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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">My guess is nobody is doing firmware updates to their Proton Pathfinder via the STM32?... <br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Well, after many, many hours, I figured out the problem, so please note:</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><i><b>On the Proton Control Systems Facebook page (Dated Nov 4, 2021) they post firmware path at: </b></i><span><span class="ydp57c77d1dx193iq5w ydp57c77d1dxeuugli ydp57c77d1dx13faqbe ydp57c77d1dx1vvkbs ydp57c77d1dx1xmvt09 ydp57c77d1dx1lliihq ydp57c77d1dx1s928wv ydp57c77d1dxhkezso ydp57c77d1dx1gmr53x ydp57c77d1dx1cpjm7i ydp57c77d1dx1fgarty ydp57c77d1dx1943h6x ydp57c77d1dxudqn12 ydp57c77d1dx3x7a5m ydp57c77d1dx6prxxf ydp57c77d1dxvq8zen ydp57c77d1dxo1l8bm ydp57c77d1dxzsf02u ydp57c77d1dx1yc453h"><br></span></span></div><div><span><span class="ydp57c77d1dx193iq5w ydp57c77d1dxeuugli ydp57c77d1dx13faqbe ydp57c77d1dx1vvkbs ydp57c77d1dx1xmvt09 ydp57c77d1dx1lliihq ydp57c77d1dx1s928wv ydp57c77d1dxhkezso ydp57c77d1dx1gmr53x ydp57c77d1dx1cpjm7i ydp57c77d1dx1fgarty ydp57c77d1dx1943h6x ydp57c77d1dxudqn12 ydp57c77d1dx3x7a5m ydp57c77d1dx6prxxf ydp57c77d1dxvq8zen ydp57c77d1dxo1l8bm ydp57c77d1dxzsf02u ydp57c77d1dx1yc453h">From download instructions:</span></span></div><div><ul dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><li><span><span class="ydp57c77d1dx193iq5w ydp57c77d1dxeuugli ydp57c77d1dx13faqbe ydp57c77d1dx1vvkbs ydp57c77d1dx1xmvt09 ydp57c77d1dx1lliihq ydp57c77d1dx1s928wv ydp57c77d1dxhkezso ydp57c77d1dx1gmr53x ydp57c77d1dx1cpjm7i ydp57c77d1dx1fgarty ydp57c77d1dx1943h6x ydp57c77d1dxudqn12 ydp57c77d1dx3x7a5m ydp57c77d1dx6prxxf ydp57c77d1dxvq8zen ydp57c77d1dxo1l8bm ydp57c77d1dxzsf02u ydp57c77d1dx1yc453h">Downloading Arduplane file, arduplane_with_bl.hex from <a href="https://firmware.ardupilot.org/Plane/stable/OMNIBUSF7V2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://firmware.ardupilot.org/Plane/stable/<b>OMNIBUSF7V2</b>/</a> <i><b>This is INCORRECT!</b></i></span></span></li><li><span><span class="ydp57c77d1dx193iq5w ydp57c77d1dxeuugli ydp57c77d1dx13faqbe ydp57c77d1dx1vvkbs ydp57c77d1dx1xmvt09 ydp57c77d1dx1lliihq ydp57c77d1dx1s928wv ydp57c77d1dxhkezso ydp57c77d1dx1gmr53x ydp57c77d1dx1cpjm7i ydp57c77d1dx1fgarty ydp57c77d1dx1943h6x ydp57c77d1dxudqn12 ydp57c77d1dx3x7a5m ydp57c77d1dx6prxxf ydp57c77d1dxvq8zen ydp57c77d1dxo1l8bm ydp57c77d1dxzsf02u ydp57c77d1dx1yc453h"><i><b>The CORRECT PATH is: </b></i><a href="https://firmware.ardupilot.org/Plane/stable/omnibusf4pro/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://firmware.ardupilot.org/Plane/stable/<b>omnibusf4pro</b>/</a><i><b> Use file <span><a href="https://firmware.ardupilot.org/Plane/stable/omnibusf4pro/arduplane_with_bl.hex" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">arduplane_with_bl.hex</a></span></b></i></span></span></li></ul><div><br></div></div><div><div><i><b><span><span class="ydp57c77d1dx193iq5w ydp57c77d1dxeuugli ydp57c77d1dx13faqbe ydp57c77d1dx1vvkbs ydp57c77d1dx1xmvt09 ydp57c77d1dx1lliihq ydp57c77d1dx1s928wv ydp57c77d1dxhkezso ydp57c77d1dx1gmr53x ydp57c77d1dx1cpjm7i ydp57c77d1dx1fgarty ydp57c77d1dx1943h6x ydp57c77d1dxudqn12 ydp57c77d1dx3x7a5m ydp57c77d1dx6prxxf ydp57c77d1dxvq8zen ydp57c77d1dxo1l8bm ydp57c77d1dxzsf02u ydp57c77d1dx1yc453h"><div>I've asked Proton to update their Facebook page to reflect the correct path.</div></span></span></b></i><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Crazy problems an error on their part like this causes... They need to pay me back for finding this issue... lol... The wrong firmware path created a boot problem, so the Pathfinder no longer looked like a USB device, thus you could no longer use Mission Planner... In addition it could not be used as a flight logging device! <br></div></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Regards</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Derek...<br></div></div><span><span class="ydp57c77d1dx193iq5w ydp57c77d1dxeuugli ydp57c77d1dx13faqbe ydp57c77d1dx1vvkbs ydp57c77d1dx1xmvt09 ydp57c77d1dx1lliihq ydp57c77d1dx1s928wv ydp57c77d1dxhkezso ydp57c77d1dx1gmr53x ydp57c77d1dx1cpjm7i ydp57c77d1dx1fgarty ydp57c77d1dx1943h6x ydp57c77d1dxudqn12 ydp57c77d1dx3x7a5m ydp57c77d1dx6prxxf ydp57c77d1dxvq8zen ydp57c77d1dxo1l8bm ydp57c77d1dxzsf02u ydp57c77d1dx1yc453h"><div><br></div><div><br></div></span></span><br></div><div><br></div>
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On Monday, October 3, 2022 at 07:49:57 PM PDT, Derek Emmett via NSRCA-discussion <nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org> wrote:
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<div dir="ltr">Hey Gang,</div><div dir="ltr">have any of you updated the firmware on the Proton Pathfinder, using the STM32 program software? In any case, it requires that the Pathfinder be in DFU (Device Firmware Upgrade) mode, which is done by putting a paper clip on the DFU mode button. <br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Programing the Pathfinder with the STM32, while in DFU mode, worked great, however, it stays stuck in the mode, thus I'm not able to use the Mission Planner now. Of course I've tried power cycling and holding the button down, but to no change. <br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">I could not find anything on this issue via Protons Facebook page, or anywhere else. Steve Hanna was able to update his FW via Mission Planner, where my hardware would not, thus using the STM32 software. <br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Best regards</div><div id="ydp60f2622yiv4027658691yqtfd88255" class="ydp60f2622yiv4027658691yqt7611570050"><div dir="ltr">Derek... <br clear="none"></div></div></div><div id="ydp60f2622yiv4027658691yqtfd83017" class="ydp60f2622yiv4027658691yqt7611570050"><div><br clear="none"></div></div></div></div><div class="ydp60f2622yqt7611570050" id="ydp60f2622yqtfd49378">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">NSRCA-discussion mailing list<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</a></div></div>
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