Arduino UNO WiFi Firmware Updater

This tutorial will guide you in the process of updating the firmware of your Arduino UNO WiFi board.

Hardware required

• Arduino UNO WiFi

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Connect the board at the USB port of your computer ready with Arduino Software (IDE) 1.8.0 or later.

UNO WiFi Firmware updater procedure

To simplify the process, we have prepared a tool - UNO WiFiFirmwareUpdater - available in Arduino IDE 1.8.0 or later.

Follow these steps to enable this tools into Arduino software:

• Download the tool here.

• Create a folder called tools into the sketchbook directory (normally in Documents >Arduino).

• Extract it.

Now:

• Launch the Arduino Software (IDE) 1.8.0 or later.

• Connect the board to PC.

• Select the Arduino UNO WiFi as board in the Tools>Board menu.

• Select the corresponding serial port in the Tools>Port menu.

• Upload the ESP Recovery sketch. It is into the UNOWiFiDev.Edition Library. Download it from Library Manager.

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1/*ESP Recovery sketch*/
2#include <Wire.h>
3#include <UnoWiFiDevEd.h>
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5#define BAUD 9600
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7WifiData ESPSerial;
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9void setup()
10{
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12 Serial.begin(BAUD);
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14 pinMode(13, OUTPUT);
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16 digitalWrite(13, LOW);
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18 ESPSerial.begin(BAUD);
19}
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21void loop()
22{
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24 while (Serial.available()) {
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26 char inChar = (char)Serial.read();
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28 ESPSerial.write(inChar);
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30 }
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32 while (ESPSerial.available()) {
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34 char inChar = (char)ESPSerial.read();
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36 Serial.write(inChar);
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38 }
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40}

• Put the board in DFU mode, keeping pressed the ESP B/L button and connect the board to PC

• Select the UnoWiFi Firmware Updater from the Tools menu.

• Click on Refresh list if the port is not listed.

• Select the corresponding port.

• Click on Test connection.

• Select from windows menu the ESP firmware requested.

• Click on Update Firmware.

• Wait the end of process.

Warning: The process could last several minutes.

See also

• Getting started with Arduino Uno WiFi
• How to change the firmware

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