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Detailed Install Using The Solex App
This is by far the fastest and easiest way to install Open Solo right now. It is also the only way I have written instructions and a process for at this time.
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Download packages: With your device connected to the internet, go into the Solex firmware updates menu and download the Open Solo Clean Install packages (solo and controller). You'll need to do this before connecting your device to the Solo's WiFi. The installation packages are 75MB each, so it will take a little longer to download than you may be used to. If you don't see the Firmware Updates menu, make sure you have Advanced Mode checked in the Solex app settings.
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Reconnect: Once you've downloaded both, reconnect your mobile device to the Solo WiFi and make sure Solex says connected to vehicle. Again, your solo and controller must be fully charged, powered on, paired, connected, and not malfunctioning.
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Install: From the firmware updates menu in Solex, tap the Open Solo 2.5-RC1 Clean Install package that you previously downloaded. Again, be patient while numerous large files are extracted and scripts execute. Do not push buttons, exit the app, mess with the Solo, etc. Let it do its thing. Do this for both the controller package and the copter package. The process the same. You must do both.
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Reboot: Power cycle the Solo and controller once the Solex installation packages have both completed successfully. When they power back on, they will automatically begin a factory reset procedure. Since we just installed Open Solo on the recovery partitions, they are factory resetting to Open Solo! They will then automatically execute a second update procedure, cleanly installing Open Solo on the system partition.
- You will likely hear the Pixhawk reboot tones twice. You may hear the firmware success happy tones from the pixhawk as well. All normal.
- You will likely see the controller reboot and say update success twice. This is also normal.
- It is difficult to know exactly what stage it is at since it can't speak and isn't telepathic. The process takes about 8-10 minutes on both the solo and the controller. So just wait about 10 minutes.
- If you have a green cube, the lights will not accurately indicate what is going on! They will be "stuck" blinking whatever they were last doing, probably the disco lights. This is normal, because the driver is not enabled until after loading parameters later. It's ok.
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Pair: Hit the pair button under the Solo with a small pointy poking apparatus like a paper clip for 2 seconds to get the controller and solo re-paired. When the controller tells you it has detected the solo, hold the A and B button for 3 seconds... which is the second set of vibrations... until the the screen says pairing in progress.
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Reconnect mobile device: You will need to reconnect your mobile device to Solo's WiFi now. Since it did a factory reset, the Solo and controller are using their default WiFi SSID and password (the default password is
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Load applicable parameter packages: If you have a Green Cube, and/or a HERE GPS/Compass, and/or Ian's landing gear mod, you will need to install some applicable parameter packages now. If you have none of these modifications, you can skip this step.
- Tap each package in the Solex Firmware Updates menu to install the parameters. You do not need to reboot after each one. Install all the applicable pacakges in this order, then reboot the Solo at the end.
- If you have a green cube, load the ArduCopter 3.5.x Parameters package first before any others.
- If you have the HERE gps/compass, load the HERE Parameters package.
- If you have the landing gear mod, load the Landing Gear Parameters_ package.
- Reboot the solo after loading all the applicable packages.
Installation Complete!
Proceed to the post-installation instructions!