Updating pedal firmware(For V3 board)
Tip
This is the recommended method of updating pedal firmware as it's simple and less error prone than manually flashing firmware using web flasher
In the SimHub plugin, find the "OTA Update" feature in the Advanced tab. It's disabled during normal operation and only enabled when performing a firmware update.
Open your PC's WiFi network selector and look for the appropriate WiFi name. The WiFi network name will be determined by the pedal type. All networks follow the naming convention FFBPedal<PEDAL_TYPE>, such as FFBPedalBrake for the brake pedal:
Click Connect to connect to the pedal's WiFi access point.
Tip
It's recommended to disable Auto Connect for these networks, otherwise your PC might connect to this network instead of your own internet connection be accident!
The default password for the pedals is pedaladmin
After connecting to the pedal, open your browser and enter 192.168.2.1 to connect to the pedal's firmware update page.
Click on the Click to select the bin button and an open dialog will open so you can select the new firmware
Warning
Only upload firmware.bin when updating the pedal firmware. The other files are not required when updating pedal firmware and could result in loss of configuration.
Finally, click Firmware update. The pedal will automatically restart once the firmware upload is has completed.
You can also update the pedal over serial by using the Web Flasher or any other ESP32 flashing tool such as esptool. To do this, you can follow the instructions from Flashing-firmware making sure to only flash the firmware.bin file.
Warning
Only upload firmware.bin when updating the pedal firmware. The other files are not required when updating pedal firmware and could result in loss of configuration.
For gilphilbert's control board, you will need to manually put the board into flashing mode to flash the firmware over USB.