P3P firmware update, limp gimbal, flashing red battery light

Neil McRae · Mar 30, 2016

I wouldn't be in a hurry to upgrade - after perfect flying for months the latest version introduced a lot of GPS issues for me and cause the drone to fly off - had to land it hard. Previous version seems the best in my view. Or the version that came with the bird at launch!

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Tdeath · Mar 30, 2016

If rolling back to 1.6 on sd card doesnt work try this,

Redownload ur 1.6, extract the .bin n put it on the sd, if it doesnt work try the force updating.

Like a normal update, but before turnin the quad on, there is a lil whole to press with a pen( on the right of the green or red light on the vps system)

Look it up on youtube

This should force downgrade it to 1.6

Wheat · Mar 30, 2016

Can someone tell me where the documentation is to downgrade. I have tried pressing the rc link button while turning on the battery and holding the button until it starts beeping. That has not worked.

Wheat · Mar 30, 2016

The only thing that I can think of the might have caused this is that I might have had the RC controller on while it was updating. If that causes it to brick my bird, I am going to be pissed at DJI for having this issue. Their documentation does not show it has to be off but other instructions I have seen from others say it should.

kdrak · Mar 30, 2016

you cannot upgrade aircraft when RC is turned on

Wheat · Apr 7, 2016

Does anyone have a firmware version higher than 1.07.0060. that I could try to upgrade the craft with. Forcing an update with this current version is not working.

msinger · Apr 7, 2016

Wheat said:
Does anyone have a firmware version higher than 1.07.0060.

You can download firmware 1.8 from the P3A downloads page or P3P downloads page.

Wheat · Apr 7, 2016

I just saw that. I am trying it now. It does not look good. It would not recognize it when booting and now on a forced update it is doing the same thing.

Ranger003 · Apr 7, 2016

Has anyone ever tried to interrupt an update to the firmware INTENTIONALLY.
What I mean by this is to turn the phantom on and remove the sd card while updating the firmware.
The phantom will go into an error mode indicated by a constant red light on the front of the gimbal.
Reinstall a previous version of the firmware from sd card that you had before. I did this before and it worked for me...the install of the previous firmware will take a lot longer FYI.

Gustavo Oliveira · Apr 8, 2016

I'm having the same problem of the post.
I guy told me that I could downgrade the firmware utilizing de sd card on the mainboard but a lot of others have saId that this is impossible.

Anyone have solved this problem?

Thanks