◤ Image Deployment ◥

FLASH FIRMWARE

Download the image, write it to a microSD card, and boot your node. Three steps.

01
Download
Download Firmware
02
Flash
Get Pi Imager
03
Boot
Boot & Connect
Download

Grab the latest CicadaTAK image (~1 GB download, ~10 GB written — use a 64 GB card; the offline-map store grows to fill it). Includes OpenMANET, the gateway, the setup wizard, and CONUS map tiles.

Flash

Write the image to a microSD card using Raspberry Pi Imager. Select "Use custom" and browse to the file.

Boot

Insert the SD card, power on the Pi, connect to its WiFi from the CicadaTAK app. The wizard does the rest.

cicadatak-rpi4-mm6108-full.img.gz (~968 MB) — OpenMANET 1.6.5 + CicadaTAK 0.1.0-dev · CONUS map tiles pre-seeded

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// Step-by-step
  1. Download the firmware image using the button above or this link
  2. Download and install Raspberry Pi Imager for your platform (macOS, Windows, or Linux)
  3. Open Pi Imager and click "Choose OS"
  4. Scroll to the bottom, select "Use custom", then browse to the downloaded .img.gz file
  5. Click "Choose Storage" and select your microSD card
  6. Click "Write" and wait for the flash to complete (~2 minutes)
  7. Eject the card, insert it into the Pi, and power on
// Alternative — Pi Imager custom repo

Add CicadaTAK directly to the Raspberry Pi Imager OS selection menu:

$ rpi-imager --repo https://cicadatak.com/images.json

This adds "CicadaTAK" as a selectable OS with description and version info.

// What's next?

Once flashed, head to the build page for assembly and first boot setup, or check support if you run into issues.

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