On Device Flash Software

The On Device Flash Software is the system software to be flashed into the SD card and loaded by Tinker Board series boards* from the SD card. With this software, you can boot the Tinker Board series board from the SD card and download the compatible OS images releases from the Tinker Board website, so then you can install the downloaded compatible OS image into this board or use this SD card to boot other boards and install the downloaded compatible OS images.

First, you need to download the On Device Flash Software image for your board from the support site.

Then, please flash the downloaded On Device Flash Software image to the SD card and use this SD card to boot your board. The On Device Flash Software will be launched automatically. On-Device-Flash-Software-1

After reading the information on the welcome page, please click on Ok and you will see the options as the following. On-Device-Flash-Software-2

You can choose the option 1 "Network Manager (Configure the network connection)" to edit or activate the network connection. Once the network is available, you can download the compatible OS images from the Tinker Board website. On-Device-Flash-Software-3

If you choose the option 2 "List the ASUS Tinker Board series compatible OS image releases", the compatible OS image releases will be listed if the network is available. Then, you can choose the compatible OS image release and download it. On-Device-Flash-Software-4

After the compatible OS image is downloaded, it will be decompressed and verified. You can then confirm whether to install it to eMMC right away. Whether you choose to install it right away or not; either way the image will be stored on the SD card and you install it later if you choose the option 3 "List the downloaded OS image" in the previous step. On-Device-Flash-Software-5

After the installation is completed, you have to power off the board, remove the SD card, and then power on the board again. The device will boot using the newly installed OS image release. You can also choose not to power off immediately and continue to use the software. On-Device-Flash-Software-6

If you choose the option 3 "List the downloaded OS image", the downloaded compatible OS images on the SD card will be listed. On-Device-Flash-Software-7

You can choose to install it as well. On-Device-Flash-Software-8

*The On Device Flash Software supports on Tinker Board 2/2S and Tinker Board 3N series as of 2024/05