NAME

       ubertooth-dfu - Device firmware update for Ubertooth

SYNOPSIS

       To update firmware, run:

              ubertooth-dfu -d bluetooth_rxtx.dfu -r

DESCRIPTION

       ubertooth-dfu(1)  is  a  utility  for  updating firmware on Ubertooth. It can also download the currently
       running firmware from the device.

       Running the upload or  download  command  automatically  resets  the  device  into  the  firmware  update
       bootloader.  The  USB ID of the Ubertooth will change in the bootloader, and this may cause problems when
       attempting to update firmware from inside a VM.

       In the DFU bootloader, the TX, RX, and USR LEDs will turn on and off in sequence. If this does not occur,
       you can try to manually force the device to  boot  into  the  bootloader.  Refer  to  [MANUALLY  ENTERING
       BOOTLOADER][].

OPTIONS

       Major modes:

              • -d <firmware.dfu> : Download - write DFU file to device

              • -u <output.dfu> : Upload - read DFU file from device

              • -r : Reset device after performing operation

       Miscellaneous:

              • -s <file.bin> : Add DFU suffix to binary firmware file

              • -U <0-7> : Which Ubertooth device to use

MANUALLY ENTERING BOOTLOADER

       If  the device does not enter the bootloader when running the upload or download commands, it is possible
       to force the device to boot into that mode when it is inserted. To do so, you will  need  to  jumper  two
       pins on the expansion header.

       The  expansion  header  is  a  2x3  pin  header between the two largest chips on the board, about halfway
       between the USB connector and antenna. It is labeled "EXPAND" on the back side of the board. Holding  the
       board so USB is pointed up, on the front side of the board the expansion header looks like this:

                +-------+
              6 + O | O | 3
                +---+---+
              5 + O | O | 2
                +---+---+
              4 + O | X | 1
                +---+---+

       PIN #1, marked X, is square.

       With  Ubertooth  unplugged, use a piece of wire, paperclip, staple, etc to connect pins 1 and 2 together.
       When it it plugged in, the Ubertooth should enter bootloader mode (LEDs will be turning  on  and  off  in
       sequence).

       The bootloader will exit after 5 seconds of no activity and boot into the main firmware.

SEE ALSO

       ubertooth(7): overview of Project Ubertooth

AUTHOR

       This manual page was written by Mike Ryan.

COPYRIGHT

       ubertooth-dfu(1)  is Copyright (c) 2010-2017. This tool is released under the GPLv2. Refer to COPYING for
       further details.

Project Ubertooth                                  March 2017                                   UBERTOOTH-DFU(1)