to implement this globally, since some other camera manufacturers may not have updated to this standard.
If this is the case, then the software supplier could possibly develop a driver for the Bosch cameras and others that use the 2014 standard.
Or the cameras must be downgraded to FW to 7.70.0126. For security reasons this older FW has been revoked and is not publicly available.
Contact Technical Support to request this FW via a legacy FW waiver process.
If the control problems occur after the ITS software is updated to NTCIP 1205 v01 AMENDMENT 1, then the camera is probably still less than 7.72.0008.
Upgrade the FW to the latest version available at the Bosch Download Store.
