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About

The RTK GPS used in the D4K RTK payload has it’s own firmware that can be updated.

Firmware is not regularly updated for this hardware. In most cases the firmware updates are not critical for operation of the system.


Equipment

Laptop

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USB Thumb Drive

Thumb Drive Link

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Double 4K RTK Payload

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Aircraft & Battery

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Updating the firmware

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Download Firmware File

Download the

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most recent firmware file from

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Place the PiksiMulti-vX.X.X.bin file onto a thumb drive, ensure it is the only file on that drive

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Place the thumb drive into the USB slot on the RTK Backpack

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Install the payload into the PHX

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Power on the PHX

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Let the aircraft and Payload boot, then wait 5 minutes for the firmware to be updated

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Reboot the aircraft

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the Swift support site.

Swift Piksi Multi Firmware

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Place File on Thumb Drive

Copy the downloaded firmware onto the slim profile USB thumb drive.

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Insert Thumb Drive Into RTK Backpack

Insert the slim profile thumb drive into the RTK backpack USB slot.

Insert Payload Into Aircraft

Insert the payload into the aircraft payload bay.

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Power Aircraft

Insert the battery to power the aircraft and payload.

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Allow Update to Install

Allow the aircraft to remain powered for approximately 5 minutes while the update installs itself.

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Power Cycle Aircraft

Remove the battery from the aircraft, then reinsert it to power cycle the system.

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Verify RTK Fix

Setup the system as normal and obtain and RTK fix to ensure the update was successful.

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