mirror of https://github.com/FOME-Tech/wiki.git
71 lines
4.3 KiB
Markdown
71 lines
4.3 KiB
Markdown
|
# Updating the firmware
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Updating the firmware is easy to do, however it is important to do it correctly to prevent errors or board
|
||
|
|
misconfiguration. A guide to downloading FOME firmware and setting up TunerStudio can be found
|
||
|
|
[here](/Intro-Start-Here/Where-To-Get-Firmware/).
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Updating firmware involves a process sometimes called "flashing" or even "programming" the ECU. Generally, these all
|
||
|
|
refer to the same thing: taking the compiled FOME firmware and loading it into the non-volatile flash memory on the ECU.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
## Updating the firmware with FOME console
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
After confirming the firmware to flash to the ECU, software to do so must be used. FOME provides a utility, the **FOME
|
||
|
|
console**, which is capable of flashing firmware to supported ECUs and is the recommended way to update FOME firmware.
|
||
|
|
The FOME console is included with each firmware release, and bundles can be downloaded from [the release
|
||
|
|
page](https://github.com/FOME-Tech/fome-fw/releases).
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
After extracting the bundle contents, navigate to the `console/` directory and run the FOME console program (e.g.
|
||
|
|
`fome_console.exe` if using Windows). After first confirming **TunerStudio is not running**, connect the ECU to the
|
||
|
|
computer. FOME console will automatically detect the board and present similar to the display below.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Next, choose the *Update Firmware* button and leave the board connected until the console notifies that the update was
|
||
|
|
successful with a green display. Only once the console has presented this success message, disconnected and re-connect
|
||
|
|
the ECU to the computer to reboot it with the new firmware.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
If the update completes successfully, congratulations; proceed to [the Setting up TunerStudio
|
||
|
|
section](#setting-up-tunerstudio). If the update does not complete successfully, the firmware may need to be loaded by
|
||
|
|
first forcing the board into bootloader or Device Firmware Update (DFU) mode, documented in the next section.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
## Updating firmware via manual bootloader/DFU mode
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
In the event of a firmware update/flash failure, or some other firmware corruption issue, such that FOME console nor
|
||
|
|
TunerStudio recognize the ECU when connected, the board needs to be first forced into bootloader mode before updating.
|
||
|
|
In these situations, the FOME console cannot communicate with the firmware and so is unable to configure it into
|
||
|
|
bootloader mode for updating.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
To enter bootloader mode, on the ECU you will need to access buttons or pins on the main board to force the processor
|
||
|
|
into this mode. Some boards use a momentary button, likely near to the reset button, to force this mode during
|
||
|
|
power-up. Others might use a set of pins or pads that need shorted to force this mode during power-up. Press the
|
||
|
|
button or short the pins with the ECU disconnected from the computer, then simultaneously connect the ECU into the
|
||
|
|
computer. Once connected, the button can be released or the short removed.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
When a board has been successfully booted into bootloader/DFU mode, the FOME console will recognize this and display the
|
||
|
|
manual DFU update selection.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Next, choose the *Update Firmware* button and leave the board connected until the console notifies that the update was
|
||
|
|
successful with a green display. Only once the console has presented this success message, disconnected and re-connect
|
||
|
|
the ECU to the computer to reboot it with the new firmware.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
## Setting up TunerStudio
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
With the ECU connected, open TunerStudio with the associated project. TunerStudio will recognize that the project's ECU
|
||
|
|
definition is out of date and display a prompt to update it. Choose the *Update ECU Definition* button, which will
|
||
|
|
attempt to automatically update the definition from official sources. If an official definition cannot be found,
|
||
|
|
manually load the `.ini` definition file associated with the firmware (i.e. from the downloaded bundle).
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Next, under the *Controller* tab, open the *Popular vehicles* menu and choose the top button (e.g. *Hellen NB1 36 wheel*
|
||
|
|
as shown here) to load the preset for your vehicle (**not the button to *Reset firmware settings***).
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
Once the preset has been loaded, you can either start tuning or load your tune from the older firmware versions under
|
||
|
|
*File > Load Tune (msq)*. After that, the update is complete!
|