K6BP Rigcontrol Firmware Installer

To install the K6BP Rigcontrol firmware, connect the board to a computer via USB, and run a web browser on that same computer.

You must use a Chrome or Edge web browser.
You must use the a computer with the Windows, MacOS, or Linux operating system.
And you must use the https version of this page, plain http won't work.

Connect your board via USB. Use the top USB connector on the board. That will provide both data and power.

When the installer asks what serial port you wish to use, select the one with a CP201 USB to UART Bridge Controller, that is the USB chip on the board.

If the installer asks if you want to erase the device, say yes if you are installing this program for the first time, or if there is a different program currently installed on the device. This will erase any saved settings.

Push the button below to start the installer.

When installation is done, use the menu option to configure the board's WiFi parameters.

Troubleshooting

• If the program says Serial port is not ready. Close any other application using it and try again: Unplug and reconnect its USB interface. If that doesn't work, remove and restore power to the USB hub the card is connected to.
• If the browser opens an alert box that says Failed to open serial port: The first time you run this, you may have to grant yourself permission to open serial ports on your computer. You'll only need to do this once per user and computer:
  

  On Linux use the command

  sudo adduser your-user-name dialout

  Then log out, and in again.

  On MacOS, use these commands:

  sudo dseditgroup -o edit -a your-user-name -t user wheel
  sudo dseditgroup -o edit -a your-user-name -t user admin

  Then log out, and in again.

  If you are running Windows, the system may ask for permission to access the serial device. Give it.

  Restricting permission to access serial ports was important when they were used for dial-out telephone modems. It's still there today.

Attribution

• K6BP Rigcontrol
• ESP Web Tools
• Improv WiFi Protocol