LinkIt 7697 HDK v10 User's Guide
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Figure 4. The COM port allocation for LinkIt 7697 HDK
2.3.
Updating the flash
There are two tools provided for programming the flash storage:
1)
The Flash tool inside the LinkIt SDK. It’s a Windows execution program providing the functionality to
program and format the flash storage, see section 2.2.4.1, “Using the Flash Tool” of the LinkIt for RTOS
development platform get started guide, for more details about using the Flash tool.
2)
The
mt76x7-uploader
on MediaTek Labs’ GitHub page. It’s a Python script providing cross-platform
implementation for the flash storage. For its usage guide, refer to the readme
on the project page
.
Select the tool based on your development requirements (see Table 1).
Table 1. Comparison between Flash tool and mt76x7-uploader
One thing to be noted is that when using the Flash tool, switch the board into the Flash Recovery mode for the tool
to operate properly.
To switch the board into the Flash recovery mode:
1)
Connect the board to a power source.
2)
Press and hold the
USR
button.
Supported OS Recovery mode
switching
Flash contents
read-back
Format the
flash storage
Where to get
Flash Tool
Windows
Manual
Supported
Supported
LinkIt SDK
package
mt76x7-uploader
Windows,
Linux, macOS
Automatic
N/A
N/A
MediaTek Labs’
GitHub page
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