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Hi,

I am somewhat confused about the firmware flashing instructions for the esc32 (http://autoquad.org/wiki/wiki/esc32/esc ... -flashing/). The instructions say to use the "Flashing and Setup" tab of the Autoquad main widget and then shows the aqv6.6.hex being uploaded (autoquad firmware). The "esc32 settings" tab also has a flash firmware button, but does not allow you to pick the firmware file to use. I am trying to directly flash the esc using the ESC32v20r49.hex file. I have the esc directly connected to my pc via a usb serial adapter. However, when I try to flash from "Flashing and Setup" tab I get the following error.

stm32flash - http://stm32flash.googlecode.com/
COM3: No error
Using Parser : Intel HEX
Using Parser : Intel HEX
Error device

Is it possible to flash the esc with its firmware individually? From the instructions it seems like I need to have the esc connected to autoquad and then flash with the autoquad firmware and then I am not sure how to upload the firmware for the esc.

Thanks

probably you must short boot pads to flash fw

I did short the boot pads during power up and it looks like the ESC is in a state for flashing since when I do not short the pads the red light flashes. My issue is if I can use the flashing and setup tab to upload firmware to the ESC instead of the autoquad board. The flash feature under esc32 settings does not allow for a firmware file to be selected.

Yes, you should use the flashing and setup tab. Most likely that has been your issue.

What version of QGC are you using? In the 1.3 versions the firmware flashing option has been removed from the ESC32 settings tab to avoid exactly this confusion. In the Firmware Update tab of QGC 1.3 you should clearly see 2 options for which type of firmware to flash (esc32 vs. AQ).

Make sure the COM port you're using isn't already open.

-Max

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I had to keep the BOOT pad shorted until firmware upload was actually initiated. It looks like the ESC32 booted right before beginning uploading (at least with some firmware or qGC or something). Newer software doesn't need you to short the BOOT pads.

I met this problem using QGC with version 1.3, too. When I changed to the QGC with version 1.2, everything was fine. So maybe what you just need to do is to try different versions of the QGC.