Firmware Update for Retio Lite

This page will guide you through the Retio Lite firmware update process.

  • This update is for Retio LITE ONLY.
  • For Retio Firmware Update, please click here.
  • Web Browser Compatibility

  • If you see a message like this in step 4 below, the web browser you are using is NOT supported.
    This browser "Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_6) AppleWebKit/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/14.0.1 Safari/605.1.15" does not support Web Serial API yet.
  • This page uses Web Serial API, and ONLY works with Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge as of now!
  • This page was tested on Microsoft Windows, MacOS, and Linux. It should also work on other non-mobile OS platforms with full desktop versions of Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge.

  • Retio Lite Firmware Update Procedure

    Please follow closely in order. Do not skip steps.

    1. Turn OFF Retio Lite using the power switch on the back.
    2. (Optional) Select the firmware version you'd like to use in the dropdown menu below. By default, it is the latest version if you don't choose.
    3. Click the Flash button below, and a dialog will pop up, asking you "update.retio.co wants to connect to a serial port".
    4. While watching the popup dialog, connect your Retio Lite to your computer with a USB-C cable. You should see a new port appeared in the popup dialog.
    5. Select that serial port corresponding to your Retio Lite. Then click Connect.
      Retio front
    6. Under the Flash button in Step 4, it will show "Waiting for Retio Lite. Please turn on the power to continue...".
    7. Flip up the power switch on the back of Retio Lite to start the update process.
    8. The update process will take about 10 seconds.
    9. Once it's done, you'll be greeted with "Congratulations! Flashing was successfully complete! ..."
    10. Please remove the USB cable from Retio Lite first.
    11. Power cycle your Retio Lite (turn off, then turn on).
    12. Now the update process is complete.
  • Under rare circumstances, Retio may behave not as expected.
  • If so, please repeat the update process.
  • The update process was designed so that Retio Lite will not get "bricked". If for any reason the process is interrupted, you may simply restart from the beginning.

  • Check Current Firmware Version of your Retio Lite

    When connected to a computer with a USB Type C cable, the serial port of Reito Lite is accessible using the configuration below. And the current firmware version number will be displayed in the serial message.

  • Port name: usbserial-1410 or similar
  • Baud rate: 115200
  • Data Bits: 8
  • Parity: none
  • Stop bits: 1
  • Flow Control: none
  • Retio Lite

    Retio Lite


    Release Notes

    Retio Lite Firmware Version: 1.0.2

    Release Date: May 3, 2022

    Added Features

  • Music will pause/play when VOLUME is pressed.
  • Touch pad is temporarily disabled.
  • Retio Lite Firmware Version: 1.0.0

    Release Date: Dec 25, 2021

  • Factory default.

  • Acknowledgement

    The flash feature on this page is powered by stc.ninja.