PC/Laptop Support Tools
Putty
PuTTY is a free (MIT-licensed) Windows Telnet client to communicate with Fenix Autopilot.
Configuration parameters in Putty
Session
Serial line: COM#
Speed: 9600
Connection type: Serial
Terminal
Local echo: Force on
Local line editing: Force on
Window
Selection
Auto-copy selected text to system clipboard
Mouse paste action: System clipboard
Connection
Serial
Serial line to connect to: COM#
Speed: 9600
Data bits: 8
Stop bits: 1
Parity: None
Flow control: RTS/CTS
# is the COM port number where Autopilot is connected. If you don't know the value, try numbers sequencialy starting from 1.
It is recommended to Save Session to ease recovery of settings at the begining of each session.
How to save the Serial I/F backlog
Move the cursor to the upper-left corner of PuTTY and left-click.
Select "Copy All to Clipboard".
Open Notepad and paste the Clipboard to a txt file.
Autopilot SW Uploader
Microsoft Windows Tool for flashing Fenix SW (HEX file) to Fenix autopilot (Arduino).
Configuration Parameters in XLoader
Hex file: Select HEX file from your file system
Device: Mega (ATMEGA2560)
COM port: COM#
Baud rate: 11520
# is the COM port number where Autopilot is connected. If you don't know the value, try numbers sequencialy starting from 1.
Flashing Steps
Download xLoader.zip file.
Unzip the
xLoader.zip
fileInsert Fenix USB cable into an available USB port
Wait for eventual drivers to be installed, if driver installation fail, goto USB Driver
Execute the
xLoader.exe
fileSelect Configuration Parameters.
Choose your COM port. If no COM port is available, goto USB Driver
Click
Upload
Wait for the text
Uploading...
to be replaced by<nnnn> bytes uploaded
Unplug USB cable.
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