Step 23: Install or Update Firmware
To ensure your ELEV-8 Flight Controller is running the latest and greatest firmware (and becasue some units don’t ship with firmware), you will now install the firmware on your ELEV-8 Flight Controller.
Parts Needed:
- ELEV-8 v3 Assembly, from Step 21
- Computer with software & firmware installed, from Step 22
- USB A to Micro B cable
Instructions:
- Connect your ELEV-8 flight control board with to your computer’s USB port with a USB A to micro B cable.
- Wait for your computer to install any necessary drivers. It should say “Your device is ready to use”
- Navigate to the folder where you installed the firmware on your computer in step 22, and double-click on the ELEV8-Main.side file to open it with SimpleIDE.
- Click the Load EEPROM & Run button. Once “Loading Done” appears at the bottom of the window, you can quit the SimpleIDE application.