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  1. Unplug any USB or power cables connected to the Intel® Edison.

  2. Get the latest Yocto firmware image for the Intel® Edison.

    1. On the USB key: downloads → Windows/Mac/Linux → edison_media
    2. Copy edison-iotdk-image-[version].zip to your computer.

  3. Launch the Flash Tool Lite program installed in the previous section.

  4. Click Browse in the upper righthand corner. Select edison-iotdk-image-[version].zip file.

    Browse Edison Image

    The tool extracts the zip file and loads FlashEdison.json.

    Load FlashEdison.json

  5. For the “Configuration” drop down, if your host machine is:

    • OS X or Linux: choose “CDC”
    • Windows: choose “RNDIS”

  6. Unplug all cables from the Intel® Edison.

  7. Click Start to Flash.

    Start to Flash

  8. When you see the prompt, plug a micro-USB cable into the top micro-USB connector on the expansion board.

    Micro-USB cable being plugged into the top micro-USB connector

    You should see the Flash Tool detect the board and begin the flash process.

    Plug the USB cable

  9. Wait 3-4 minutes for the firmware progress to finish. Do not unplug the board during this time!

    Firmware flash progress

Once the flashing is completed, the board will restart and you will see a “Flash success” indicated in the Flash Tool.

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