On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 12:46 PM, Schmutz Li <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi there, I'm new in this group and also a beginner with IOIO > programming. 2 Weeks ago I received two IOIO V1.6 boards. > (PIC24FJ256DA206; LogCat: Hardware ID: SPRK0016 Bootloader ID: IOIO0304 > Firmware ID: IOIO0324) > > In the mean time I could manage to run HelloIOIO on three different > devices. So far so good. > > Since I have read a lot in different threads, also some question marks > raised up. > > I'm wondering the reasons for upgrading the firmware. Is it always better > to have the actual recommended version (like today 4.00) uploaded on the > board? > Yes. It is generally always better. You can always roll-back if something breaks. So far I've managed to maintain backward compatibility in the firmware, so you shouldn't even have to rebuild your existing apps. > Are there limitations on major version for upgrading with non-OTG boards? > Nope. Of course, the OTG-specific features will not work (primarily USB device mode). > If firmware needs to be updated, needs the Bootloader also be updated? > No. You can stay with the existing one. > Thanks in advance > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ioio-users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ioio-users. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ioio-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ioio-users. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
