Upgrade FW from very old version 2.1.0

[O.Hartkopp]

I wanted to upgrade my very old PCAN USB Pro FD with FW 2.1.0 with the PCAN-Flash 2.0 Tool.

But after selecting the device and setting it into USB Flash mode (the fast orange flashing LEDs) the device is not detected by PCAN-Flash (PCAN -> Connect) anymore.
Therefore the update of the MSD loader upgrade finds no target ...

I updated a PCAN USB FD with this method which has been detected as shown in the documentation.

Any idea how to upgrade from that very old version?

[M.Maidhof]

Hello,

to update such an older bootloader on a PCAN-USB-Pro FD, you can only use Windows 7 or Windows 8, Windows 10 is not supported. Please see info in the Firmware Update manual on page 5:

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If you don't have such an older Windows OS, please contact us by email to arrange an update here at PEAK.

regards

Michael

[O.Hartkopp]

Hello Michael,

I very obviously need to improve my ability to READ

Let's see whether I can find a Win7/8 machine in my neighborhood. Of course I upgraded all my machines to Win10 when they were able to be upgraded ...

I still have a WinXP Notebook from 2004 - is WinXP with this https://www.peak-system.com/fileadmin/m ... _WinXP.zip driver capable to do the job?

Best regards,
Oliver

[M.Maidhof]

Hi,

no, those outdated drivers for XP don't support CAN-FD hardwares, they could only be used for CAN 2.0 hardware like PCAN-USB or PCAN-PCI cards.

regards

Michael

[O.Hartkopp]

Hello Michael,

I was able to get a Win7 machine, installed the drivers and went through the update process as described in the PDF.

Worked excellent!

Many thanks,
Oliver