Rotorflight Radio Updater

Windows updater for the Rotorflight Lua Ethos Suite.

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Updater binaries are published on GitHub Releases, but only when:

• a release is created, or
• the updater source is updated and a release is produced

This means the exact binary link can change or be missing on older releases. Use the Releases page to pick the matching version:

https://github.com/rotorflight/rotorflight-lua-ethos-suite-updater/releases

Asset names (when present):

• Windows: rotorflight-lua-ethos-suite-updater-<version>-windows-<arch>.zip
• macOS: rotorflight-lua-ethos-suite-updater-<version>-macos-<arch>.zip
• Linux: updater-ubuntu-latest (workflow artifacts; not yet attached to releases)

If a release does not include updater assets, the binaries were not rebuilt for that tag. In that case, use the most recent release that includes the updater artifacts or build locally (see below).

If you would like a newer build, download the tool from GitHub Actions artifacts.

Note: The updater is published for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Developer Notes

Compilation requirements:

1. Windows build host (PyInstaller target).
2. Python 3.x on PATH.
3. PyInstaller installed: pip install pyinstaller
4. From src, run: make.cmd
5. Output EXE: rotorflight-lua-ethos-suite-updater.exe

Optional build inputs:

• src/icon.ico (embedded icon used by make.cmd)

macOS / Linux Notes

• The updater uses tkinter for the GUI. Ensure your Python install includes Tk support.
  • macOS: the python.org installer typically includes Tk.
  • Linux: install your distro's python3-tk package.
• HID support is optional. If hid/hidapi is missing, the updater can still work when the radio is already mounted in storage mode.
• For development runs on macOS/Linux, use:
  • src/run_updater.sh
• macOS icon: generate icon.icns from the Windows .ico with:
  • python3 src/build_icon_icns.py