According to this Q&A, the FRC Firmware is different from the OpenWrt Firmware. Since I could get the Andymark Instructions to work, I looked to see if I could find the firmware. While FRC is correct that the FRC firmware is not available for "
separate download", a quick inspection reveals it is part of the FRC Radio Configuration Download as Mark mentioned in the prior post.
By the way, the NPF error has nothing to do with the status (firmware or otherwise) of the OM5P-AN, as the OM5P-AN is not yet connected to the computer.
Here is what I did:
1) Make sure your Hardwire Ethernet Connection (not wifi) is set to "Obtain an IP address automatically". You can find it in your control panel/network connections, and select Properties of the correct adapter. Look for something with IPV4, and select the properties of that.
2) Note the name of the hardwire ethernet connection.
3) Install the FRC Radio Configuration utility. I presume if you are reading this post, you have already done that and are frustrated at the Bridge errors.
4) run "cmd" to open up a DOS Command window. Steps 5-8 are done in the Command Window.
5) Navigate to the FRC Radio Configuration utility. The default is something like: "C:\\Program Files\FRC Radio Configuration Utility\". In the command window the following commands will get you there:
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cd "\program files\frc radio configuration utility"
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6) type "ap51-flash". It will list the ethernet adapters. Note the number of the adapter for your hardwire connection.
7) Make sure the power for the OM5P-AN is unplugged, and the connection to the ethernet is connected to the outside port (the one farthest away from the power port).
6) type "ap51-flash <adapter number> firmware.bin"
7) when the program says "listening ...", plug in the power for the OM5P-AN
8) When it says "device ready to be unplugged", unplug the power from the OM5P-AN, and plug it back in. It will take a minute for the OM5P-AN to reboot. The power light will go on. It will go off. Finally it will come back on with the port light also lit.
9) You should now have the correct firmware, and can run the FRC Configuration Utility to Configure the Router. It may take a minute for the program to "find" the Router. If it fails, just try again. We had to press the "configure" button twice before it found the router and configured it.
Note: until we get to an event, I can't confirm that the above procedure is correct. But, it seems like it to me.
Note 2: We have 3 radios (router) for multiple robots (including prior year). In order to run more than one robot simultaneously, you need to give each radio a unique SSID. While you could give each radio a different team number (with the FRC Configuration Utility), that would make you change the driver station too. What we did is installed the openwrt firmware on the other radios, and gave them a different SSID. The Driver Station then picks the right wifi SSID to connect to for that robot. Andymark took down the instructions for that from the product webpage, but you can email them for the instructions.