RELEASE OF THE LATEST FIRMWARE FOR KONICA MINOLTA PORTABLE SPECTROPHOTOMETERS

Enhancing Measurement Reliability, Evaluation Capability, and Usability in Daily Operations.
Singapore, 16 March 2026

Konica Minolta Sensing Singapore is pleased to announce the release of the latest firmware for our portable spectrophotometers. This update covers several models and introduces improvements aimed at enhancing measurement stability, evaluation accuracy, and overall operational usability.

Applicable models:
CM‑26dG / CM‑26d / CM‑25d / CM‑17d / CM‑16d / CM‑25cG / CM‑M6

The latest firmware introduces additional capabilities to support a broader range of color measurement requirements. These include a remote color difference display mode and expanded compatibility with additional light sources and evaluation indices. Improvements have also been made to user calibration procedures and the on-instrument display interface, enabling users to review and interpret measurement results more efficiently directly from the device.

In addition, this firmware release incorporates enhanced security features to further support reliable data handling and device management.

Additional resources are available for several of the newly supported evaluation indices—Blackness, Jetness, and Undertone—as well as for the expanded support for CIE LED illuminants. For more information, please refer to the resources below.

These enhancements provide greater flexibility and efficiency in color measurement and evaluation, supporting a wide range of applications across research and development, quality assurance, and on-site measurement environments.

For detailed information on supported models and the newly introduced features, please refer to the table below.

“✓” indicates items newly supported in this update.
*1 Two types of average reflectance: (400–700 nm) and (360–740 nm). CM-25d /17d /16d support only 400–700 nm.
*2 Remote Color Difference Display Mode enables color difference measurement results calculated on the instrument to be viewed both in the SpectraMagic NX2 software and on the instrument display.
*3 Supports writing /reading on the main unit; diagnostic results for color and gloss are displayed separately on the main unit.
*4 CIE LED light sources include 9 types (LED-B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/BH1/RGB1/V1/V2).
*5 Change the setting range for user calibration data to 0.01%–150% (current: 50%–150%).

About Konica Minolta Sensing Singapore Pte Ltd

Konica Minolta Sensing Singapore Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Konica Minolta Inc, is a leading provider of industrial color and light measurement solutions. Konica Minolta Sensing Singapore serves the industry in more than 14 countries in the Asia-Pacific region with qualified Distributors.

Konica Minolta’s Sensing Business offers various products and solutions in the fields of light source color measurement and object color measurement based on the optical technologies developed from its former camera business. The products and solutions offered by Konica Minolta contribute to the quality and productivity at the customers’ manufacturing sites, with many of its color measurement instruments being de-facto standards. Notably, Konica Minolta has more than 50% share in the global market for display image quality measurement and inspection (estimated by Konica Minolta) and has a solid presence as the market leader.

Konica Minolta has actively promoted investments to strengthen its competitiveness. In 2012, the company acquired Instrument Systems GmbH (Germany), which develops high-end optical measuring instruments and has an outstanding track record in the high-performance measurement of displays and LED lighting devices. In 2015, the company acquired Radiant Vision Systems, LLC (U.S.), which excels at high-resolution 2D measurement instruments for displays, image processing software, and automatic appearance inspection systems. In 2019, the company acquired Eines Systems (Spain), a market leader in automobile visual inspection. Most recently, the company acquired Specim, Spectral Imaging Ltd. (Finland), a leading company in the field of hyperspectral imaging (HSI).

Konica Minolta remains committed to developing its measuring instrument business as a market leader with high value-added products and solutions that enable high-precision measurement of light and color for the ever-growing ICT, automobile, and materials supplier fields. The company strives to continue providing new customer value that surpasses the human eye in the areas of “safety,” “security,” and “hygiene” to contribute to the solution of global social issues.

Ng Wei Hua
Konica Minolta Sensing Singapore Pte Ltd
+65 6563 5533
weihua.ng@konicaminolta.com

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