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Firmware Upgrade

This tutorial will guide you through the process of upgrading the firmware on the AnyShake Explorer E-D001.

Set BOOT Jumper to Flash Mode​

To begin the firmware upgrade, you need to switch the BOOT jumper cap to flash mode.

Jumper Caps Modes

Move the BOOT jumper cap to the side labeled FLASH on the PCB.

Set Jumper Caps to Flash

Connect E-D001 to PC​

Connect the E-D001 board to your PC using an RS-232 to USB cable, and power it on.

To verify the connection:

  • On Linux, run the following command. The serial device usually appears as ttyUSB* or ttyACM*. 
    $ ls /dev/tty*
    /dev/tty    /dev/tty20  /dev/tty33  /dev/tty46  /dev/tty59   /dev/ttyS13  /dev/ttyS26
    /dev/tty0   /dev/tty21  /dev/tty34  /dev/tty47  /dev/tty6    /dev/ttyS14  /dev/ttyS27
    /dev/tty1   /dev/tty22  /dev/tty35  /dev/tty48  /dev/tty60   /dev/ttyS15  /dev/ttyS28
    /dev/tty10  /dev/tty23  /dev/tty36  /dev/tty49  /dev/tty61   /dev/ttyS16  /dev/ttyS29
    /dev/tty11  /dev/tty24  /dev/tty37  /dev/tty5   /dev/tty62   /dev/ttyS17  /dev/ttyS3
    /dev/tty12  /dev/tty25  /dev/tty38  /dev/tty50  /dev/tty63   /dev/ttyS18  /dev/ttyS30
    /dev/tty13  /dev/tty26  /dev/tty39  /dev/tty51  /dev/tty7    /dev/ttyS19  /dev/ttyS31
    /dev/tty14  /dev/tty27  /dev/tty4   /dev/tty52  /dev/tty8    /dev/ttyS2   /dev/ttyS4
    /dev/tty15  /dev/tty28  /dev/tty40  /dev/tty53  /dev/tty9    /dev/ttyS20  /dev/ttyS5
    /dev/tty16  /dev/tty29  /dev/tty41  /dev/tty54  /dev/ttyS0   /dev/ttyS21  /dev/ttyS6
    /dev/tty17  /dev/tty3   /dev/tty42  /dev/tty55  /dev/ttyS1   /dev/ttyS22  /dev/ttyS7
    /dev/tty18  /dev/tty30  /dev/tty43  /dev/tty56  /dev/ttyS10  /dev/ttyS23  /dev/ttyS8
    /dev/tty19  /dev/tty31  /dev/tty44  /dev/tty57  /dev/ttyS11  /dev/ttyS24  /dev/ttyS9
    /dev/tty2   /dev/tty32  /dev/tty45  /dev/tty58  /dev/ttyS12  /dev/ttyS25  /dev/ttyUSB0
    Where /dev/ttyUSB0 is the device you connected.
  • On Windows, open Device Manager and check under Ports (COM & LPT). Windows Serial Port

Setup PlatformIO​

PlatformIO is an open-source embedded development environment used to build and upload firmware. To install PlatformIO, you need install Python and Visual Studio Code first.

After installing, you can open Visual Studio Code and click Extensions, search to install "PlatformIO" extension.

Install PlatformIO

It usually takes a few minutes to install the extension. Restart Viaual Studio Code after PlatformIO installation for the extension to initialize properly.

Get Latest Firmware​

The firmware source code for E-D001 is located in the v1 branch of the AnyShake Explorer GitHub repository, under the firmware/ directory.

To get source files, you need to clone the repository and checkout the corresponding branch.

If you have git installed, you can use the following command to clone the repository:

$ git clone --depth 1 -b v1 https://github.com/anyshake/explorer

Or get the latest project files using the following direct link, after downloading, extract the archive and locate the firmware directory.

Open Firmware Project​

  1. Press Ctrl + K, O (or Cmd + K, O on macOS)
  2. Select the firmware folder inside the repository

Open firmware Folder

You should see the platformio.ini file in the root of the project. PlatformIO will automatically initialize the environment.

Verify project

Build and Upload​

Select the correct serial port that you identified earlier.

Choose Serial Port

Then click the Upload button in the PlatformIO toolbar to compile and flash the firmware.

Build and Upload

It usually takes a while to build firmware and upload to the device. If successful, you’ll see a confirmation message:

Upload Success

After Flashing​

  1. Move the BOOT jumper cap back to normal mode. Set Jumper Caps to Normal Mode
  2. Press the Reset button on the E-D001 board.

Your device is now running the updated firmware and ready for use!