Installing STM Flash Tools on a MAC

Downloading the Firmware

• From OpenPV Pluggins, download the S-Line Firmware
• The firmware zip file will be located here: C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\AhsokaData\1.0\Firmware
• Copy the zip file to an accessible location from the Mac OS
• Unzip the firmware
• We'll refer to this location as [FIRMWARE_DIRECTORY]
• Examine the firmware contents
• Take note of the .tsv file which we will refer to as [TSV_FILE]

Installing the STM Flash Tool

• Download STM32CubeProgrammer for Mac from the following website: https://www.st.com/en/development-tools/stm32cubeprog.html#get-software
• Unzip the download
• Install STM32CubeProgrammer
• It may be necessary to launch the executable directly by:
  • • Right clicking SetupSTM32CubeProgrammer-2014.0.app and selecting Show Package Contents
    • Opening Contents > MacOs > SetupSTM32CubeProgrammer-2_14_0_macos

Finding the CLI

• Navigate to the installation
• Default location: 
  • • /Applications/STMicroelectronics/STM32Cube/STM32CubeProgrammer/STM32CubeProgrammaer.app
• Right click on the application and select Show Package Contents
• Navigate to Contents/MacOs/bin/STM32_Programmer_CLI
  • • This is the executable we will use to flash the OpenView unit
• Take note of the full path to this program, we'll refer to this as [STM32_Programmer_CLI]
• For convenience, you may wish to make an alias for this program on your terminal

Flashing the Display

• Put the OpenView unit in DFU mode using a magnet
• Connect to the OpenView unit via USB
• Open a terminal session
• Navigate to [FIRMWARE_DIRECTORY] in the terminal
• You could also just type the full path to everything, there's nothing special about being in the directory
• Execute the following in the terminal window:
  • • [STM32_Programmer_CLI] -c port=usb1 -w [TSV_FILE]
• The terminal should indicate the install has begun and post updates about the installation process