HOBBYWING Datalink Firmware User Guide

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1 HOBBYWING Datalink Firmware

2 Product Usage Instructions

3 TOOLS

4 SOFTWARE

5 Documents / Resources

5.1 References

6 Related Posts

HOBBYWING Datalink Firmware

Product Information
The Datalink is a device that allows for firmware upgrades via UART connection using a Type-C cable. There are two types of Datalink available: a new type and a history type, depending on the production date. Please ensure that you choose the appropriate type for scanning.

Product Usage Instructions

To upgrade the firmware, select “Uart-> ESC” on the Datalink after scanning. The ESC information will be displayed on the screen.
Power on the ESC and wait for approximately 3 seconds, then click “Stop”.
On the Datalink, click on the drop-down list at “Available version” and select the desired firmware version.
Click “Update” to start the firmware upgrade process.
Wait for the upgrade to complete.
After the upgrade is completed, repeat the steps on page 8 of the user manual to check whether the upgrade was successful or not.
If the upgrade fails due to accidental power off during upgrading or any other cases, please repeat all the upgrade steps again.

Datalink Firmware Upgrade
Guide（UART）

TOOLS

TIPS:

Please power Datalink by USB port only.
The ESC requires power supply in the upgrade process. The details will show below.
For signle ESC upgrading, please prioritize the use of D1 port.
For upgrading more than one ESC, you can use D1-D8 port. They can be identified at the same time, but the upgrading still goes one by one.
Whether the black and white cable is plugged in or not will not affect the upgrade.
Please check the definition about the cable used for upgrading on the ESC’s user manual.
If the LED light flashes red. Please try to upgrade the firmware of Datalink, or contact our after-sales service.

SOFTWARE

TIPS：
We have a new type and a history type depending on the production date.
Please choose one of these two types for scanning.

Here’s the example of history type. Select ” Uart-> ESC”, after scanning, the ESC information will be displayed on the screen.
After power on the ESC about 3 seconds, click ”Stop”.

Click out the drop-down list at ”Available version”, select the firmware version that you want and click ”Update”.

Waiting for the upgrade complete.

After the upgrade is completed, repeat the steps as page 8 to check whether the upgrade is successful or not. If upgrade failed by powering off by accident during upgrading or other cases, please try all upgrade steps again.