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Step by step guide to fix USB 3 problem
Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 6:38 pm
by Indieflow
Is there any chance someone could write a simple guide on how to flash the firmware on the Crazy Radio as I'm really stumped?
I have the software all setup working on an old computer though want to flash the firmware so that I can use the radio from a new laptop.
I've looked at this wiki page
http://wiki.bitcraze.se/projects:crazyradio:programming though when I attempt the first line of code in the Command Prompt window I receive "The system cannot find the path specified".
When I go to this page
https://bitbucket.org/bitcraze/crazyrad ... /downloads I only see a bin file and the drivers, where is the firmware?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Re: Step by step guide to fix USB 3 problem
Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 8:46 pm
by atomicdog
I have the software all setup working on an old computer though want to flash the firmware so that I can use the radio from a new laptop.
I've looked at this wiki page
http://wiki.bitcraze.se/projects:crazyradio:programming though when I attempt the first line of code in the Command Prompt window I receive "The system cannot find the path specified".
Are you using the Ubuntu VM bitcraze supplied? The instruction assumes you're starting in the HOME directory.
The bin file is the firmware.
Re: Step by step guide to fix USB 3 problem
Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 7:19 am
by Indieflow
Yes I'm using the Ubuntu VM bitcraze supplied, where is the home directory sorry?
Also where should I place the bin?
Re: Step by step guide to fix USB 3 problem
Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 8:52 am
by atomicdog
Indieflow wrote:Yes I'm using the Ubuntu VM bitcraze supplied, where is the home directory sorry?
Also where should I place the bin?
Actually, I was wrong the instructions assume your already in the projects directory.
When you first open up the terminal you'll start out in the HOME directory which is
/home/bitcraze.
Then you can use the command
cd to change directory to
/projects/crazyradio-firmware.
which puts you in
/home/bitcraze/projects/crazyradio-firmware
The default place for files to be downloaded is download ( /home/bitcraze/Downloads ).
The bin file can be anywhere that's easy for you to remember though. You can move the bin file to
/home/bitcraze/projects/crazyradio-firmware in order to match the instructions more closely. Or, use the full path of were it was downloaded.
Code: Select all
python usbtools/nrfbootload.py flash /home/bitcraze/Downloads/cradio-0.51.bin
Re: Step by step guide to fix USB 3 problem
Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 3:40 pm
by marcus
The instructions for the Crazyradio firmware upgrade has been updated and now includes a step-by-step guide to upgrading using the Bitcraze VM. The instructions are located
here.
/Marcus
Re: Step by step guide to fix USB 3 problem
Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 11:02 pm
by swangy
here's the error i get when i try to launch bootloader.py?!
help anyone?
retinapro:usbtools$ python2.7 ./launchBootloader.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "./launchBootloader.py", line 27, in <module>
import usb
ImportError: No module named usb
Re: Step by step guide to fix USB 3 problem
Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 8:49 am
by marcus
Have you installed pyusb and libusb? Have a look
here for a list of dependencies. The list is for the client, but it includes the dependencies for the radio as well.
Re: Step by step guide to fix USB 3 problem
Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 12:54 pm
by swangy
yes, followed the list down the installation dependencies..
is the issue because i'm trying to do it on the mac pro with the USB3.0 port? do i need to do it in a usb2.0 computer?
Re: Step by step guide to fix USB 3 problem
Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 7:37 pm
by marcus
No, this isn't the USB3 issue. It's that python cannot find the usb packet (pyusb).
Re: Step by step guide to fix USB 3 problem
Posted: Thu May 30, 2013 12:55 am
by swangy
it looks like a native OSX python vs my 2.7 version install conflict... grr. wil do some digging and post back results on solution..