diff --git a/doc/flashing.md b/doc/flashing.md index a0efad5..11d6347 100644 --- a/doc/flashing.md +++ b/doc/flashing.md @@ -18,28 +18,39 @@ warranty. Perhaps you will destroy your lamp and your computer. ## Opening the lamp, to expose the PCB Remove the rubber pads from the botton of the lamp, to get access to 4 -screws that attach the bottom to the rest of the lamp. Note that you don't -have to remove these pads fully. Once you can access the screws, you've -gone far enough. +screws that attach the bottom to the rest of the lamp. + + + +Note that you don't have to remove these pads fully. Once you can access +the screws, you've gone far enough. + + Unbolt the 4 screws which were hidden under the rubber pads. -![Photo of the screws](images/screws.jpg "Use an allen key or torx screw driver to remove the screws.") + Detach the bottom from the rest of the lamp, exposing the PCB. This might -take a bit of force. Just pull it up bit by bit until it pops loose. +take a bit of force. Just pull it off bit by bit, until it pops loose. -For some good pictures of disassembling this lamp, take a look [at this -blog post](https://mysku.ru/blog/china-stores/78455.html) It is in Russian, -but the translation by Google works well and moreover, the pictures are the -most important thing here. If you scroll down, you will find them easily. + ## Solder the wires +The wires will be connected to the debug pads that are shown in the following image. + + + Many of the serial to USB adapter have some header pins to which you can -connect the wires of a device. Therefore, I find it most useful to take some -dupont wires with a female end to them, and cut off the other end. Strip the -wire on the other and, and solder this end to the board. +connect the wires of a device. Therefore, it might be useful to take some +dupont wires, cut off one end, and solder the stripped end to the board. +TODO + + + + + Solder the wires to the `RX`, `TX`, `GND` and `GPIO0` debug pads that are shown in the following photo. It is *not* required to solder a wire to the @@ -48,8 +59,6 @@ ESP32 chip, making it a less than optimal candidate for powering the board during flashing. Instead, powering the lamp using its own power supply works best. -![Soldering points](images/Soldering_points.jpg) - You can use some sticky tape to fixate the cables before soldering. ## Connect the wires to your serial to USB adapter