Imaging RoboRIO Firmware

Step 1: Make Sure you installed the current FRC game tools

FRC Game Tools DownloadNIglobal

Step 2: Open balenaEtcher or download it from this link:

balenaEtcher - Flash OS images to SD cards & USB drivesetcher.balena.io

Step 3: MicroSD Card

• Take the MicroSD card out of the RoboRio

• Connect it to your computer using your computer's microSD port

• If your computer doesn't have a MicroSD port, use a microSD card reader

UGREEN SD Card Reader - Portable USB 3.0 Dual Slot Flash Memory Card Adapter Hub for SDXC, SDHC, MMC, RS-MMC, TF, Micro SDXC, Micro SDHC UHS-I for Mac, Windows, Linux, Chrome PC, LaptopAmazon.com

Example MicroSD card reader recommended by offical WPILib docs

Step 4: Click the "Flash from File" option in balenaEtcher

• The Image file is downloaded to your computer automatically when you install the FRC game tools in step 1

• The file name follows this form: FRC_roboRIO2_YEAR_VERSION.img.zip

• The file is located inside the SD Images folder which was also created automatically when installing the FRC game tools

Step 5: Upload the image file

Step 6: Click the "Select Target" button

• Select your MicroSD card

• If it doesn't show up, your computer is not recognizing the MicroSD card.

• Anything under "Hidden" is not your MicroSD card. It is hidden because it is part of your computer, not the MicroSD card.

Step 7: Click "Flash"

• Allow the app to finish flashing before taking out your SD card.

• Sometimes it gets stuck at the end of the "Finishing" step, if it is stuck in the same place for a while, just click "skip", it won't mess up your card.