Hay I accidentally flashed the wrong firmware on my vesc.Help!

Dariks · January 6, 2018, 5:34am

Can not run anything on bldc or on the new vesc tool it says vesc too old

JohnnyMeduse · January 6, 2018, 5:36am

Weird… Have you tried the Old BLDC tool ?

Dariks · January 6, 2018, 5:36am

yep is it currupted?

Dariks · January 6, 2018, 5:38am

Can i send it somewhere to get it fixed or examined?

JohnnyMeduse · January 6, 2018, 5:38am

where are you located ?

Dariks · January 6, 2018, 5:38am

california USA

JohnnyMeduse · January 6, 2018, 5:41am

I’ve sent you a private message.

bevilacqua · January 7, 2018, 12:14am

if im not wrong you have to flash it with an ST-Link, I think it was already discussed in the main VESC/BLDC-Tool thread

Dariks · January 7, 2018, 12:15am

Thanks for the replay but I sent it over to johnnymeduse I think there may be more wrong then I know about.

PredatorBoards · January 7, 2018, 12:38am

Sounds like the bootloader is fucked. Get an ST-Link and some jumper wires.

Here’s a pretty easy guide how to do it. Good luck.

driver · April 23, 2018, 6:07pm

Hey guys,

PLEASE HELP!

i flashed the wrong FW on my FocBox (HW 48). I bought the ST-Link. Downloaded the Bootloader. Put it on the Vesc via the ST-LINK Utility.

But, the FocBox still shows me the wrong FW:

The only option i have is the wrong HW Version…what can i do??

briman05 · April 23, 2018, 6:21pm

I’m not sure you have to flash the focbox FW dont quote me but it is my understanding that they come pre tested and you shouldn’t have to flash the FW

driver · April 23, 2018, 6:54pm

i drove it for a year and wanted to update it… unfortunatly i choosed the wrong HW version

briman05 · April 23, 2018, 7:10pm

Yeah I’m not sure how you would getting it to work try PM @JohnnyMeduse or @PredatorBoards

PredatorBoards · April 23, 2018, 7:28pm

Click on Show non-default firmwares and see if you can pick out the right firmware version.

driver · April 24, 2018, 5:24am

Its not showing another Hardware Version…

How should it look like after i flashed the vesc with the ST-LINK?

danielz · April 24, 2018, 6:11am

Flash the entire firmware bin with stlink instead of just the bootloader. Thats why i did. I got the firmware from the bldc tools program files directory. Then after i fired up vesc tool and it updated to the latest.

driver · April 24, 2018, 1:34pm

Thanks! Where do i get the bin from???

danielz · April 24, 2018, 5:41pm

I said where i grabbed it from the bldc tool.

driver · April 24, 2018, 8:26pm

facepalm! ok, but it didnt came with my version but i got from sombody.

Thanks man!