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§ DS2000 — InstallationRev A

Installation

How to install the app, connect the DS2000 and update the firmware. It takes about five minutes.

§01 — Install the app

Install the app

  1. Download the installer

    Get the .msi file from the Downloads tab.

  2. Get past SmartScreen

    The installer is not signed yet, so Windows warns the first time. Click More info.

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    Windows SmartScreen warning with the More info link
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  3. Run it anyway

    A Run anyway button appears. Click it and follow the installer.

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    SmartScreen warning with the Run anyway button
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  4. Open DS2000

    The app lives in the system tray, next to the clock. Clicking the icon opens the window; closing the window does not quit the app. To quit, right-click the icon and choose Quit.

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    DS2000 icon in the system tray with its menu
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Downloads
§02 — Connect the DS2000

Connect the DS2000

  1. Plug it in over USB

    The app finds it on its own. No drivers are needed: Windows sees it as a serial port.

  2. Check the status

    In the Settings tab, the Connections section must read Serial: Connected. If it says the firmware is out of date, update it as described below.

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    The app's Settings tab showing Serial: Connected
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  3. Connect Discord

    One more step, done once: create your Discord application. It is explained in the Discord setup tab.

Discord setup
§03 — Update the firmware

Update the firmware

Only needed when the app says the firmware is out of date. The app will do this on its own in the future.

  1. Download the image

    In Downloads, get the .uf2 file for your board.

  2. Enter upload mode

    Quit the DS2000 app. Unplug the device, hold the board's BOOT button and plug it back in. A USB drive called RP2350 appears (RPI-RP2 on a Pico).

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    Windows Explorer showing the RP2350 drive
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  3. Copy the file

    Drag the .uf2 onto that drive. The board restarts with the new firmware and the drive disappears. Open the app again.

§04 — Uninstall

Uninstall

From Windows Settings → Apps. The settings stay in %APPDATA%\Mechardo and the Discord credentials in Windows Credential Manager, under DS2000; delete them by hand if you are not reinstalling.