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Important:
The code was ported to a different MCU in September 2023 following a global IC shortage. 

As a result there are 2 revisions and 2 sets of firmware.
Revision2 units have the marking BB.R2. in the serial number under the unit.


R2 units will only accept firmware labelled R2.
R1 units will only accept R1 firmware.




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            Update procedure for R1 ONLY:
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Connect Blast Beats to your computer with a standard USB type A to type B
cable (the kind typically used by a printer). PLEASE DO NOT USE A USB HUB! Some hubs may prevent communication between the PC and BlastBeats
-Hold the run button and power on Blast Beats. (nothing will light up,
blast beats is in update mode)
-Connect the USB cable between Blast Beats and the computer.
-Your computer sees a hard drive labelled “UPLOAD_DISK”
-Now delete the file located on the disk and replace with the new
firmware file.
-The disk will automatically eject from your computer and Blast Beats will
reboot with the new firmware installed.

For visual guidance for R1 updates, you can also refer to this video tutorial: https://youtu.be/l_6tREMmfAU?t=522 
Following these instructions will help you successfully update the firmware of your Blast Beats device.




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Update procedure for R2 ONLY (2 possible methods):

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You should see a file labelled: SD_USB_MSC_Application.bin
This is the file we need to feed to BlastBeats
(For previous versions Unzip the firmware file, OSX might complain about an unsupported format, please ignore!)

Update Method 1 (SD):
-Copy the bin file to the root of the micro SD card (using a card reader or micros slot in your computer if available).
-Insert the card into Blast Beats and power the unit on.
Blast Beats will detect the new firmware and update itself.
Note: The firmware file will be removed from the card after the update is complete.

Update Method 2 (USB):
-Connect blast beats to your computer with the card inserted into the unit.
-Hold run and power on the device.
-After a few moments your computer will display the contents of the SD card
-Copy the bin file to the root of the micro SD card
-The disk will automatically eject from your computer and Blast Beats will
reboot with the new firmware installed.
Note: If blast beats doesn’t restart after a while, turn it off and on again.
The firmware file will be removed from the card after the update is complete.




