⬆️Upgrading Firmware

Overview

This page will discuss how to upgrade the firmware on your robot radio.

Instructions

1

Download The Latest Firmware

Before you begin, download a copy of the latest firmware to your computer.

2

Configure Your Computer

There are two options to configure your computer:

DHCP

If the configuring computer has it's network interface configured to obtain an IP address via DHCP, the computer will be able to reach the VH-109 device at 10.XX.YY.1 (Client/STA mode) or 10.XX.YY.4 (AP mode).

VH-109's programmed at the factory are configured to team #1 in Client/STA mode, setting the IP address to 10.0.1.1.

Network Assistant Tool

The Network Assistant Tool is a custom tool developed by Vivid-Hosting to configure your computer to connect to your VH-109 radio.

Use the instructions on the Network Assistant Tool page to set a static IP address on your computer, then proceed to Step 2.

Manually Assign Static IP

The VH-109 device is also pre-programmed with a failsafe/management IP address in the 192.168.69.0/24 subnet to reach the management IP of the VH-109 radio. For example, the network interface on your driver station laptop can be temporarily configured to:

IP Address	192.168.69.2
Subnet Mask	255.255.255.0
Gateway	Leave Blank
DNS	192.168.69.1 or Leave Blank

3

Connect To Your Radio

Create a wired or wireless connection between the computer and the radio.

4

Navigate To The Radio's Configuration Page

Depending on the type of connection, this can be reached one of three ways:

Wired	http://192.168.69.1/
Wireless (DHCP) Factory Default	http://10.0.1.1/
Wireless (DHCP) Team Number Previously Set	http://10.XX.YY.1/

Radios running firmware >1.1.0 (released 02/04/2024) include an mDNS responder. The radio can also be reached at http://radio.local/

5

Select Firmware File

Select the firmware file from your computer.

6

Enter Checksum

Enter the checksum located on the firmware release page for the corresponding version you're upgrading to.

7

Click Upload

When you're ready to start the upgrade process, click upload.

8

Wait Until Finished

The upgrade process should take about 2-3 minutes to complete. DO NOT power cycle the radio while it's upgrading.

Wait for the upgrade process to finish. You can tell the upgrade is complete when the PWR light is solid and the SYS light is slowly blinking at 1 Hz.