Firmware update MuseLab Booster (WiFi IoT Robotic Shield)
Required Hardware
Computer or Laptop
Windows 7, 8 or 10 needed
USB TTL
USB to serial (UART) converter
Connection Wires
3 Pin Female/Female
Required Software
Flashing the firmware
1. Install the driver
- If your Windows is 64-bit, please install “CP210xVCPInstaller_x64”
- If your Windows is in 32-bit, please install “CP210xVCPInstaller_x86”
Run the Installer
2. Open the Flashing Tool (NodeMCU-PyFlasher-2.2)
3. Set as below.
a) Select the firmware “firmware_v1_3.bin”
b) Baud rate: 115200
c) Flash mode: DIO
d) Erase flash: yes, wipes all data
4. Connect the shield to the USB TTL.
| Shield | USB TTL |
| GND | GND |
| TX | RX |
| RX | TX |
5. Connect the IoT shield to the battery shield and turn it on. Then, connect the USB TTL to the PC or Laptop.
6. Put the shield to updating mode.
Booster v. 1.4 或較舊版本
Booster v. 1.5 或更新版本
a） 按下 綠色按鈕（按住，不要鬆開）
b） 按下 紅色 按鈕一次，並立即鬆開
c） 釋放 綠色 按鈕
a） 按下 綠色按鈕（按住，不要鬆開）
b） 一 次 按灰色重置按鈕並立即鬆開
c） 釋放 綠色 按鈕
7. Go back to the Flashing Tool and click the refresh button. You will now see a COM port indicated, which is your USB TTL port. In our example it is COM7. (Yours may be different)
8. Click the “Flash NodeMCU” button.
9. You can follow the progress in the console window.
If your IoT shield was flashed with the new firmware successfully, you will see the following message:
“Leaving… Done.”
