Revision as of 11:13, 11 August 2011

This page details the upgrade.py program for upgrading the Fluke and Scribbler and Scribbler2 robots to use the latest Myro firmware, over Bluetooth. The program starts up a graphical user interface by default, but it can also be used as a command line program (see below for options).

1. Download upgrade.py and save to a known location.
2. Double-click on the file, or:
   1. Open a console/terminal window.
   2. cd to the known location
   3. Enter at the console prompt:
      • python upgrade.py

Graphical User Interface

Stand alone upgrade tool

To use the upgrader, indicate what you want to upgrade (Fluke or Scribbler) by selecting the appropriate radio button. (Default: Scribbler).

Then, type in the name of your bluetooth serial port, such as "COM4" or "/dev/tty.scribbler" (without quotes).

Make sure you are connected to the Internet so that the tool can download the latest firmware.

Finally, press the "Upgrade" button.

Command Line Options

Fluke and Scribbler/Scribbler2 Upgrade Program
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Usage:
   python upgrade.py --url=URL --port=PORT WHAT

     URL - (optional) is an internat address to use
     PORT - (optional) is the serial port address to use
     WHAT - (optional) is scribbler OR fluke

Examples:

   python upgrade.py
   python upgrade.py fluke
   python upgrade.py scribbler
   python upgrade.py --port=COM5 fluke
   python upgrade.py --port=/dev/rfcomm3 scribbler
   python upgrade.py --url=http://myurl.com/file.bin fluke
   python upgrade.py --help