Immersion RC Vortex 230 Mojo - Page 36

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Upgrade procedure
1) Remove props, connect a Lipo.
2) Attach the Vortex to a Windows PC or a Mac using a standard Micro-USB cable (ensure   that   this   is   a   full
USB   cable,   and   not   a   power-only   cable   shipped   with   some   products)
3) Start Vortex-configurator from chrome://apps/
4) Make sure the right COM port is selected and press the Flash Firmware button.
5) Point to the update file (OSD_vX.X.X.X.fw) downloadable from the Vortex 230 Mojo product page on
the ImmersionRC website, and start the update.
If during a previous upgrade you had a problem causing the OSD to be bricked, you can still recover from this
state using the procedure below:
Upgrade procedure for bricked OSD
1) Press and hold the button on top of the Synergy flight controller (accessible through a hole in the front
of the battery pad).
2) Remove props, plug in the Lipo ( while still holding the fusion board button ).
3) Release Synergy board button after 2 seconds.
4) Plug to USB
5) Start Vortex-configurator from chrome://apps/
6) Make sure the right COM port is selected and press the Flash Firmware button.
7) Point to the update file downloadable from the Vortex product page on the ImmersionRC website, and
start the update.
Flight Controller Firmware Upgrades
To upgrade the Flight-Controller firmware, the same Vortex Configurator tool may be used.
Simply select the BetaFlight .hex file instead of the OSD .fw file when flashing. Use the betaflight configurator
to configure the flightcontroller after successful flashing.
NOTE: If flashing fails wait a few seconds and retry by clicking Flash Firmware. Sometimes it may need
few attempts before it starts flashing,  so keep trying. If after 5 retries it's still not working, retry the
entire procedure.
Note that from time to time you may receive a ‘STM32 - timed out, verification steps failed’ message. As
long as this states ‘verify’, and not ‘program’, you may safely ignore it (this was resolved in recent
versions of firmware).
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NOTE: Upgrading Betaflight to a version not supported by the OSD firmware can easily result in the OSD
not functioning. Please refer to the Vortex product page on the ImmersionRC website for compatibility
information.
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NOTE: When Vortex will detect a new flight-controller version, it will automatically restart in TX Wizard
mode.  If not, force the TX Wizard using the Vortex app.
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