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The Turbine station has a TTL level serial interface which we need to connect to during the upgrade process. For this purpose a USB to Serial converter cable can be used. Recommended cable is [http://uk.farnell.com/ftdi/ttl-232r-3v3/cable-usb-to-ttl-level-serial-conv/dp/1329311?Ntt=FTDI+-+TTL-232R-3V3+-+CABLE TTL-232R-3V3] from Farnell.
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The Turbine station has a TTL level serial interface which we need to connect to during the upgrade process. For this purpose a USB to Serial converter cable can be used. Recommended cable is [http://uk.farnell.com/ftdi/ttl-232r-3v3/cable-usb-to-ttl-level-serial-conv/dp/1329311?Ntt=FTDI+-+TTL-232R-3V3+-+CABLE TTL-232R-3V3] from Farnell. This cable needs to be slightly modified.

Revision as of 12:49, 17 December 2013

This article describes how the flash image of a Turbine Compact station can be recovered.

Before starting the upgrade process it is important to identify if the bootloader is corrupted or not.

  • Corrupted bootloader
  • The bootloader is intact

Requirements

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  • The application "Turbine Station Production Upgrade Application" installed on a Windows PC.
  • A serial connection from the PC to the Turbine Compact board, using a USB to Serial cable


The USB to Serial cable

The Turbine station has a TTL level serial interface which we need to connect to during the upgrade process. For this purpose a USB to Serial converter cable can be used. Recommended cable is TTL-232R-3V3 from Farnell. This cable needs to be slightly modified.