Updating your PubMote

I tried to update my PubMote last weekend and ran into a couple issues, so I wanted to document the process for everybody else.

Go to pubmote.com to update your Mote. They have the latest firmware and most of these instructions there already. They also have a lot of the helpful links related to PubMotes.

  1. Unscrew your Mote and disconnect the battery from the Waveshare module (the main board with the screen).
  2. Hold the boot button on the Waveshare and plug it into your computer
  3. Go to pubmote.com on chrome (other browsers don’t support web serial), hit connect, and select one of the serial connections that pops up (note that Bluetooth isn’t supported for flashing).
  4. Once connected, you can select a firmware and flash your update as the site instructs.

If anybody sees issues with this, let me know and I’ll make updates!