Transferring The Firmware; A) Installing The Driver; B) Install Arduino Ide; C) Setting Up Arduino Ide - Maker Factory MF-4992453 Operating Instructions Manual

11. Transferring the Firmware

On delivery, no firmware is installed on the Hexapod Robot Board. The firmware must first be transferred during initial commissioning. This is done via the
Arduino IDE.
The following description shows you the procedure for transferring the firmware. In the following chapters you will transfer different programmes to the Hexapod
Robot Board. The procedure is identical except for the selection of the respective program.
When transferring the firmware, the Hexapod Robot Board must be connected to the power supply (battery)! Make sure that the battery is fully
charged before transferring the firmware or programmes.

a) Installing the driver

Connect the "PRG-M" port of the Hexapod Robot Board to a free USB port on your computer. Windows will now attempt to install a new driver. Typically,
Windows will automatically download and install the drivers from the Internet, since the driver for the "FTDI" USB bridge chip used is available in the Windows
driver download (the computer must be connected to the Internet for this to work).
If this method does not work, refer to the driver manually during installation. The driver is located in the unpacked download bundle, in the "Driver" directory.
After installing the driver, check in the device manager whether the driver for the Hexapod Robot Board has been installed and which COM port number has
been assigned. Then select them in the Arduino IDE.
You can also download the drivers directly from http://www.ftdichip.com .

b) Install Arduino IDE

You can download the latest version of the Arduino IDE from www.arduino.cc. The Arduino IDE is available as "installer version" and as "ZIP archive". Both
versions can be used.
With the installer version, you install the Arduino IDE as you would install any other programmes. With the ZIP version, you must unpack the ZIP archive to the
desired location on your computer after the download. Then start the programme by double-clicking on the file "arduino.exe".
The current firmware version was developed with Arduino version 1.8.3. If there are problems with newer versions, download an older version of the
Arduino IDE from www.arduino.cc and transfer the firmware with it.
Also familiarize yourself with the board and its connectors. An overview of the board can be found in Chapter 19 Figure 79.

c) Setting up Arduino IDE

Start the Arduino IDE and follow the instructions in this manual.
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