Upgrading the firmware on your Parrot AR 2.0 drone has many benefits. A firmware upgrade will fix any bugs or problems which Parrot have identified such as flying erratically or dropping while flying.  The AR drone firmware upgrade may also bring new features such as better acrobatics and ease of flying. This article with video show you how to upgrade the firmware on your Parrot AR 2.0 drone. Connect a fully charged battery to your AR drone and your smartphone is also fully charged. Make sure your Parrot AR drone does it’s normal start up test. The 4 rotors should do their little jiggle. Your quadcopter should then be broadcasting it’s wi-fi  signal. Go into your settings on your iPhone or Smartphone.  Turn on Airplane Mode so you won’t receive a phone call while upgrading the firmware on your Parrot AR Drone. Make sure you’re wi-fi is activated on your phone. Make sure you have no USB devices attached to your AR drone Connect to your Parrot AR drone

Open up the AR drone FreeFlight App Make sure your AR Drone FreeFlight App is up to date. On the main screen on your AR FreeFlight software on your phone, click on AR drone update. Click ok to confirm that you have no USB keys attached to your AR drone Next, you cellphone will start sending the firmware file to your Parrot AR drone When the file has gone across your Parrot AR drone will restart. The LEDs will go red. On restart your AR drone will start installing the firmware.  After a short period the lights on the Parrot AR will go off and then blink red.  On your cellphone, it will say “installing”. Next, each rotor in turn will do a little jiggle followed by green LED’s on front and back. Sometimes your WiFi may disconnect at this point. Reconnect if this happens and open the AR FreeFlight software.  Go back into AR Drone Update.  You should then see the message “Your AR Drone Is Up To Date” Check the Firmware And Software Versions On Your Parrot AR Drone

To check your firmware and other versions of software, go to the Piloting screen option in the AR FreeFlight App, connect to the AR Drone, then on your cellphone scroll 4 screens across to check the status and versions.  This should show you the hardware, motors and software versions. Below I have a nice drone video which takes you step by step through the whole process of updating the firmware and other software on your Parrot AR Drone 2.0. Also, don’t forget, you can find further information including the latest firmware and software for you AR Drone on the Parrot Support Page. Before you go, view these Parrot AR 2.0 parts, upgrades and accessories.If you would like to downgrade, upgrade, or re-install firmware you can do so at your own risk by using these files and instructions. Download the version you want below. (Don’t change the filename.) Power up your AR. Connect your computer to the AR. Open a telnet session to 192.168.1.1 type the following:  echo “1.1.1″ > /firmware/version.txt

type the following:  echo “1.1.1″ > /update/version.txt Connect an FTP client to 192.168.1.1 Port: 5551 Upload the downloaded plf file to the FTP server (AR. Disconnect your computer from the AR. Disconnect the battery from the AR. Wait (about 5 minutes while the upgrade completes)ar drone 2 stability Upgrade, downgrade, and re-install are all done using the same procedure as seen in the video below.ar drone 2 altura maxima Any FTP client will work. parrot ar drone 2 australiaWe use and recommend Cyberduck which is available here: http://cyberduck.ch/best drone to buy in canada

The procedure for Windows is similar, the only difference is the method used to connect to the AR.Drone network and the method used to telnet. Update for your Bebop Drone firmware Bebop Drone 1.98.8 Firmware is now available! Main updates in the firmwarear drone 2 foro Stability improvement during flights (including in high altitude)ar drone 3 ebay Video recording and quality enhancement (noticeability less black frames) and video stabilization Enhanced GPS accuracy and Return home function GPS path features improvement in the Academy And many more bug fixes! You can also download the firmware on our online support site: ← How-to use Paparazzi sofware to fly Parrot Drones autonomously 3D mapping the Christ the Redeemer statue with a drone → Follow the above steps to connect the Parrot Airborne Night to your smart device via Bluetooth.

In FreeFlight Mini, go to    > Check for updates. Follow the on-screen direction to download updates. 1. Power on the Parrot Airborne Night and wait until the lights (eyes) turn green. 2. Connect the drone to your computer using a USB/micro-USB cable (provided). >Wait until the drone’s “right-eye” light is a steady green 4. Under DOWNLOADS, click Software update to download the update file. DO NOT RENAME THE FILE. 5. Drag and drop the update file into Parrot Airborne Night as though it were a USB Flash drive. The update file must be placed at the root of the drone and not in a folder. >The lights flash while the update file is being transferred. >Once the transfer is complete, the right-eye light remains green, and the left-eye orange. 6. Safely remove and disconnect the Parrot Airborne Night from your computer.The lights alternately flash orange with increasing rapidity. Do not remove the battery from while the update installation is in progress.