3.7.4 S100 flashing

RDK S100 uses the dedicated xburn tool—you cannot flash a TF card the same way as RDK X3 / X5.

RDK Studio’s flashing page guides you to download xburn-gui from D-Robotics.

Steps

1. In the desktop client, open Flashing → S100.
2. Studio shows an xburn-gui download link (matched to your OS).
3. Download and install xburn-gui.
4. Prepare the image—usually product.zip or an extracted folder.
5. Follow the in-Studio guide and complete flashing in xburn-gui.

When available, the desktop client also offers Open local xburn and one-click CLI flash to reduce manual tool launches.

Getting xburn-gui

OS	Download
Windows	Install package link on the Studio flashing page
macOS (Apple Silicon / M series)	DMG link on the Studio flashing page

xburn-gui is maintained by D-Robotics. For full usage docs, see the RDK S100 flashing section in RDK official documentation.

Preparing the image

RDK S100 images are often shipped as product.zip containing:

• The system image
• Bootloader
• Partition layout
• Checksums / metadata

Do not manually unpack and edit contents—that can brick the flash or fail boot. Provide product.zip to xburn-gui as-is.

Troubleshooting

Symptom	What to try
xburn-gui won’t start	Install required drivers/components per D‑Robotics docs
Board not responding	Full-feature USB cable? Correct boot mode?
Flash fails mid-way	Re-seat USB and retry; if persistent, verify product.zip integrity

If troubleshooting stalls, check the S100 section on RDK developer community or describe the error in AI Dock.