Update With Palette
The Palette-Assisted Update method allows you to update the DevKit firmware using the MPK Tool, which is included in the Palette Development Environment. This method is recommended for:
DevKits running firmware version 1.4 or earlier in PCIe mode.
Developers who have Palette installed on their machine and prefer an integrated update process.
With Palette-Assisted upgrade, you still need to download the firmware separately.
Once you downloaded the firmware you can uncompress the file simaai-image-palette-upgrade-davinci.swu to the folder where you can access from the Palette container.
In standalone mode, connect to the DevKit from the MPK tool using its IP address and perform the firmware update:
sima-user@docker-image-id:/home# mpk device connect -t <BOARD_IP_ADDRESS> -u <USER> -d my_device
sima-user@docker-image-id:/home# mpk firmware-upgrade -f /home/docker/sima-cli/simaai-image-palette-upgrade-davinci.swu -d my_device
Note
In the PCIe mode, ensure that the host driver is installed to the matching version of the firmware first.
In PCIe mode, connect to the DevKit from the MPK tool using the slot number (e.g.
0) and execute the firmware update:sima-user@docker-image-id:/home# mpk device connect -s 0 sima-user@docker-image-id:/home# mpk firmware-upgrade -f /home/docker/sima-cli/simaai-image-palette-upgrade-davinci.swu -d my_device
For additional details, refer to the mpk firmware-upgrade command.