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Gen 3.0
Gen 3.0
  • Introduction
  • Kayak
    • Getting Started
      • Assemble your power meter
      • Charge your power meter
      • Configure your power meter settings
        • Blade tip to hand distances
        • Blade tip to blade tip distance
        • Blade twist
        • Blade type attached to shaft
        • Left blade tip to LED distance
    • Calibration
      • Zero Offset
        • Zero Offset calibration
      • Scale Factor
        • N channel Scale Factor calibration
        • O channel Scale Factor calibration
    • Advanced
      • Deep sleep
      • Adjust your clamp
      • Remove and attach your sleeve
  • Canoe/sup/dragon boat
    • Getting Started
      • Assemble
      • Charge
      • Configure
    • Calibration
      • Zero Offset
        • Perform a ZO calibration
      • Scale Factor
        • A channel Scale Factor calibration
    • Advanced
      • Deep sleep
      • Adjust your clamp
      • Remove and attach your sleeve
  • General
    • Web Bluetooth App
      • How to place the power meter in deep sleep
    • Updating Firmware
      • How to update the power meter firmware using the Web Browser
      • How to update the power meter firmware using nRF Connect
    • Real-time Data
      • How to pair a Garmin Forerunner 910XT with a power meter
      • How to pair a Garmin Edge 1030 with a power meter
    • High Speed Data
      • How to start/stop recording High Speed Data
      • How to download High Speed Data (ANT)
      • How to download High Speed Data (Automatic Script)
      • How to view High Speed Data
      • How to change the High Speed Data settings
    • Shaft Information
    • Model Descriptions
      • Power Meter
      • Power Meter w/ High Speed Data
    • Firmware Changelog
    • Manufacturer's Warranty
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  • Step 1. Open the nRF Connect application and navigate to the 'SCANNER' tab
  • Step 2. Click the 'SCAN' button
  • Step 3. Identify the appropriate shaft and click 'CONNECT'
  • Step 4. Press the DFU button in the top right-hand corner
  • Step 5. Ensure file type is set to 'Distribution packet (ZIP)' and click 'OK'
  • Step 6. Navigate to the folder containing the firmware package in your phone's file system and select the .zip file
  • Step 7. Click 'DISCONNECT' once the firmware upload is complete
  1. General
  2. Updating Firmware

How to update the power meter firmware using nRF Connect

PreviousHow to update the power meter firmware using the Web BrowserNextReal-time Data

Last updated 6 years ago

Please ensure the nRF Connect application is installed on the Android or iOS smartphone that will be used to upload the firmware to the power meter. The app is available on the (Android) and the (iOS).

The right shaft will automatically connect to the left shaft if both shafts are awake - when the left and right shaft are connected to each other it is not possible to 'discover' the left shaft. In order to 'discover' and connect to the left shaft, you can either:

  • wait 180 seconds for the right shaft to go to sleep (if you've disconnected from it) or

  • put the power meter into and attach the charger to the left shaft to wake it up whilst the right shaft remains in deep sleep mode

As long as the right shaft is asleep and the left shaft is awake, you can discover and connect to the left shaft.

Step 1. Open the nRF Connect application and navigate to the 'SCANNER' tab

Step 2. Click the 'SCAN' button

Step 3. Identify the appropriate shaft and click 'CONNECT'

Step 4. Press the DFU button in the top right-hand corner

Step 5. Ensure file type is set to 'Distribution packet (ZIP)' and click 'OK'

Step 6. Navigate to the folder containing the firmware package in your phone's file system and select the .zip file

  • The process of uploading the firmware to the shaft will automatically begin (as shown below).

  • Clicking on the 'PWRMETER' tab will display the progress of the firmware upload (as shown below).

Step 7. Click 'DISCONNECT' once the firmware upload is complete

Google Play Store
App Store
deep sleep mode