Firmware backup and recovery

Backup

If you just bought the receiver, want to experiment with different firmwares but want to be able to revert to the stock one, use the following instructions.

  1. Install uv (Windows, macOS, Linux) https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/

  2. Power on the receiver and connect it to your computer via USB

  3. Run the following command

    uvx --from esptool esptool.py --chip esp32s3 --port SERIAL_PORT --baud 921600 read_flash 0x0 ALL original-flash.bin

Windows-only backup instructions can be found here: https://github.com/G8PTN/ATS_MINI/issues/24#issuecomment-2766879242

Restore

The following command will restore the firmware from backup:

uvx --from esptool esptool.py --chip esp32s3 --port SERIAL_PORT --baud 921600 --before default_reset --after hard_reset write_flash  -z --flash_mode keep --flash_freq keep --flash_size keep 0x0 original-flash.bin

Recovery

Please ensure the receiver has BOOT and RESET buttons on the PCB.

The recovery process is as follows:

  1. Power on the receiver

  2. Connect it via USB to a computer

  3. Press and hold the BOOT button

  4. Press the RESET button

  5. Release the BOOT button

The receiver will enter into the recovery mode and you can flash the ESP32-S3 controller as usual.