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System Burning

Host User Guide for Beginners

Host User Guide for Beginners

Preparation Before System Burning

  • Card Reader
  • A TF card with a capacity of no less than 16GB or no more than 128GB, the transfer speed of the TF card must be Class10 or above
  • Download the corresponding System Image
  • Download the required Burning Tool

System Burning

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Burning to a TF card or burning to M2WE via a TF card only requires using one of these methods.

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  • If the machine has installed M2WE and memory card, the system defaults to booting from the memory card.
  • It is recommended to use a TF card to burn the system to M2WE; burning through USB to M2WE may fail due to driver compatibility issues. It is recommended to directly use Memory Card Burning to M2WE
  • Please note that the downloaded system image should match. If it does not match, the system cannot start.

System Burn to TF Card

Preparation

  • First install the Win32DiskImager software
  • Extract the system, the file name after extraction ends with .img
  • It is not recommended to use balenaetcher for system burning
  • Insert the TF card into the reader and plug the reader into the computer's USB port
  • If the TF card has data, please back it up. After burning the system, the system card is not recommended to be removed, unless you need to burn it to M2WE and then can remove the TF card

Format Memory Card

  • Use the TFFormatter.exe software to format the TF card
  • Select the disk you need to format
  • Or use the built-in disk management in Windows to delete the partition, and then recreate the partition after deleting.

Burn to TF Card

Testing

  • Select the file to be burned in red
  • Select the TF card to be burned in orange
  • Burn the system to the TF card in blue
  • Confirm burning and wait for it to complete
  • Burning completed

System Configuration

FLYOS_Env Usage

Tip
  • Starting from system version 3.3.4, you can directly use FLY-TOOLS for system configuration without entering boot to modify configurations.
  • Please note that older systems do not support direct use of FLY-TOOLS for configuration.
  • Tutorial for Using FLY_TOOLS

WIFI Configuration Instructions

Notice
  • The WIFI configuration method is complex and requires connecting to the host machine via serial port before performing WIFI connection.

Installing the TF Card or M2WE onto PI V2

  • After burning the system to the TF card, you need to connect the TF card to this location on PI V2, otherwise the system cannot start.