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Custom Firmware Reference Document for Riden RD60xx Power Supplies

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sunkmail:
Hi Everyone,

I have been working on a reference document / manual for using the RD60xx series of power supplies loaded with UniSoft's custom firmware.

        RD60xx Custom Firmware Reference


It is NOT complete, but I think it has the vast majority of information.

        Please feel free to use it as you like.


I will attempt to complete what's missing and update as new firmware versions are released.



Any comments, corrections, suggestions, or additional content are appreciated and welcome. 



      This is my first time making a document public like this - I'm hoping I can update the existing file and this link will always be pointing to the most up-to-date version. :)


Enjoy!

Mr.B:
Well done and thank you.

bateau020:
Yes, great work.

While reading through it, I will probably come up with some recommendations for changes over time. Tell me how you want me to provide feedback. Am willing to participate. (If you use a Google Doc as working doc, you can for example give "editor" or "commenter" roles to specific people, while keeping a full trace of all changes. The equivalent is possible with MS.)

* it might be easier if you add chapter numbers. If you use Google Doc as a working doc, try out the "Table of Contents" add-on, as the default chapter numbering from Google Docs is cr*p.

* in the chapter "How to Install Custom Firmware": I have the impression that in 1 a) you use the menu description from the latest unisoft firmware, not the stock firmware. Cannot check now though, so I cannot confirm. It would be best to indicate both stock (new users) and adapted texts (for future..?) for this part.

* in the chapter "How to Install Custom Firmware": please add non-windows methods. My favourite is "https://github.com/tjko/riden-flashtool". You could add an example on how to use it: "python3 flash-rd.py /dev/tty.usbserial-31110 ../RD60121_V1.33.1m.bin"

* in the wifi section, you might want to add a link to https://cuttlefishblacknet.wordpress.com/2020/03/01/riden-rd6006-wifi/ or https://community.home-assistant.io/t/riden-rd6006-dc-power-supply-ha-support-wifi/163849 or fetch the schema from there (with a remark where you got it from). 

* "RS486 Module (if installed)" should very probably be "RS485 Module (if installed)"

sunkmail:

--- Quote from: bateau020 on February 25, 2021, 07:16:17 pm ---Yes, great work.

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Thanks!


--- Quote from: bateau020 on February 25, 2021, 07:16:17 pm ---While reading through it, I will probably come up with some recommendations for changes over time. Tell me how you want me to provide feedback. Am willing to participate. (If you use a Google Doc as working doc, you can for example give "editor" or "commenter" roles to specific people, while keeping a full trace of all changes. The equivalent is possible with MS.)

--- End quote ---

I've been using google docs.   (I'm not very experienced with working on collaborative documents yet.)

I'm happy to add you as a commenter if you like. 
      Send me a private message with your gmail and I'll set you up.

   For the time being, I'd like to keep myself as the only editor, just to keep things consistent for now.   
       I may open it up to other editors once the changes settle down and its more of a maintenance issue.


--- Quote ---* it might be easier if you add chapter numbers. If you use Google Doc as a working doc, try out the "Table of Contents" add-on, as the default chapter numbering from Google Docs is cr*p.

--- End quote ---

I'll look into that when I have some time.


--- Quote ---* in the chapter "How to Install Custom Firmware": I have the impression that in 1 a) you use the menu description from the latest unisoft firmware, not the stock firmware. Cannot check now though, so I cannot confirm. It would be best to indicate both stock (new users) and adapted texts (for future..?) for this part.

--- End quote ---

You're right, I did you the UniSoft firmware in my example.  Obviously the difference slipped my mind there. :-//  I'll have to confirm the original firmware menu descriptions.


--- Quote ---* in the chapter "How to Install Custom Firmware": please add non-windows methods. My favourite is "https://github.com/tjko/riden-flashtool". You could add an example on how to use it: "python3 flash-rd.py /dev/tty.usbserial-31110 ../RD60121_V1.33.1m.bin"

--- End quote ---

Good idea.   
     I only have Windows boxes myself, so I couldn't actually test the steps myself - which is one reason I wanted to get this out to the community, I knew there was going to be things I didn't think of.


--- Quote ---* in the wifi section, you might want to add a link to https://cuttlefishblacknet.wordpress.com/2020/03/01/riden-rd6006-wifi/ or https://community.home-assistant.io/t/riden-rd6006-dc-power-supply-ha-support-wifi/163849 or fetch the schema from there (with a remark where you got it from).

--- End quote ---

Thanks for that too.   WiFi was a lower priority than getting the bulk of the options explained in detail, for me anyway.  I think that was the last section I added before publishing the document.  I welcome any help and am more than happy to give credit.


--- Quote ---* "RS486 Module (if installed)" should very probably be "RS485 Module (if installed)"

--- End quote ---
   Already fixed on the working document.


Thanks for the feedback and offer to help!

Cheers

LeviHB:
Thank you for this. I still find it really bizarre that in 2021 things are being distributed throughout huge forums threads with no semblance of structure or version control.

Would you be open to setting this up as a git? I think that would be much better. And will stand up better historically, while it's often hard to find forum threads with links hosted on random websites several years after the post. So much has been lost from the 2000s as it was posted like this randomly in forums.

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