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How to update your Green and Blue UAS compliant Wingtra drone

This article offers step-by-step instructions to update software on drones that are Green or Blue UAS compliant

New software updates are verified and approved by the AUVSI and Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) before Green and Blue UAS users can install them on their Wingtra drones. The list of approved software versions is published here and on the DIU website:

WingtraRAY

v2.18.0-b.2

The latest compliant software release is v2.18.0-b.2, and it can be downloaded from here: WingtraPilot APK, WingtraRAY WUP

WingtraOne Gen II

v2.5.0-b.4
v2.10.1-b.1
v2.10.2-b.1
v2.11.2-b.1
v2.12.2-b.5

The latest compliant software release is v2.12.2-b.5, and it can be downloaded from here:  WingtraPilot APK, WingtraOne TAR.

When you first receive your Wingtra drone, make sure you update to this latest approved software version in all cases.

Update process

To install the update, follow these steps:

  1. Download the software release files, .WUP/.TAR and .APK from the link above.
  2. Take the SD card from your drone (RAY: located next to battery slots, GEN II: located near the PPK antennae) and copy the .WUP/.TAR and .APK files onto the SD card.
  3. Start your Tab Blue tablet (Tab Active 3). If you have a strict air gap requirement, please ensure WIFI is OFF.
  4. Place the SD card with the .WUP/.TAR file back into the drone and power it on.
    1. Allow a 2-3 minutes for the drone to power on and settle prior to connecting telemetry 
    2. Do not update the WingtraPilot application yet with the .APK
  5. Connect the telemetry, open the already installed WingtraPilot application, select your language and units, and follow the steps to pair the drone
    1. If pairing takes longer than 5 minutes, unplug and replug the telemetry
  6. Allow the WingtraPilot application to prompt and state that an update has been discovered on the drone. Select "yes" once prompted and allow the update to complete
    1. The drone may lose telemetry during this portion of the update
    2. The update may take up to 7 minutes
  7. Once the update is complete, a window "Incompatible Firmware version" or a "Activate drone" may pop-up. Ignore them.
  8. Close the application and un-power the drone
  9. Connect the drone's SD card to the tablet using the SD card to USB-C adapter.
  10. Navigate to the file system on the tablet and locate the SD card labeled "USB Storage"
  11. Install the latest BLU WingtraPilot version by opening the .APK file with the "Package Installer"
    1. If this installation fails, manually uninstall the current WingtraPilot app on the home page, first by pressing and holding the application icon then selecting Uninstall
  12. Open WingtraPilot on the tablet, connect the telemetry and power on the drone.
  13. If needed, accept the WingtraPilot End-User License Agreement
  14. If needed, follow the instructions on screen to pair your tablet with your drone
  15. Update is complete, you likely see the "Activate drone" window on the tablet.
  16. Proceed in  the next article

Troubleshooting

  • If the update fails, make sure to check you downloaded the .WUP/.TAR file correctly onto the SD card and plugged it into the drone. Once the drone finds the new update it will ask for confirmation to install on WingtraPilot -Click ok.
  • If you are following a strict air gap requirement (offline worfkflow), a yellow window might pop-up regarding internet access. You can tap OK to ignore it. 

Up next

WingtraPilot BLU and PPK license activation on Green and Blue UAS drones

Or head back to the main Green and Blue UAS knowledge base page.