• Initial installation
• Revert back to factory firmware
• Update
• Alternative application

Initial installation

1. Install Simplelink SensorTag (Android) or TI SensorTag (iOS) application on your smartphone/tablet ;

2. Download appropriate OAD binary of the SoftRF firmware from this location ;

3. Turn on power of your SensorTag and make sure that it's LED is flashing in blue color :

4. Launch your Simplelink app. It should be able to scan BLE devices in the vicinity and detect your SensorTag as 'Multi-Sensor' :

5. Tap on the 'Multi-Sensor' icon to proceed into this device menu. Select 'TI OAD Service' menu option :

6. Tap onto 'SELECT CUSTOM FW' button :

7. A pop-up message should come up. Tap onto 'OK' , then select downloaded (on Step 2) SoftRF firmware binary file from your smartphone/tablet filesystem :

8. A progress indicator should come up next :

9. Upon reaching 100% value the smartphone/tablet should self-disconnect from the SensorTag :

10. and indicate successfull completion of the procedure :

11. The SensorTag will restart by itself. When SoftRF firmware is properly installed - the device power-up LED color should change on green :

Revert back to factory firmware

1. Turn on power of your SensorTag and make sure that it's LED color is constant green ( this indicates that SoftRF firmware is up and running ) :

2. Turn power off. Press and hold left button.

3. Turn power on again. The LED should become alternating red, green, blue :

4. Keep holding left button for more than 5 seconds until the LED will turn off by itself. Then cycle power with the switch. Flashing blue LED will indicate that SensorTag factory firmware has become restored :

Update

1. At first, revert the Sensortag to the factory state by following these instructions

2. Then install new firmware by following these instructions

Alternative application

If you have not succeed with Simplelink SensorTag app - you may try OAD upgrader for TI BLE device as an alternative.