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INSTRUCTIONS FOR UPDATING THE INTEL®
FALCON™ 8+ UAS AND BATTERY FIRMWARE:
Estimated completion time: Approximately 1 hour.
Step Instructions Description
0Before starting, gather the
following:
1. Intel® Falcon™ 8+ UAV (F8+) 1
2. Intel® Falcon™ 8+ Cockpit Controller (CTR) 1
3. Intel® Powerpack batteries All
4. Computer with internet connection 1
5. Formatted USB storage drive 2
6. New Intel® Powerpack battery charger (enclosed) 1
7. Blue circle stickers (enclosed) 1 Sheet
1Download latest F8+
rmware
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• Download latest system rmware from
Intel Download Center website:
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/26931/
Downloads-for-Intel-Falcon-8-
• Save “TRINITY.ATF” rmware le onto one formatted
USB drive, and “COCKPIT.ATF” rmware le onto the
other formatted USB drive.
2Update F8+ with rmware 1
Update CTR with rmware 1
• Insert USB with “TRINITY.ATF” into UAV and power on
using two fully charged batteries.
• System rmware and battery rmware updates will
automatically install.
• Upon completion of system rmware update, power
o UAV and remove both batteries.
• Insert USB with “COCKPIT.ATF” into CTR and power
on. Upon completion of system rmware update,
power o CTR.
3Mark updated batteries with
blue sticker
• Apply enclosed blue circle sticker to the backside
of each updated battery.
1 Version 1.7.2, or later
