Sky Drone FPV 3, Manual

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V. Firmware Updates
The firmware for the Sky Drone unit is under constant development and new firmware
versions are being built regularly. Such updates include new features, better compatibility
as well as bug fixes.
The Sky Drone unit is equipped with a Micro-SD-Card. On that card is the Sky Drone
firmware. To update the firmware perform the following:
1.
Download the latest firmware
(contact us via
info@skydrone.aero if in doubt)
2. Power off the Sky Drone unit
3. Remove the SD-Card and put it into your computer using a card reader
4. Flash the SD-Card (see below)
5. Verify the SD-Card’s contents are readable on your computer
6. Place the SD-Card back into the Sky Drone unit
7. Boot up the Sky Drone unit
8.
(optional) Verify the new firmware version by booting up the device without a SIM
card, but with the WiFi dongle in it. Connect to the “skydrone-config” WiFi hotspot
and load up the
http://192.168.89.1
website. You should see the firmware version of
the one you’ve just flashed onto the SD-Card listed there.
1. Flash Firmware using Linux
On your Linux system perform the following task in the shell to flash the firmware onto the
SD-Card:
dd if=skydrone-image.img of=/dev/sdc bs=1M; sync
Note: make sure to use the correct device (/dev/sdc) for the sdcard, otherwise you might
overwrite a different device which results in data loss.
2. Flash Firmware using Mac
On your Mac system perform the following task in the shell to flash the firmware onto the
SD-Card:
sudo dd if=skydrone-image.img of=/dev/disk4 bs=1m; sync
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