e-puck2 PC side development: Difference between revisions
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2. Download the last version of the robot standard firmware, see section [http://www.gctronic.com/doc/index.php?title=e-puck2_PC_side_development#Robot_standard_firmware Robot standard firmware]<br/> | 2. Download the last version of the robot standard firmware, see section [http://www.gctronic.com/doc/index.php?title=e-puck2_PC_side_development#Robot_standard_firmware Robot standard firmware]<br/> | ||
3. Extract the package and put the firmware file (with <code>elf</code> extension) inside the package directory<br/> | 3. Extract the package and put the firmware file (with <code>elf</code> extension) inside the package directory<br/> | ||
4. | 4. Run the script:<br/> | ||
:Windows: double click <code>program.bat</code><br/> | |||
:Linux:<br/> | |||
:Mac OS:<br/> | |||
=Webots= | =Webots= | ||
Revision as of 09:16, 26 July 2018
Robot standard firmware
Robot firmware update
Now and then there could be an official firmware update for the robot and it's important to keep the robot updated with the last firmware to get possibile new features, improvements and for bug fixes.
The onboard programmer run a GDB server, so we use GDB commands to upload a new firmware, for this reason a toolchain is needed to upload a new firmware to the robot.
The following steps explain how to update the robot firmware:
1. Download the package containing the required toolchain and script to program the robot: Windows, [Linux], [Mac OS]
2. Download the last version of the robot standard firmware, see section Robot standard firmware
3. Extract the package and put the firmware file (with elf extension) inside the package directory
4. Run the script:
- Windows: double click
program.bat - Linux:
- Mac OS:
Webots
TBD
ROS
TBD