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- | ====== Crazyradio firmware upgrade ====== | ||
- | **Please note: The current implementation of the bootloader/ | ||
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- | **Do not do development and flash you own firmware on the dongle without having access to hardware that makes SPI programming possible. If firmware that doesn' | ||
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- | The Crazyradio contains a USB bootloader that gives the possibility to upgrade the firmware without any external hardware (see warnings above). | ||
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- | ===== USB bootloader (command line instructions) ===== | ||
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- | Please note that you might have to exchange //python// with //python2// if you distro uses python3. | ||
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- | First Crazyradio has to be rebooted in USB bootloader mode. To do so insert the dongle in the pc, open a terminal window and run the bootloader launcher: | ||
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- | < | ||
- | > cd crazyradio-firmware | ||
- | > python usbtools/ | ||
- | Launch bootloader . | ||
- | Bootloader started | ||
- | </ | ||
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- | After running this tool the Crazyradio dongle should have disappeared and a new device named **nRF24LU1P-F32 BOOT LDR** should appear. | ||
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- | To flash the firmware use the nrfbootload.py script: | ||
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- | < | ||
- | > cd crazyradio-firmware | ||
- | > python usbtools/ | ||
- | Found nRF24LU1 bootloader version 18.0 | ||
- | Flashing: | ||
- | Flashing 5771 bytes... | ||
- | Flashing done! | ||
- | Verifying: | ||
- | Reading cradio-0.51.bin... | ||
- | Reading 5771 bytes from the flash... | ||
- | Verification succeded! | ||
- | </ | ||
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- | ===== Step-by-step upgrade using the Bitcraze VM ===== | ||
- | Below is a short guide with step-by-step instructions on how to upgrade the Crazyradio with the latest firmware using the [[projects: | ||
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- | * Start up the VM and download the latest firmware from [[https:// | ||
- | * Open up a terminal | ||
- | * Insert the Crazyradio and pass it to the VM | ||
- | * Run the following commands: | ||
- | * < | ||
- | > cd ~/ | ||
- | > python usbtools/ | ||
- | Launch bootloader . | ||
- | Bootloader started | ||
- | </ | ||
- | * Once the bootloader is started the Crazyradio dongle will dissapear ad a new device named **Nordic Semiconductor nRF24LU1P-F32 BOOT LDR** will appear. If you do not have a filter set up for the bootloader in the VM then script will say that it failed. This is ok. Pass the bootloader device into the VM and continue. | ||
- | * Run the following command: | ||
- | * < | ||
- | > python usbtools/ | ||
- | Found nRF24LU1 bootloader version 18.0 | ||
- | Flashing: | ||
- | Flashing 5771 bytes... | ||
- | Flashing done! | ||
- | Verifying: | ||
- | Reading cradio-0.52.bin... | ||
- | Reading 5766 bytes from the flash... | ||
- | Verification succeded! | ||
- | </ | ||
- | * If you see **Verification succeded** then unplug the dongle and re-insert it again. If you do not see this message, but instead some error. Do **NOT** unplug the dongle, try to reflash the firmware instead. | ||
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- | ===== Check your firmware version ===== | ||
- | Run the following command: | ||
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- | > lsusb -d 1915:7777 -v | grep bcdDevice | ||
- | </ | ||
- | This should return the version (e.g. " |