TiLDA MK3/Firmware Update

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Update your Tilda Mk3

This websites will help you to update your Tilda Mk3 badge. But be careful, following these instructions will delete all files and setting on your badge, so make sure you have copies of everything!


Before you start

You need to put your badge into DFU mode. To do this please press down the joystick button in the center while at the same time quickly pushing the reset button at the back.

Your screen should go white and then you'll now be ready to update your badge.

OSX

Prerequisites needed for Mac OS X

1. XCode (from App Store)

2. Homebrew and Pip

3. You then need to (from the terminal) use homebrew to install libusb brew install libusb and pip to install libusb1 and pyusb pip install libusb1 pyusb

4. You should be good to go!


Open a terminal and execute this line:

curl --silent --show-error --retry 5 https://update.badge.emfcamp.org/update.py | python

Linux

Open a terminal and execute this line:

curl --silent --show-error --retry 5 https://update.badge.emfcamp.org/update.py | python

Windows

On a Windows PC, you will need to download the STMicroelectronics DfuSe USB device firmware updater software http://www.st.com/content/st_com/en/products/development-tools/software-development-tools/stm32-software-development-tools/stm32-programmers/stsw-stm32080.html and use the 'Upgrade or Verify Action' part of the GUI to update the firmware instead.

   Install the STMMicroelectronics util from the link above.
   Download the firmware.dfu file from https://update.badge.emfcamp.org/firmware.dfu and save it off.
   Start up DfuSeDemo.exe, and click the 'Choose' button - select the firmware.dfu file and then hit 'Upgrade'
   Your firmware will now be updated.


Other Operating systems

To update your badge please download the following script and run it via python: update.py

If you know how to flash the badge yourself you can also download the DFU binary directly: firmware.dfu


Build your own version

If you want to build your own version of the firmware have a look here