Setup Dual Mining with an existing Helium RAK v2 Hotspot
If you are flashing a RAK V2 originally purchased as a Helium Hotspot, you must provide us with the Serial ID and Public Key of your Energy Gateway once you have flashed the Dual Mining image. You can find both of these in the Configurator once you have flashed the image as per the instructions below.
✨ Open a support ticket to have your Energy Gateway onboarded.
NOTE: This does not apply to those who have purchased a Sourceful Dual Miner from RAK.
Sourceful Energy Gateway: Flashing and Firmware Update Guide
This guide will walk you through the process of flashing your Sourceful Energy Gateway SD card with the appropriate firmware.
Prerequisites
Registered DIY gateways can also be flashed with this firmware.
- Pre-registered Sourceful Energy Gateway (all purchased gateways are pre-registered) or registered in the beta-program for dual-mining.
- Computer with an SD card reader or an SD card reader USB adapter
- SD card (32GB or larger)
- BalenaEtcher installed on your computer
Download Firmware
The firmware image can be downloaded from this link.
Step-by-Step Flashing Guide
1. Download Firmware
📥 Download the firmware image from the link above.
2. Prepare SD Card
💾 Insert your SD card (32GB or larger) into your computer.
3. Flash Firmware
Remember to back up your SD card before flashing new firmware!
- Open BalenaEtcher
- Click "Flash from file" and select your downloaded firmware image
- Click "Select target" and choose your SD card
- Click "Flash!" and wait for the process to complete
- Once flashing is complete, safely eject the SD card from your computer
4. Insert SD Card and Boot
Insert the flashed SD card into your Srcful gateway. Connect the gateway to your network using an ethernet cable, then power it on. The ethernet connection is necessary for the gateway to pull the latest firmware updates.
⚠️ Wait approximately 15 minutes for the gateway to complete its initial boot and update process.
5. Onboard your Energy Gateway on the Helium Network (optional)
If your Dual Mining Energy Gateway has not yet been onboarded to the Helium Network, download the Helium Wallet app and follow the steps to onboard your Energy Gateway.
If you already previously have onboarded your Helium hotspot you don't need to configure and onboard yet again with the Helium Wallet app.
Helium Wallet for iPhone or Helium Wallet for Android
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