feat: Add Upload Firmware checkbox to Model Node properties panel

- Add upload_fw property with enhanced UI checkbox styling
- Connect checkbox to inference pipeline process
- Enable/disable firmware upload based on user selection
- Add visual feedback and logging for firmware upload status

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

cluster4npu_ui/core/functions/InferencePipeline.py

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class StageConfig:
     scpu_fw_path: str
     ncpu_fw_path: str  
     model_path: str
-    upload_fw: bool = False
+    upload_fw: bool
     max_queue_size: int = 50
     # Inter-stage processing
     input_preprocessor: Optional[PreProcessor] = None  # Before this stage

cluster4npu_ui/core/functions/Multidongle.py

@@ -293,16 +293,16 @@ class MultiDongle:
         print('[Set Device Timeout]')
         print(' - Skipped (prevents camera connection crashes)')
 
-        # if self.upload_fw:
+        if self.upload_fw:
-        try:
+            try:
-            print('[Upload Firmware]')
+                print('[Upload Firmware]')
-            kp.core.load_firmware_from_file(device_group=self.device_group,
+                kp.core.load_firmware_from_file(device_group=self.device_group,
-                                            scpu_fw_path=self.scpu_fw_path,
+                                                scpu_fw_path=self.scpu_fw_path,
-                                            ncpu_fw_path=self.ncpu_fw_path)
+                                                ncpu_fw_path=self.ncpu_fw_path)
-            print(' - Success')
+                print(' - Success')
-        except kp.ApiKPException as exception:
+            except kp.ApiKPException as exception:
-            print('Error: upload firmware failed, error = \'{}\''.format(str(exception)))
+                print('Error: upload firmware failed, error = \'{}\''.format(str(exception)))
-            sys.exit(1)
+                sys.exit(1)
 
         # upload model to device
         try:

cluster4npu_ui/core/nodes/exact_nodes.py

@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ class ExactModelNode(BaseNode):
                 'model_path': {'type': 'file_path', 'filter': 'NEF Model files (*.nef)'},
                 'scpu_fw_path': {'type': 'file_path', 'filter': 'SCPU Firmware files (*.bin)'},
                 'ncpu_fw_path': {'type': 'file_path', 'filter': 'NCPU Firmware files (*.bin)'},
-                'port_id': {'placeholder': 'e.g., 8080 or auto'}
+                'port_id': {'placeholder': 'e.g., 8080 or auto'},
+                'upload_fw': {'type': 'bool', 'default': True, 'description': 'Upload firmware to dongle if needed'}
             }
             
             # Create custom properties dictionary for UI compatibility

cluster4npu_ui/ui/windows/dashboard.py

@@ -1170,7 +1170,7 @@ class IntegratedPipelineDashboard(QMainWindow):
                         'fps': node.get_property('fps') if hasattr(node, 'get_property') else 30
                     }
                 elif 'Model' in node_type:
-                    # Exact ModelNode properties from original
+                    # Exact ModelNode properties from original - including upload_fw checkbox
                     properties = {
                         'model_path': node.get_property('model_path') if hasattr(node, 'get_property') else '',
                         'scpu_fw_path': node.get_property('scpu_fw_path') if hasattr(node, 'get_property') else '',
@@ -1211,9 +1211,13 @@ class IntegratedPipelineDashboard(QMainWindow):
                     # Create widget based on property type and name
                     widget = self.create_property_widget_enhanced(node, prop_name, prop_value)
                     
-                    # Add to form
+                    # Add to form with appropriate labels
-                    label = prop_name.replace('_', ' ').title()
+                    if prop_name == 'upload_fw':
-                    form_layout.addRow(f"{label}:", widget)
+                        # For upload_fw, don't show a separate label since the checkbox has its own text
+                        form_layout.addRow(widget)
+                    else:
+                        label = prop_name.replace('_', ' ').title()
+                        form_layout.addRow(f"{label}:", widget)
             else:
                 # Show available properties for debugging
                 info_text = f"Node type: {node.__class__.__name__}\n"
@@ -1338,13 +1342,61 @@ class IntegratedPipelineDashboard(QMainWindow):
             widget.currentTextChanged.connect(on_change)
         
         elif isinstance(prop_value, bool):
-            # Boolean property
+            # Boolean property (like upload_fw checkbox)
             widget = QCheckBox()
             widget.setChecked(prop_value)
             
+            # Add special styling for upload_fw checkbox
+            if prop_name == 'upload_fw':
+                widget.setText("Upload Firmware to Device")
+                widget.setStyleSheet("""
+                    QCheckBox {
+                        color: #cdd6f4;
+                        font-size: 11px;
+                        padding: 2px;
+                    }
+                    QCheckBox::indicator {
+                        width: 16px;
+                        height: 16px;
+                        border-radius: 3px;
+                        border: 2px solid #45475a;
+                        background-color: #313244;
+                    }
+                    QCheckBox::indicator:checked {
+                        background-color: #89b4fa;
+                        border-color: #89b4fa;
+                    }
+                    QCheckBox::indicator:hover {
+                        border-color: #74c7ec;
+                    }
+                """)
+            else:
+                widget.setStyleSheet("""
+                    QCheckBox {
+                        color: #cdd6f4;
+                        font-size: 11px;
+                        padding: 2px;
+                    }
+                    QCheckBox::indicator {
+                        width: 14px;
+                        height: 14px;
+                        border-radius: 2px;
+                        border: 1px solid #45475a;
+                        background-color: #313244;
+                    }
+                    QCheckBox::indicator:checked {
+                        background-color: #a6e3a1;
+                        border-color: #a6e3a1;
+                    }
+                """)
+            
             def on_change(state):
                 if hasattr(node, 'set_property'):
                     node.set_property(prop_name, state == 2)
+                    # For upload_fw, also print confirmation
+                    if prop_name == 'upload_fw':
+                        status = "enabled" if state == 2 else "disabled"
+                        print(f"Upload Firmware {status} for {node.name()}")
             
             widget.stateChanged.connect(on_change)