Note: The following feature is only available with Jade Plus.
Jade Plus offers the powerful ability to connect external accessories, allowing users to unlock brand new functionality. When JadeLink is connected to Jade Plus, your device can read the available files and upgrade its firmware directly from a binary stored on your JadeLink.
Upgrading Jade using the following method not only allows for drastically faster firmware upgrades, but it may offer security improvements as well due to the air-gapped nature of the process.
Warning: Only follow this procedure when using a .bin and .hash file downloaded directly from the official Jade firmware upgrade page.
Air-gapped Firmware Upgrade
This process can be followed with most FAT32-formatted USB storage devices or SD card readers, however if you experience issues with your accessory it is recommended to try JadeLink.
1.
Navigate to the firmware binary download page and select your desired version, then click Download Binary. Open your Downloads folder and locate the .bin and .hash files.
2.
Plug in JadeLink to your computer and copy the firmware .bin and .hash files directly to your storage device. Eject the device and connect it to your Jade Plus.
Note: In order to be recognized by Jade Plus, the file names need to be the same as when they were downloaded and cannot be duplicates with a trailing (1) or (2), for example.
3.
Navigate to USB Storage on Jade Plus by selecting Options on the main menu. If your Jade Plus is initialized, you will first need to unlock it via PIN with QR, USB, or BLE. The USB Storage option will be displayed when your Jade is unlocked in an Active state.
4.
Select Firmware Upgrade and choose your desired firmware binary, downloaded from the Jade firmware upgrade page.
5.
Review the firmware details and click the checkmark to confirm and begin the upgrade. Your Jade will reboot after the process is complete.