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Firmware Update Guide for Windows
Outline
This page explains an update procedure for the operating system of a CHIRIMEN board computer . OS of host PC is Windows.
Required equipments
- CHIRIMEN Board Computer
- HDMI monitor (In order to display the output of CHIRIMEN )
- HDMI cable (It is attached to the typical CHIRIMEN package. )
- USB power cable for CHIRIMEN (It is attached to the typical CHIRIMEN package. )
- USB power source with the electric-current supply capacity of more than 1A
Connection diagram
Software which should be installed in host PC
- USB driver for CHIRIMEN
- AndroidTool v2.33
Of course, the following data is required on host PC.
- The firmware image of CHIRIMEN (In this example of description, it assumes that it is a file called update25_win.img. )
Note: You could get OS image of CHIRIMEN here.
Step by step guide
Here, an installation procedure has been explained.
- Install a driver using DriverAssistant_v4.1.1.zip.
- Excluding USB Power Adapter, connect the components as per the connection diagram.
NOTE: Don’t turn on CHIRIMEN yet at this time.
- Open the device manager of Windows.
- Pressing “Recover Mode Switch”, connect USB Power Adapter as it is, and boot up CHIRIMEN.
- Check that the following devices have appeared in the device manager.
- Launch AndroidTool
- Check being displayed on the part under it as “Found One LOADER Device”.
NOTE: On occasions when it is displayed as “Found One ADB Device”, pull out USB Power Adapter while pressing Recover Mode Switch. Connect USB Power Adapter again and reboot CHIRIMEN.
- Open a Upgrade Firmware tab, push the Firmware button and load the firmware image of CHIRIMEN.
NOTE: If registration of Firmware is performed normally, the path of the file specified as Firmware Text Box will be displayed.
- Push the Upgrade button and start firmware update.
- The progress status of update is displayed on right Text Box.
- If a “Download Firmware Success” message appears, Update is successful!
- Update Process is COMPLETED!