The MDB Pi Hat can easily be updated from the Raspberry Pi both in Raspbian (Linux) and now Windows 10 IoT, thanks to Golang.
You must use the "Full" UART (PL011) for the update as this requires parity support (while the Mini UART does not support it)
When trying to update Pi Hat, please make sure that there is no other application trying to use its serial port, otherwise the updater will run into errors.
Update on Raspbian/Linux
Get the updater software from our webserver:
Download the file from this link, or use the command line:
Unzip the updater:
Then, in the command line, add execution permission to the file:
Then, all you need is to run the updater. The updater must be ran with sudo, and supports the following options:
If the updater is run without any flag, then it will grab the file from Qibixx webserver (if it doesn't exist, otherwise, it will load that file), and try the update without jumper.
If updating from a version lower than 3.7.2.0, please use the force jumper update.
Typical usage is no arguments, which gets Latest version available to public and installs it to the default device (/dev/ttyAMA0):
If the device is not responding, or you are trying to update from an older firmware version (version < 4.0.0.0), you might want to use the jumper update:
Place the J_BOOT jumper in the board (for more info, please check Connectors & Jumpers section) like depicted below:
In case you have a specific firmware version you want to load, just add it to the command line with a "-w" prefix:
Example output:
When the firmware update is finished, remove the jumper in case you had to plug it. $plugin[g9xpb4xtoeb]
That's it ! Enjoy the updated firmware!
Windows 10 IoT Update
In case you need to update your Pi Hat using Windows 10 IoT, please reach out to us at support@qiba.pt