How To Update The Ebee X's Firmware - senseFly eBee X User Manual

Maintenance and repair of the eBee X
connected to your drone (see your eMotion user manual for details).
Caution: We are constantly working to improve the performance of
our products and we are dedicated to providing our customers with
the newest software as soon as it becomes available. Since the high-
est level of flight safety can only be achieved with the latest soft-
ware release, senseFly can only offer warranty service for products
that have been properly updated.
11.12 How to update the eBee X's firmware
Every version of eMotion is packaged with an accompanying firmware revision
which must be installed on the drone before it can be used.
1. Remove the drone's propeller¹⁹.
2. Connect the USB cable between the computer on which you installed eMotion
and your drone's autopilot socket (inside the camera bay, marked
3. Connect the battery to the drone. The status LED will pulse yellow.
4. Launch eMotion.
5. In eMotion, click the Updater tab and follow the instructions. While updat-
ing the LED blinks yellow. After a successful update, the LED pulses white.
After a failed update, the LED shines red.
6. Once the update has completed, restart your drone. If it's still blinking yel-
low after 10 minutes, restart your drone.
7. Replace the propeller. Never try and start the motor without the propeller.
¹⁹ there is a small risk that the propeller spins during the update
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