Unable to flash pixel kit

[Eoin Dubsky]

First, thank you for making this super project and sharing it!

I've run into a problem at the start, I'm afraid, and hope you can help me.

My Kano Pixel Kit (retail version) is connected via USB to my MacBook, and is turned on. the tool you've made can find the device (/dev/cu-usbserial-DN03EU5N) when I click on Refresh ports button, but cannot flash anything onto the device. Instead I get the following:

Preparing to flash memory. This can take a while.
Could not write to flash memory.
Flash finished

I notice that when I click the "Fash MicroPython + Pixel32" or "Flash Kano Code" buttons, the LEDs on the device freeze (e.g. showing a red question mark, if that's what was there just before I clicked the botton). So I assume that the Kano Pixel Kit Flasher Tool is in fact communicating with the Pixel Kit... but it's not working.

Any tips?

[Eoin Dubsky]

Woops, the error message in fact is this:

Flashing MicroPython (version 20180511-v1.9.4) and Pixel32 (version v0.2.3)
Preparing to flash memory. This can take a while.
ERROR: Could not write to flash memory.
Flash finished

[Eoin Dubsky]

Update: I got it working on my other mac, running MacOS 10.13.6

Flashing worked - hurray!