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Question Reading back ODrive 3.6 24V Firmware

Discussion in 'Commercial Simulators and Peripherie' started by Hindley-Milner, Feb 18, 2024.

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    Hindley-Milner New Member

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    Hi,

    I have an Insecta.tech Dragonfly CV1 simulator which has never worked properly for the entire time I've had it. It is a direct drive version, with very capable screw-drive actuators. One of the primary problems is inconsistent startup, where upon turning on the sim, not all of the actuators will actually rise.

    This machine has 3x ODrive 3.6 boards, and one of them in particular was giving me a lot of trouble. Upon hooking up USB to it and fiddling with odrivetool, it appears to have lost its firmware. From what I understand, this happens often on these boards, and the S1 is better. While I'm a coder, I don't have the knowledge to actually convert this to 6 S1 boards, so I'm just trying to make this setup work.

    Firmware on this simulator is unique and modified from the original ODrive firmware, so I can't simply reflash the latest official firmware.

    Unfortunately, communication with the original manufacturer is extremely spotty and I have not been able to get the firmware files. I do have two other working boards which should have nearly identical firmware, but I have had no luck reading back the full firmware file using DFU. It appears to only read a small chunk of it and the rest of the file is all 0s.

    Would anyone know how to reliably read back the firmware from a working unit, so I can reflash it to the one that's lost its firmware (or to a replacement board)?

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    Hindley-Milner, Feb 18, 2024
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  2. misoswan

    misoswan Active Member

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    hello I don't know if you solved your problem but if not write here in the forum (wickie ) he will surely help you
    misoswan, Apr 25, 2024
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  3. Will974

    Will974 Active Member

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    Hi,
    Indeed, you have custom firmware into your board and each firmware is linked with the serial number of the odrive board. So for me, even if you could copy the firmware, it will be impossible to operate it....

    But i have the solution for you: WYBOSIMU controller.

    This controller is using the last original firmware and will permit you to operate your simulator with a lot of security.

    Keep you informed ;-)
    Will974, Jun 23, 2024
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