First-Time Software and Motor Setup

Flash both computers, open the dashboard, and prepare all 25 motors before assembly.

This setup takes about two hours. Most of that time is spent assigning IDs to the 25 motors.

You will:

flash the Radxa CM5 Robot Processing Unit (RPU)

flash the Raspberry Pi 5 microSD card

open the robot dashboard and confirm the RPU is online

assign each motor the ID printed on its sticker

assemble the robot, then return to Verification when the validated procedure is published

Everything after flashing is completed in the dashboard. No terminal is required for motor setup.

Before You Begin

Keep the Raspberry Pi 5 retail box. The 16-digit code behind its QR code is the password for the robot's fallback Wi-Fi network.

You will need:

a laptop with Wi-Fi and a USB-C port

a data-capable USB-C cable

a microSD card of 32 GB or larger and a card reader

an Ethernet cable

the released power supplies

all 25 motors with their numbered stickers

Obtain the latest matched release files from the release channel provided with your kit:

Board	Required files
RPU	`asimov-rpu-v<version>.img.xz`
Raspberry Pi 5	`asimov-rpi-v<version>.img.xz` and its paired `<version>-asimov-rpi.rpi-imager-manifest`
RPU bootloader	RK3588 SPL loader v1.15.113

Use a matched release

Use RPU and Raspberry Pi images identified as belonging to the same release round. Mixing releases can leave joints uncontrolled.