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Update Wi-Fi firmware on Portenta H7 boards

In this article, we will go through a step-by-step process on how to get the latest Wi-Fi firmware on your Portenta H7 board.

Supported boards

  • Portenta H7
  • Portenta H7 Connected

Before you begin

Instructions

  1. Connect your Portenta H7 to your computer using a USB-C cable.

  2. Select Portenta H7 (M7 core) in the board selector, or use the Tools > Port and Tools > Board menus.

  3. Open the WiFiFirmwareUpdater sketch by selecting File > Examples > STM32H747_System > WiFiFirmwareUpdater in the menu bar.

  4. Upload button Upload the sketch, wait for the upload to complete and then open the Serial Monitor.

  5. If you get a message like:

    Searching for WiFi firmware file 4343WA1.BIN ...
A WiFi firmware is already installed. Do you want to install the firmware anyway? Y/[n]

    Enter and send Y to continue.

  6. Wait a few seconds till you get the message Firmware and certificates updated! in the serial monitor.

Troubleshooting

  • If you get an Compilation error: QSPIFBlockDevice.h: No such file or directory error, check your board selection and note that this sketch is not compatible with Portenta X8[1].

  1. https://github.com/arduino/ArduinoCore-mbed/issues/529 ↩︎

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