Firmware Upgrade

Linux / macOS

Download or compile the Black Magic Debug (BMD) firmware. Regarding firmware selection:

  • You can find the newest pre-built binaries on the GitHub Release Page.

  • You can find the bleeding cutting edge binaries uploaded as assets on the “build and upload” GitHub actions page, Click on the newest successful build and download the blackmagic-firmware.zip file. It contains binaries for all the supported platforms.

  • When using the daily builds expect breaking changes. Please report issues on our issue page or ask on our Discord server.

Upgrade the firmware of the Black Magic Debug Probe using either:

  • bmputil

  • dfu-util

  • stlink-tool

bmputil on Linux/macOS

Clone and build the bmputil tool.

Plug your Black Magic Probe into your computer and run the following command:

bmputil flash blackmagic-native.elf

Provided you have suitable udev rules in play, this will already do everything you need and automatically reboot your unit back into the new firmware.

dfu-util on Linux/macOS

Install dfu-util. On macOS you can use homebrew, macports or fink depending on your preferred package manager. You will need version 0.8.0 or greater to support the dfuse commands.

Plug the Black Magic Probe into your computer and run the following command:

sudo dfu-util -d 1d50:6018,:6017 -s 0x08002000:leave -D blackmagic-native.bin

To upgrade non-native hardware see the READMEs of the different platforms on GitHub.

Note

If dfu-util fails to switch your BMP into bootloader mode, or you feel like you might have bricked your BMP, you can also plug in your BMP while holding down the button. This will force the BMP to stay in the bootloader on power up.

Windows

Download or compile the Black Magic Debug (BMD) firmware. Regarding firmware selection:

  • You can find the newest pre-built binaries on the GitHub Release Page.

  • You can find the bleeding cutting edge binaries uploaded as assets on the “build and upload” GitHub actions page, Click on the newest successful build and download the blackmagic-firmware.zip file. It contains binaries for all the supported platforms.

  • When using the daily builds expect breaking changes. Please report issues on our issue page or ask on our Discord server.

Upgrade the firmware of the Black Magic Debug Probe using either:

  • bmputil

  • dfu-util

  • stlink-tool

bmputil on Windows

Clone and build the bmputil tool.

Plug your Black Magic Probe into your computer and run the following command:

bmputil flash blackmagic-native.elf

bmputil will automatically take care of the needed drivers. Do not run Zadig on the DFU endpoint if using bmputil.

dfu-util on Windows

Download the Windows release of dfu-util.

Plug the Black Magic Probe into your computer and run the following command:

dfu-util.exe -d 1d50:6018,:6017 -s 0x08002000:leave -D blackmagic.bin

To upgrade non-native hardware see the readme of the different platforms on GitHub.

You may need use Zadig to install the WinUSB driver. Both PID 0x6017 and 0x6018 need to be known to Zadig.

Note

On first run Zadig may not see the 6017 PID. Once the dfu exe runs and detaches the device, it should appear in Zadig. Install the WinUSB driver on it and re-run the dfu exe.

Note

If dfu-util fails to switch your BMP into bootloader mode, or you feel like you might have bricked your BMP, you can also plug in your BMP while holding down the button. This will force the BMP to stay in the bootloader on power up.