Update MaixPy firmware

Prepare

hardware:

  • USB Type-C data cable
  • MaixPy development board
  • PC (computer)

software:

  • MaixPy development board USB driver
  • kflash_gui

Confirm that the driver has been installed correctly

Install the driver according to the previous instructions, and you can see the serial device in the computer, Linux and Mac OS execute ls /dev/ to see the device number, for example, the name is ttyUSB0 and ttyUSB1 ; Windows view in device manager

Get the upgrade tool

  • Download kflash_gui, you will get a compressed package

kflash_gui is cross-platform and can work under multiple systems (including Windows, Linux, MacOS, and even Raspberry Pi)
If you use Kendryte's Windows version, some development versions may not be able to download successfully, please use the kflash_gui software to download

  • Unzip to a folder, double-click kflash_gui.exe(/kflsh_gui) to run, under Windows, it is recommended to right-click fix to start page or fix to taskbar, and create a new one under Linux A kflash_gui.desktop, modify the file address, use the administrator to copy it to the /usr/share/application directory, and then You can see the application kflash_gui in the system menu interface

  • You can also use the command line version to download

pip3 install kflash
kflash --help
kflash -p /dev/ttyUSB0 -b 1500000 -B goE maixpy.bin

Get the firmware

  • The released version of the firmware can be downloaded from the github page
  • The latest submitted code is automatically constructed and generated firmware download: master branch

Files with firmware ending in .bin or .kfpkg

.kfpkg is actually a packaged version of multiple .bin files, which can be packaged using kflash_gui or manual packaging

MaixPy Firmware Type

Firmware naming instructions:

File name Description Remarks
maixpy_vx.y.z_x_xxx*.bin The default version of MaixPy firmware, contains most of the functions, supports connection to MaixPy IDE, Factory default firmware version
maixpy_vx.y.z_x_xxx*_m5stickv.bin Firmware customized for M5Stickv, supports connection to MaixPy IDE —
maixpy_vx.y.z_x_xxx*_with_lvgl.bin MaixPy firmware, supports connection to MaixPy IDE, with LVGL version. (LVGL is an embedded GUI framework, which is needed when writing interfaces) —
maixpy_vx.y.z_x_xxx*_minimum.bin MaixPy minimum set of firmware, does not support MaixPy IDE, does not include OpenMV related algorithms and various peripheral modules —
maixpy_vx.y.z_x_xxx*_minimum_with_ide_support.bin The smallest set of MaixPy firmware, supports connection to MaixPy IDE, does not include OpenMV related algorithms and various peripheral modules Run various models, it is recommended to use this
elf_maixpy_vx.y.z_x_xxx*.7z elf files, ordinary users don’t need to care, used for crash debugging —
face_model_at_0x300000.kfpkg Face model, placed at address 0x300000, can be downloaded separately from .bin for multiple downloads without conflict —

Download the firmware to the development board

  • Open the kflash_gui application

  • Then select the firmware, setting options, and click to download. For more feature introduction and usage instructions, please refer to kflash_gui project homepage

When using, please note that the serial port cannot be occupied by other software, select the correct development board and serial port number, you can appropriately reduce the baud rate and use the low-speed mode to improve the download success rate

For the earliest Maix Go, if you confirm that the options are correct and you still cannot download, you can try to turn the three-phase dial button to the Down position and keep downloading

Sipeed RV JATG debugger

Sipeed USB-JTAG/TTL RISC-V debugger STLINK V2 STM8/STM32 simulator

FAQ of Programming FAQ

If you are using kflash_gui to burn the following problems

Upgrade Error

You can check in the following order

  • Check if the PC has permission to open the port. For win10, you need to run kflash_gui as an administrator.
  • Check whether the port is selected correctly (if there are two device ports, usually choose the one with the smaller port number).
  • Check whether the port is occupied by other applications (such as Maixpy ​​IDE, putty, etc.), and other applications should be closed.
  • Check if the device is selected correctly. For Maix Bit2.0 (including M1n module), Maix Bit (with Mic ) should be selected.

Supplementary note: Regarding the problem of Maix Bit 2.0 two serial ports

  • Only one of the serial ports is valid for serial communication and ISP download programs.
  • Maix Bit communicates with the PC through a serial port, through the CH552T chip to realize the USB virtual serial port function, and the chip can virtualize two serial ports, in Maix Bit (M1n module backplane), we only use one serial port, but some k210 products Both serial ports are used.