Firmware update failing on Windows 10 (stm32flash 0.5, Failed to init device.)
Summary
Version: 2.4.1
Operating System: Windows 10
What is happening: Firmware update failing on Windows 10 (stm32flash 0.5, Failed to init device.) The error message: stm32flash 0.5 http://stm32flash.sourceforge.net/ Using Parser : Intel HEX Interface serial_w32: 57600 8E1 Failed to init device
How to reproduce it: Connect Ping2 Sonar to Windows 10 laptop USB port > Open PingViewer > Connect either baud 9600 or 115200 > click the gear icon, try automatic update (current firmware version: 3.28, latest version: Ping-V3.29_auto.hex OR try manual update after downloading Ping-V3.29_auto.hex file. > Click FIRMWARE UPDATE.
Additional information
I am using BLUART USB to TTL Serial and RS485 Adapter (https://bluerobotics.com/store/comm-control-power/tether-interface/bluart-r1-rp/)
If possible, add the cra_sh report or the GUI log (Documents/PingViewer/GUI_Log/date-time.txt) 20231016-144000098.txt
Someone also ran into this in 2.4.2, as brought up in this forum post.
@patrickelectric any ideas on this?
Maybe it needs to be run as admin?
@joaoantoniocardoso by default ping-viewer run as admin in windows.