Katapult Firmware

Katapult Firmware Explanation

Tip

• ERCF V2 supports CAN, RS232, USB
• Only CAN firmware with 500K and 1M rates are provided here

Entering Flash Mode

Tip

The circled button is the BOOT button

• To enter flash mode, completely power off the motherboard, press and hold the BOOT button, then connect one end of a TYPE-C cable with data transfer capability to the motherboard and the other end to the host computer.
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Flashing Firmware

• Windows Flashing Guide
• Host Computer Flashing Guide

• Katapult firmware for ERCF V2
• You can obtain the firmware via the following link:

• Download Firmware Package - Directly download the latest firmware archive
• Repository Address - Visit the firmware repository

• Firmware location:

FLY-Firmware/ToolBoard/ERCF

• Prepare a data cable with data transfer functionality
• Download the firmware to the computer
• Connect the BOOT jumper, or press and hold the BOOT button before connecting to the computer. The RPI-RP2 disk will then appear
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• Remove the BOOT jumper or release the button!!!
• Copy the firmware to be flashed into it. Please note that only firmware with the UF2 extension can be used!!! (Do not modify the file extension, as this is ineffective)
• Reference
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• After the firmware is copied in, the RPI-RP2 disk will automatically disappear, indicating the firmware flashing is complete!

1. Install the flashing tool

   • Enter the following command in SSH
   • This only needs to be executed for the first flashing; no need to run it again afterwards

   cd ~/klipper/lib/rp2040_flash/ && make

2. Execute the following command to check if the connection is successful.

   • Enter lsusb

   • If there is no 2e8a:0003 device, try re-entering flashing mode

   • Due to system version issues, it may display a different name. If 2e8a:0003 appears, it means flashing mode has been entered

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   Notes

   Proceed to the next step only when 2e8a:0003 is present

3. Pull the precompiled firmware

   • These are all precompiled firmware files
   • Please note that the host machine needs internet access to install
   • The host machine needs to execute the following command to download the firmware package

   cd && git clone https://cnb.cool/3dmellow/FLY-Firmware.git

   • If the firmware package has already been downloaded, it is recommended to update it before proceeding with the remaining operations

   cd ~/FLY-Firmware && git pull

4. Flash the firmware

Tip

Only one of the firmware files needs to be flashed

• Below is the flash command for the 500K CAN rate firmware

  sudo ~/klipper/lib/rp2040_flash/rp2040_flash ~/FLY-Firmware/ToolBoard/ERCF/FLY_ERCFV2_CANBOOT_CAN_500K.uf2

• Below is the flash command for the 1M CAN rate firmware

  sudo ~/klipper/lib/rp2040_flash/rp2040_flash ~/FLY-Firmware/ToolBoard/ERCF/FLY_ERCFV2_CANBOOT_CAN_1M.uf2

• Below is the flash command for the USB firmware

  sudo ~/klipper/lib/rp2040_flash/rp2040_flash ~/FLY-Firmware/ToolBoard/ERCF/FLY_ERCFV2_CANBOOT_USB.uf2

5. Flashing is successful when the following prompt appears

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Tip

After flashing, completely power off the motherboard once.

Confirm Firmware is Running

• If the firmware is running normally, the LED will start blinking
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