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11-27-2011, 06:23 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Devo 6 software upgrade
Has anyone been able to upgrade the software in Devo 6 using the downloads from Walkera? When I updated and rebooted the screen was jumbled and the only text was in Chinese. I went back to ver. 1 library and ver. 2 firmware and things were fine.
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11-29-2011, 07:43 PM | #2 (permalink) | |
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11-30-2011, 12:16 PM | #3 (permalink) |
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Thanks for the reply. There hasn't been much interest in the update. Now that I"m in "waiting for parts limbo" I have nothing to do but try to upgrade the software. I tried again for two hours last night. Can't tell what I'm missing. I've watched Bob's video twice, printed out the instructions on the devention DfuSe upgrade tool and followed them step by step three times. The library says "update sucessful" but no chage in the version number in the "about" screen on Tx. When I try to update the firmware I still get jumbled Chinese. I tried downloading the software files again and loading them in different order, no luck. Today I'm going to try the Devo 8 upgrade files and watching Bob do it for the third time.
Have you confirmed the update by checking the "about" screen on the TX? You're at ver3 software and ver2 library? |
11-30-2011, 12:22 PM | #4 (permalink) | |
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11-30-2011, 02:33 PM | #6 (permalink) |
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Ya...well the Devo 8 firmware didn't work so well. Tried the 10mW version softfile same results. Everything has been tried and it just doesn't update so I guess I'm giving up. I just don't get why it won't work. I went as far as disabling my AV program, re-installing the update tool. Checking drivers. Perhaps the next version will work for me. I wrote Walkera but don't expect much from that. Thanks for the replies.
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12-01-2011, 11:24 AM | #7 (permalink) |
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Some folks are having trouble upgrading the Devo6 to 0.3A and Lib 0.2. I did another video to show the exact process for doing this upgrade. The other video did not upgrade the Lib so it is important for this upgrade to do things in the right way.
VIDEO -> Devo 6 Ver 0.3a / Lib 0.2 S/W Upgrade (17 Megs) Bob
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12-01-2011, 10:49 PM | #8 (permalink) | |
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While I have you here I would like to say that your flight videos are very inspirational. I like your style. Thanks for sharing with us. Mike |
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12-01-2011, 11:33 PM | #9 (permalink) |
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Succesful upgrade finally
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Originally Posted by Finless Some folks are having trouble upgrading the Devo6 to 0.3A and Lib 0.2. I did another video to show the exact process for doing this upgrade. The other video did not upgrade the Lib so it is important for this upgrade to do things in the right way. VIDEO -> Devo 6 Ver 0.3a / Lib 0.2 S/W Upgrade (17 Megs) Bob SO...finally I was able to upgrade the firmware and library on my Devo 6. The video above did trick. I had followed all the steps in Bob's upgrade video (ver1) but in the second video I noticed he disconnected the TX by turning it off instead of using the "leave DFU mode" button on the upgrade tool interface. That made all the difference for me. Odd but true. I was almost astonished when I saw that the Devo had upgraded versions on the TX's "about" screen! OH ya...and just cause I was out of ideas I used a different computer. Same OS and AV software. SO..not sure if it was the TX disconnect sequrnce or the different computer, but it worked. Happy Mike |
12-02-2011, 11:21 AM | #10 (permalink) |
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Odd that the leave DFU mode button would cause the radio to not update properly. I would not have expected that. But if it worked by powering off awesome!
I have not upgraded my other Devo6 but I may try the DFU button and see what I get. When did you use it? After you update BOTH the firmware and the lib? Or in-between? Bob
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12-02-2011, 03:02 PM | #11 (permalink) | |
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Key thing is its now sorted so you know for the future updates you have a technique that works Regards David |
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12-02-2011, 05:03 PM | #13 (permalink) | |
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BTW...another possibility is that I changed computers. Same OS and AV. Wish I had gotten these results on my regular computer as now I don't know if it was the turning off manually of the radio or it being done on a different computer. Anyway the update is a bit better with the timer beeper beeping every 3 secs after counting down to zero. Now if they would only tie the timer to the throttle or add some more models. Mike Mike |
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12-13-2011, 06:48 PM | #14 (permalink) |
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What is the difference between the 10mw and 100mw??
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12-13-2011, 08:36 PM | #15 (permalink) |
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Output power, in some countries there are restrictions on output power to 10mW so walkera do the 10mW software version to allow for this, you will note on the top of the page walkera post a disclaimer.
Warning:obey the local law and regulations to get the upgrade. Walkera is no liability for any personal activities which violate the local law and regulations. Regards David |
12-13-2011, 09:05 PM | #16 (permalink) | |
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What is the benefit of having a higher output power? Does it eat up the TX's battery more with higher output power? |
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12-14-2011, 11:29 AM | #18 (permalink) |
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I fly indoors with the power setting at -5dB to save power. Outside +5dB does fine. Once I turned it up all the way to 20dB and the batteries went a lot faster.
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12-14-2011, 06:46 PM | #19 (permalink) |
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I just took some current measurements on the Devo 6 and found out a couple of interesting things.
With a 6 volt power source (I used a supply instead of the batteries), the most interesting fact is that the Devo 6 draws 4 mA when powered off. This means if it is powered by 4 standard 1.5V AA alkaline cells, they will be at the end of service in about 20 days according to rough calculations. This strengthens the case for using a rechargeable pack. 4 mA is rather large for a small battery-operated device in "off" mode. With the backlight brightness set at 4/10, below are the currents measured for the various power levels. The first number is measured current when the backlight is bright and the second is current in the dim state after the time-out. -5 dbm, 0 dbm 0.16 A 0.11 A 5 dbm 0.17 A 0.11 A 10 dbm 0.17 A 0.12 A 15 dbm 0.19 A 0.14 A 20 dbm 0.21 A 0.16 A Measurements were taken with only 2 digits of accuracy and that's why some readings are the same for different power levels. Also, not documented but observed, was that when a change was made on the power changing screen, the current would sometimes go much higher than normal, and would persist even after returning to the home screen. It would go to normal after power-cycling the transmitter.
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