Scout (>V2.5) Robot

• To upgrade the firmware, please ensure you have the following items

  • Laptop running on Ubuntu 18.04/20.04

  • USB to CAN + Power cables for Peripheral and Control Board

  • Signed binary image from Weston Robot

  • Weston Robot Firmware Update Manager executable from Weston Robot

    • Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic)

    • Ubuntu 20.04 (focal)

    • Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy)

Middle aviation connector for Control Board. Left aviation connector for Peripheral Board

• Connect powered on robot

• Setup CAN connection for both/either boards

$ sudo modprobe gs_usb
# Replace can<X> e.g. can0
$ sudo ip link set up can<X> type can bitrate 1000000
$ sudo ip link set can<X> txqueuelen 10000

• Launch Weston Robot Firmware Update Manager

  • (you may need to make the file executable first using chmod)

$ ./wr_firmware_manager

• Verify the boards are connected

  • Select boards via drop-down menu at “Board Selection”

  • Click “Check”

  • The hardware and software versions are displayed, otherwise error will be displayed

• Upgrade the firmware

  • Select boards via drop-down menu at “Board Selection”

  • Browse and select binary file to be flashed

  • Click “Update”

  • Wait for for update to complete, robot will restart once flashing completes

    • Robot may beep during this time, this is normal behaviour

    • The “Confirm” action should be executed by default upon restarting, if it fails, restart the robot and click “Confirm”