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Platform firmware update
Description: Here are the steps needed to flash the platform.Tutorial Level: INTERMEDIATE
If this is not the first time programming the binary code then jump to 4.
Install lm4flash
git clone https://github.com/utzig/lm4tools.git cd lm4tools/lm4flash/ make sudo cp lm4flash /usr/local/bin
Give Ubuntu the correct permissions for programming the platform
echo 'ATTRS{idVendor}=="1cbe", ATTRS{idProduct}=="00fd", MODE="0660", GROUP="dialout"' | sudo tee /etc/udev/rules.d/61-tiva.rules
sudo adduser $USER dialout
Hardware preparation steps
To properly detect the drivers please do the following:
- Remove USB cable
- Ubuntu / Linux logout
- Ubuntu / Linux login
- Reconnect USB cable
Program the platform
Make sure your platform is fully charged and the computer used to flash the firmware has enough battery.
sudo lm4flash <directory_where_the_bin_file_is_located>/file_name.bin
Default firmware can be downloaded here
