Updating firmware over the USB Port
1. The controller’s firmware can be updated over the USB port by
dragging and dropping a new .bin file onto the device when it is
connected to a computer and appears as a COM port (Windows) or a
removable drive on your Desktop (Mac):
1.1 Connect the ThermoClamp’s power supply and turn it on.
1.2 Connect the controller to the computer with a quality “Type-B
Mini” USB cable. Bad/defective cables can cause serial errors, and
some USB cables are meant only for charging and don’t include data
wires. The controller should appear on your desktop (Mac) or in your
system COM ports list (Windows) after it has been connected with a
functioning cable.
1.3 Drag the .bin file with new firmware from your PC onto the
controller’s drive (Mac) or COM port device (Windows). Ignore the
“Disk Not Ejected Properly” error on Macintosh computers.
1.4 Disconnect the USB cable when the transfer has finished.
2. If you tried to program the controller but see a “Not enough room”
or similar error message appear when the file transfer starts, then you
probably forgot to turn the controller on before connecting the USB
cable to the computer. Try turning the controller off and back on again,
and it should show up as a drive on the computer.
3. If the controller still doesn’t show up but you have power-cycled it and
the USB cable is connected, then you are most likely using a bad USB
cable, or a USB cable that is designed for charging only.
4. After new firmware is programmed, you can confirm that it worked
properly by monitoring the serial output at power-on to see the new
version, or check the “Ver” parameter in the settings menu where it
will display the new version number if programming worked.
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