On my initial attempt I had a profile file installed on the SD card and
there was a message on the splash screen stating that the profile was
being updated, then no update to the firmware.Â* I removed the profile
file and tried again.Â* This time, the PF portable simply booted up.Â*
I'll try cleaning the contacts and, as Dave suggested, I'll also format
the SD card to FAT32 and install only the .fw file.Â* I should have
results tomorrow.

Dan

On 9/2/2017 12:49 PM, Martin Gregorie wrote:
On Sat, 02 Sep 2017 11:57:55 -0600, Dan Marotta wrote:

Copy the firmware file to the root level of the SD card Insert the SD
card Apply power

My PF portable comes up quickly showing fw version 6.08.Â* There's no
30-second update time as mentioned in the instructions.Â* The
instructions say to interrupt power for at least 5 seconds after
inserting the card.Â* It seems to me that inserting the card in an
unpowered unit serves the same purpose.Â* Could that be why my unit won't
update?

I did exactly that, only with the Classic FLARM 6.40 program and an LX
RedBox FLARM: because I always insert and remove the SD card with the
FLARM powered off. Mine did the install as soon as it was powered on: I
could see the power LED flashing red during the install and, in due
course that turned green and the unit lit the GPS LED red as it started
looking for a GPS signal.

Normally, with the SD slot empty, my power LED shows steady red while it
boots. Then the power LED turns green and the GPS LED lights up red to
show its looking for a GPS signal.

Is it possible that your PF portable didn't notice the SD card? It might
be worth cleaning its contacts before trying again.



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Dan, 5J