Hex files for most popular boards

ezio · Post by **ezio** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 9:31 pm

Maybe we can make a repository with compiled hex files for the popular boards and configurations ?
Then we can have a uploader (PC/Android) to facilitate firmware updates.
What do you think?

fuh · Post by **fuh** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 10:28 pm

It's easy to connect an FTDI to Android ?

ezio · Post by **ezio** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 11:02 pm

fuh wrote:It's easy to connect an FTDI to Android ?

Your device has to support usb host mode, Android version has to be greater then 4.0 and you need OTG cable.

sismeiro · Post by **sismeiro** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 11:30 pm

ezio wrote:Maybe we can make a repository with compiled hex files for the popular boards and configurations ?
Then we can have a uploader (PC/Android) to facilitate firmware updates.
What do you think?

I think that an easy self explaining configuration GUI that would create a config.h file would be better to start with. Then eventually create an automated process that would create the hex and upload it to the flight controller. I think that static hex would be a bad idea since there are many flight controllers with different hardware specs and that can be more confusing for people.

RCvertt · Post by **RCvertt** » Wed Aug 06, 2014 7:01 am

Being able to upload hex files sounds like someone wanting to find a way to get code updates to potential supporters of a product without having to actually release source code.

timecop · Post by **timecop** » Wed Aug 06, 2014 7:10 am

integrate tarduino compiler into the uploader. problem solved.
include config.h editor too.
oh, wait...

ezio · Post by **ezio** » Fri Nov 14, 2014 9:33 pm

timecop wrote:integrate tarduino compiler into the uploader. problem solved.
include config.h editor too.
oh, wait...

Actually software like this already exists and it is quite nice.
https://flyingeinstein.com/index.php/download

I still think that providing hex files with possibility to easy upload it from PC and Android is a good idea (like BaseFilght

). I'm not talking here to support all possible configurations. Just pick the boards that users use the most.

Bart

brewski · Post by **brewski** » Mon Dec 08, 2014 3:52 am

Would be great for new MW users.
APM have had it for years for both 8 bit APM as well as 32 bit Pixhawk all autodetected from Mission Planner. Easy to do when you have only two platforms to support where specs are locked down even with clones.

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