Upgrading my robot

Why upgrading my robot

Update your robot each time ...

... a new release is available
  • in order to benefit from the latest features and bug fixing.
... maintenance operation is required
  • You have lost your password and cannot connect to the NAO Web page.
  • You want to reset your robot to a known state.
  • Something goes wrong and the robot does not boot normally.

How to upgrade your robot

Step A - Making the robot ready for upgrade

Step Action

NAO only: make sure your NAO is a V4 or a V5.

For further details, see: NAO - Version.

Check the battery level.

Important: make sure the robot battery is fully charged: a power shortage during upgrading could leave the robot in a fatal state.

Tips: if your battery has a limited autonomy, you should leave the charger plugged during the upgrade. However it could be wise to order a new battery.

Make sure the sound level is high.

A very sensitive step will be prompted by a sound, you need to hear it.

Step B - Choosing relevant upgrading method

To update Aldebaran robot system, choose carefully between these methods:

If your robot ... Choose ...

... is booting normally, and you need to:

  • restore the current release or
  • upgrade it

New!

Set an Auto Update on the Aldebaran Cloud:

https://cloud.aldebaran-robotics.com/

or choose:

... is not booting normally,

or

... you would like to downgrade the current release

In all cases, when prompted by Choregraphe, or before inserting the USB stick updated by the NAOFlasher, you shutdown your robot.

Step C - Launching the upgrade

Step Action

Turn on and update the firmware.

Press and hold the robot Chest button for about 5 seconds until it gets blue.

Ear LEDs shows the progression.

For further details, see: Upgrading.

Remain alert: a strong beep sound (echoing), indicates that one of the cards has its firmware updated. This could occur once or several times according to the release content (i.e. the number of firmwares to update).

Warning: it may occur, on some robots, that the upgrade of the card controlling the Inertial sensor gets disturbed when the charger is plugged. In that case, the upgrade will be retried, up to 6 times, so you should hear the sound many times.

Tips: in order to avoid this problem, simply unplug the charger once you have heard the first sound.
Optionally, in case of persistent disturbances Aldebaran robot may say: “To complete my upgrade, please make sure that I am well charged, unplug my charger and re-boot me”.

When the upgrade process is completed, Aldebaran robot may ask you to perform an auto-diagnostic by saying: “put me in an open space on the floor and touch my head or my bumper ...”.

Warning

During this auto-diagnostic, all safety reflexes are intentionally removed: do not shake nor push your Aldebaran robot and make sure it is in a safe place.

If you don’t feel confident about the upgrade, for example if a repeated sound makes you think that the inertial sensor card may not be properly updated, do not proceed as asked and shutdown the robot: It gives you another chance to perform the upgrade properly.

NAOFlasher option: do not forget to remove the USB stick from NAO’s head and to close the Hatch behind the head of the robot.

Factory reset option: if you have requested a Factory reset, then all settings have been reset, therefore you need to restore the WiFi connection settings.

For further details, see: Setting NAO’s WiFi connection.

Step D - Last checking

  • The tricky upgrade of the Inertial sensor card could put your robot in danger, so better double-check that everything went well before performing acrobatics!

    So make sure the Fall Manager reflex is activated or at least available on the Settings.

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