Getting Started
Setup
Powering up the device
- EtcherPro is supplied with a mains power cable according to your region's plug standards
- On the back of the device, there are two groups of sockets, labelled as IN and OUT
- Plug the AC power cable to the socket labelled POWER IN, and then to the mains outlet
- The device should boot up automatically; wait until you see the Etcher interface show up
- [Warning] Please avoid using adaptors or extension leads, as this may damage the device or cause it to malfunction
Connecting to WiFi
- The device will prompt you to connect to a local network the first time it boots (you can skip this step if you are not connecting to WiFi)
- Select the network to which you want to connect, type the password and select OK
- You can access the WiFi settings by selecting the WiFi icon at the top left corner of the screen
Etcher functions
Flash from file
Using an image file as source to flash to one or multiple targets
- From the Etcher menu, select Flash from file
- Plug a drive that contains the image you would like to flash into the slot with the blue-colored blinking LED
- Select the image you want to flash from the file browser and select OK
- Plug at least one drive or device into an available slot. The plugged target(s) will be selected automatically and the LEDs will turn white
- Select Flash, to begin the flashing process
- The LED of each slot will first blink purple for flashing and then green for validating
- Once the flashing is complete, the LEDs will turn green for successfully flashed drives, and red for the failed ones
- You may safely unplug the drives when flashing is complete
Flash from URL
Using an online image file as source to flash to one or multiple targets
- From the Etcher menu, select Flash from URL
- Enter the image URL of you would like to flash in the input field, and select OK
- Plug at least one drive or device into an available slot. The plugged target(s) will be selected automatically, and the LEDs will turn white
- Select Flash, to begin the flashing process
- The LED of each slot will first blink purple for flashing and then green for validating
- Once the flashing is complete, the LEDs will turn green for successfully flashed drives, and red for the failed ones
- You may safely unplug the drives when flashing is complete
Clone drive
Using a drive as source, and cloning it to multiple drives
- From the Etcher menu, select Clone drive
- Plug a drive you would like to clone into the slot with the blue-colored blinking LED
- The drive will be selected automatically and the LED will stop blinking
- Plug at least one drive into an available slot. The plugged targets will be selected automatically, and the LEDs will turn white
- Select Flash, to begin the flashing process
- The LED of each slot will first blink purple for flashing and then green for validating
- Once the flashing is complete, the LEDs will turn green for successfully flashed drives, and red for the failed ones
- You may safely unplug the drives when flashing is complete
Daisy-chaining (not released yet)
Connecting up to 10 EtcherPro devices in a row to flash up to 160 targets simultaneously
- EtcherPro allows you to chain both data and power. To do this, you will need a male to female IEC C13/C14 power extension lead (min 10A rated) to connect one EtcherPro to another
- Plug the power extension lead to the input side of the leading EtcherPro, and then to the output side of the successive EtcherPro
- The last EtcherPro of the stack should be plugged directly to the mains power socket
- From this point on, only the screen of the leading EtcherPro will operate. Treat the whole stack as one device, and follow the steps laid before to complete your specifically chosen task
Sleep, wake and power off
- EtcherPro is set to automatically go into sleep mode after a few minutes
- You may change this setting by selecting the settings icon on the top right corner of the screen
- You may put the device to sleep manually by selecting the sleep button on the top left corner of the screen
- To wake up your device, just tap anywhere on the screen
- It is not necessary to power off your device, but if you would like to, you may simply unplug the power-in cable