v0.2.0-beta.4 — restore presets from PIXIE1 V0.07

What's Changed

• docs: record the first Donner unit updated to V1.05 by @vitoramaral10 in #27
• feat(backup): restore P01-P79 from a PIXIE1 V0.07 raw copy by @vitoramaral10 in #26

Full Changelog: v0.2.0-beta.3...v0.2.0-beta.4

v0.2.0-beta.3 — safer updates and restores, Donner confirmed

Fixes from a full review of the app, plus the Donner result.

Donner Pocket AMP

• An owner updated a Donner-made unit from V08 to Pocket AMP V1.05 with this app, and the presets, amps and cabs on it were kept (discussion #1). On Windows the pedal comes back on a port with a generic name; since beta.2 the app finds it there, so the update no longer stops with "the pedal did not come back".

Safer updates

• The firmware goes only to the pedal you confirmed, matched by its exact name in update mode, and the app asks you to unplug any other pedal first.
• Packages without a version in their product name are refused.

Presets

• Restoring a backup the app made itself works even when some presets on the pedal already match it.
• An EQ record the app cannot write is left as it is on the pedal, and the rest is restored, instead of the whole restore failing.
• A write whose final store was lost is completed by writing again; a slow answer from the pedal no longer causes a second send.
• When live editing stops, the pedal goes back to the stored preset.
• Saving the editor to a file counts as saving: closing the app no longer warns about those edits.

Connection

• Linux: no 10-second hang when closing after the MIDI port stalled.
• Bluetooth: a failed write drops the link, and the pedal is not left waiting for the rest of a packet; Bluetooth calls time out, and a stuck adapter no longer delays finding a pedal on USB.
• Unplugging the pedal while editing live is reported instead of failing every change.

Other

• The AI assistant does not follow redirects, which could send your key to another server, and its settings file is readable only by you on Linux and macOS.
• Oversized files are refused before they are read.
• Clearer dialogs and hints; on narrow windows the backup actions move into a menu.

Not yet tried with a pedal

IR upload and Bluetooth have only been tested against a simulated pedal in this app. Reports are welcome.

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What's Changed

• fix: third review: safer updates, restores, transport and UI by @vitoramaral10 in #22

Full Changelog: v0.2.0-beta.2...v0.2.0-beta.3

v0.2.0-beta.2

What's Changed

• fix: close the port when probing it fails with an I/O error by @vitoramaral10 in #20
• test(updater): cover the guard branches of _serve by @vitoramaral10 in #21
• fix(updater): find a pedal whose port has a generic name after it restarts by @vitoramaral10 in #23
• feat(backup)!: list knobs by position, with labels only to read by @vitoramaral10 in #24

Full Changelog: v0.2.0-beta.1...v0.2.0-beta.2

v0.2.0-beta.1 — Pocket AMP Tools: a live preset editor, IRs and Bluetooth

Pocket AMP Upgrader is now Pocket AMP Tools. It still updates the firmware, and now it also edits your presets.

New

• Preset editor: all 80 presets with the chain, each block's model and knobs (named), and the EQ. Write to pedal stores only what changed, and checks it.
• Live on pedal: select a preset and the pedal plays it; changes to blocks, models, knobs and the chain are heard as you make them.
• Cabinets: put your own IR (WAV, 44.1 kHz, mono, 24-bit, 2048 samples) in any of the 20 CAB slots.
• Backups: list the automatic backups, open one in the editor or restore it. Backup files now name every model and knob and can be edited by hand or by an AI.
• AI assistant (optional): describe a sound and an OpenAI-compatible service you set up suggests changes to the preset.
• Bluetooth on Linux: presets and live editing with a paired pedal (firmware updates still need the USB cable).
• Donner Pocket AMP: detected as a Pocket AMP. Donner's own firmware was converted to V1.05 on a Pocket AMP, but no Donner-made unit has been updated yet. (Since then an owner has updated a Donner unit: see v0.2.0-beta.2.)

Safer

• Every message to the pedal is checked against the shapes measured on a real pedal before it is sent.
• Only the exact pedal you confirmed is updated, and a package other than the known official one needs an extra confirmation.
• Writing presets refuses if the pedal changed since they were read, and asks before discarding unsaved edits.

Notes

• New files are named pocket-amp-tools-*. New backups go to Documents/Pocket AMP Tools; old ones in Documents/Pocket AMP Upgrader are still listed.
• The editor, live editing and backups were tested on a Pocket AMP V1.05 on Linux. The IR upload and Bluetooth have not been tried with a pedal in this app yet. On Windows and macOS everything builds and passes the tests, but has not been tried with a pedal: reports are welcome.

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What's Changed

• Preset editor, live editing, IRs, Bluetooth, and rename to Pocket AMP Tools by @vitoramaral10 in #16
• Rename the Xcode product to Pocket AMP Tools by @vitoramaral10 in #17
• feat: update the Donner Pocket AMP as a Pocket AMP by @vitoramaral10 in #14
• Describe EQ records Save EQ refuses in generic terms by @vitoramaral10 in #18
• Set the version to 0.2.0 by @vitoramaral10 in #19

Full Changelog: v0.1.0-beta.4...v0.2.0-beta.1

v0.1.0-beta.4 — New Bee SK17, and a prompt before updating without a preset backup

What's Changed

• feat: add the New Bee SK17 as a Pocket AMP rebrand by @jtcornett in #6
• docs: add a thanks section for owners who tested clones by @vitoramaral10 in #7
• test: cover the update-without-backup dialog by @vitoramaral10 in #8
• docs: record the Windows and macOS updates in the status table by @vitoramaral10 in #9

New Contributors

• @jtcornett made their first contribution in #6

Full Changelog: v0.1.0-beta.3...v0.1.0-beta.4

v0.1.0-beta.3 — Pocket AMP clones, starting with the Coolmusic PIXIE1

What's Changed

• feat: update the Coolmusic PIXIE1 as a Pocket AMP by @vitoramaral10 in #4
• docs: present the app as for every Pocket AMP, clones included by @vitoramaral10 in #5

New Contributors

• @vitoramaral10 made their first contribution in #4

Full Changelog: v0.1.0-beta.2...v0.1.0-beta.3

v0.1.0-beta.2 — Pocket AMP firmware updater with preset backup and restore

What's new

• Preset backup and restore. The app now backs up all 80 presets and their EQ before every update and offers to restore them afterwards. Only the presets that changed are written back, and the result is read back to check it. You can also save a backup to a file and restore it at any time (Presets card).
• "Already up to date" check. The Pocket AMP does not reinstall the firmware version it already runs. The app now says so before starting instead of failing after a few seconds.
• Safer closing. Closing the window while the pedal is being written asks for confirmation first.
• Linux AppImage (Pocket_AMP_Upgrader-x86_64.AppImage): chmod +x and run.
• App icon on all systems; on Linux the title bar follows the dark theme.

Downloads

System	File
Windows 10/11 (x64)	pocket-amp-upgrader-windows-x64.zip
macOS 11+	pocket-amp-upgrader-macos.zip (unsigned: right-click → Open)
Linux (x64)	Pocket_AMP_Upgrader-x86_64.AppImage or pocket-amp-upgrader-linux-x64.tar.gz

Tested on a real pedal (Linux)

• Detection, and preset backup: identical, byte for byte, to an independent backup tool.
• Preset restore: a round trip on P80 was written, read back and restored; the pedal ended identical to its state before the test.
• Update protocol: same request sequence as the prototype that updated a real pedal from V1.03 to V1.05. A full update by this app is still waiting for a new firmware version, since the pedal refuses to reinstall 1.05 over 1.05.
• Windows and macOS: still waiting for testers. Please send a report.

Community tool, not affiliated with M-VAVE. Use at your own risk.

v0.1.0-beta.1 — first public beta of the Pocket AMP firmware updater

First public beta of Pocket AMP Upgrader: update the M-VAVE Pocket AMP firmware over USB from Windows, macOS or Linux.

Downloads

System	File
Windows 10/11 (x64)	pocket-amp-upgrader-windows-x64.zip
macOS 11+	pocket-amp-upgrader-macos.zip (unsigned: right-click → Open)
Linux (x64)	pocket-amp-upgrader-linux-x64.tar.gz

SHA256SUMS.txt has the checksums. See the README for step-by-step instructions.

Before you update

• Back up your presets. The V1.05 update was seen overwriting P01–P05 and P80 and resetting their EQ.
• Charge the pedal, use a USB data cable, and do not unplug it until the app says it is done.
• A pedal left in update mode by an interrupted update can be resumed from the app.

Status of this beta

• Linux: pedal detection tested on real hardware. The update procedure is the same one a Python prototype used to update a real pedal from V1.03 to V1.05, and it is covered by tests against a simulated pedal.
• Windows and macOS: builds are ready but not yet tested with a real pedal.

Please report your results, even "it detected my pedal": hardware test report. Questions go to Discussions.

Community tool, not affiliated with M-VAVE. Use at your own risk.