Elios 2 System updates
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Avionic v1 .7 (MD5 hash: 18078F09CB3E426BEF9F5B717A7BB963)
Camera v0.72a (MD5 hash: 1C324AA8656AE88749E627A1B09F4D47)
Cockpit update via the tablet
Avionic update via SD card
Camera update via SD card (not needed if already up to date)
Cockpit + Drone must be up to date before the use!
If one of the component is not up to date, incompatibilities and bugs can result!
Don't rename firmware files
Test flight must be done after firmware updates
The firmware of the controller unit does not change and should remain at v1.2.10
Connect a PC to you drone using via the USB cable, or, remove the LOG SD card
Download and copy the Avionics firmware binary file (ELIOS2_Vxxxxx.BIN) to the root of the Payload LOG SD card
Make sure that no battery is connected to the drone while uploading the file via the USB cable.
Power up the drone with a fully charged battery
The firmware process will begin and the 4 arm sensors LED will blink quickly, in a yellowish color
The drone may reboot several times, you will hear the start up chime.
Do not unplug the battery until the update process is completed. This can take up to 5 minutes
When the arms LEDs blink one after the other and slower in a yellowish color, the update is done, you can unplug the battery.
Plug back the battery and connect the GCS, go to Cockpit 'About' tab and verify the avionics firmware version
Remove the Avionic SD card
Place the SD card into you computer, download and copy the new Avionics firmware binary file to the root of the avionics SD card
Power up the drone with a fully charged battery
The firmware process will begin and the 4 arm sensors LED will blink quickly, in a yellowish color
The drone may reboot several times, you will hear the startup chime, do not unplug the battery until the update process is completed. This can take up to 5 minutes
When the arms LEDs blink one after the other and slower in a yellowish color, the update is done, you can unplug the battery
Plug back the battery with GCS connected, go to Cockpit 'About' tab and confirm new Avionics firmware
