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1st Time Updating Firmware in My Spark, Remote, Battery...Suffering from 'SFUA'.
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<blockquote data-quote="Continuous Lift" data-source="post: 123230" data-attributes="member: 23347"><p><span style="font-size: 18px">I am now ready to perform my 1st Spark firmware updates to the Spark, controller, and each battery. But I am suffering from <u><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><strong>S</strong></span></u><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><strong>park <u>F</u>irmware <u>U</u>pdate <u>A</u>nxiety….SFUA</strong>.</span> I really do not want to screw this up. The Spark Manual p.50 devotes 3 sentences to the process. I have watched numerous Spark, Firmware Update YouTube videos. But most of the videos focus on the Assistant 2 or the WIFI firmware update processes. I use the OTG cable recommended by the forum.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">As previously mentioned, a friend gave me this Spark since he was not using it. I have been able to connect the Spark, Controller, Go 4 App together, and have started the Spark in idle mode, with props spinning using the OTG cable connection. So, this will be my starting point to begin the firmware updates…just not spinning the props. In fact, props removed and all batteries @ 100%. I have cleared photo/video and browser caches in Go 4 app.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">The Go 4 App displays ‘Connected’ on my iPhone 12 Pro Max, bottom left. At the top of the screen an orange/pink banner says: </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">‘New Firmware Update is Available’.</span> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">Beneath this message is the firmware to be installed: </span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201)"><span style="font-size: 18px">‘Spark 01.00.1000' </span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201)"><span style="font-size: 18px">'Spark Remote Control 01.00.0600’ </span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201)"><span style="font-size: 18px">The firmware versions above matches the last Spark Release Notes I downloaded dated: 2018.07.19</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201)">Go 4 app says it is @ V.4.3.46 (4385)</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: rgb(226, 80, 65)">Question: <span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: rgb(226, 80, 65)">I have not seen any release notes dated after: 2018.07.19. </span></span>Are these the <u>latest</u> and <u>last</u> firmware versions available for Spark, Remote, and Batteries? </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">Once I click on this orange/pink banner, most of the YouTube videos seem to indicate that I just have to <u>follow all directions </u>as displayed in Go 4 app. In all the videos I have watched, a successful firmware update shows a paper airplane flying away.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">My understanding is that the firmware update is downloaded to iPhone 1st and the iPhone updates drone, remote, and battery, 2nd.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: rgb(226, 80, 65)">Question: Are there any ‘gottchas’ or things I should look out for? Is the firmware update process more complex than I have described it to be above? Am I missing any steps?</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">I won’t receive my 2nd battery for a week or so. So, the orange, pink update banner will be gone…assuming I was successful with my 1st firmware update above.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: rgb(226, 80, 65)">Question: How do I manually update the firmware in the 2nd battery when I receive it? This is not clear to me in the YouTube videos.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">Thank you!</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Continuous Lift, post: 123230, member: 23347"] [SIZE=5]I am now ready to perform my 1st Spark firmware updates to the Spark, controller, and each battery. But I am suffering from [U][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B]S[/B][/COLOR][/U][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B]park [U]F[/U]irmware [U]U[/U]pdate [U]A[/U]nxiety….SFUA[/B].[/COLOR] I really do not want to screw this up. The Spark Manual p.50 devotes 3 sentences to the process. I have watched numerous Spark, Firmware Update YouTube videos. But most of the videos focus on the Assistant 2 or the WIFI firmware update processes. I use the OTG cable recommended by the forum. As previously mentioned, a friend gave me this Spark since he was not using it. I have been able to connect the Spark, Controller, Go 4 App together, and have started the Spark in idle mode, with props spinning using the OTG cable connection. So, this will be my starting point to begin the firmware updates…just not spinning the props. In fact, props removed and all batteries @ 100%. I have cleared photo/video and browser caches in Go 4 app. The Go 4 App displays ‘Connected’ on my iPhone 12 Pro Max, bottom left. At the top of the screen an orange/pink banner says: [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]‘New Firmware Update is Available’.[/COLOR] Beneath this message is the firmware to be installed: [/SIZE] [COLOR=rgb(44, 130, 201)][SIZE=5]‘Spark 01.00.1000' 'Spark Remote Control 01.00.0600’ The firmware versions above matches the last Spark Release Notes I downloaded dated: 2018.07.19[/SIZE][/COLOR] [SIZE=5][COLOR=rgb(44, 130, 201)]Go 4 app says it is @ V.4.3.46 (4385)[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)]Question: [SIZE=5][COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)]I have not seen any release notes dated after: 2018.07.19. [/COLOR][/SIZE]Are these the [U]latest[/U] and [U]last[/U] firmware versions available for Spark, Remote, and Batteries? [/COLOR] Once I click on this orange/pink banner, most of the YouTube videos seem to indicate that I just have to [U]follow all directions [/U]as displayed in Go 4 app. In all the videos I have watched, a successful firmware update shows a paper airplane flying away. My understanding is that the firmware update is downloaded to iPhone 1st and the iPhone updates drone, remote, and battery, 2nd. [COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)]Question: Are there any ‘gottchas’ or things I should look out for? Is the firmware update process more complex than I have described it to be above? Am I missing any steps?[/COLOR] I won’t receive my 2nd battery for a week or so. So, the orange, pink update banner will be gone…assuming I was successful with my 1st firmware update above. [COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)]Question: How do I manually update the firmware in the 2nd battery when I receive it? This is not clear to me in the YouTube videos.[/COLOR] Thank you![/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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