MTPC Recovery from SD Card

Description/Explanation of Issue

If you need to perform a full recovery of an MTPC, please follow the steps below.

Remove the memory card from the MTPC and insert it into your computer
Wipe all files on the memory card (ensure you have made any necessary backups)
Locate the firmware folder in the Designer installation location or app bundle (see below)
Copy the file tpc.app from the firmware folder to the memory card
Reinsert the memory card into the MTPC and restart the MTPC. The MTPC will boot, but will take longer to boot than normal. Please be patient and wait for the Active LED to illuminate continuously
Connect to the MTPC using Designer and reload the firmware as normal
Remove the memory card from the MTPC and insert it into your computer again
Delete the tpc.app file from the memory card
Reinsert the memory card into the MTPC and restart the MTPC.

Windows

The controller firmware is located in the firmware folder in the Designer installation location, which is in the Program Files folder by default.

OS X

To locate the firmware folder in the app bundle on Mac OS X, please follow these steps:

Navigate to the Applications folder located on the Hard Drive, typically named Macintosh HD
Locate the Designer application
Right-click (or control-click) on it and choose Show Package Contents from the menu that appears
Now navigate to Contents/MacOS/firmware to find the file tpc.app