The Aspire Plato V05 firmware upgrades step down protection under VV and VW modes. The Plato will detect when the battery charge is too weak to deliver the desired wattage or voltage and will automatically adjust the Plato wattage or voltage to a supportable level. The screen will then show the current wattage or voltage instead of the settings you have set.
In older firmware versions, the Plato screen did not show the current Wattage or Voltage even when it had dropped.
Click this link to download this firmware:
aspirecig.com/upgrade/plato/332.html
1) When I fit a new battery it asks me "New Atomiser?" - if I answer NO (default choice) it just carries on in the same mode as before you took the battery out. Good feature for me, I now don't have to answer all the setup questions regarding VV/VW/TC etc. ?
2) When the battery is getting low it now just keeps vaping as normal - prior to this update I was only really getting half the capacity of my 18650 cells as the vape quality dropped off considerably long before the battery was depleted. Again, a definite improvement to what was my main criticism of the Plato. Battery "sag" also does not seem to be so excessive.
3) VV mode added.
Thx
I just got my new Plato and it wont update/Upgrade.
The program just stops?
Ive tried to uninstall 10 times but it wont work.
Windows 7 Ultimate .
Thanks in advance.
Tss.
Finally made it. I had to leave the battery IN when i connected it to the puter. NOT take it out.
my mod shows 9.99 ohms when the device is not firing, but when i fire it, it will show the true resistance. i tried a battery pull and it still shows that.
Current wattage display not changed when battery is low, allways shows my own settings ??
Sorry my bad english, google translate this :D
Thank you for your kind suggestion
As an update, it seems the battery sag is not quite so bad BUT I reckon it STILL only uses about 60% of the battery capacity before it gives up and flashes the empty battery symbol - disappointing.
Still a nice mod though, just keep a spare battery ready - main downside is being ignored by Aspire "support".
Just got tempted by an eGrip II - similar idea to the Plato but with a smaller capacity "Cubis" style tank built in using the BF coils + comes with an RBA + can use any exteral tank with an adapter + has a clock on the display. Will see how it compares to the Plato when it arrives.
Now a clock would be a nice addition to the Plato. I wonder if they can do a firmware upgrade to include that? What do you think @Tina?
Never mind, I am sure it will make it to the Plato (updated) or Plato V2 very soon!
Well maybe they can incorporate it into a future mod like you suggested. Who knows what they will come out with next?
I believe that I'm not the only one waiting... I do love my Plato but it is annoying to not be able to download the latest updates of the firmware on a Mac. Now I feel more hopeful.
Greetings from Sweden
Do you have an "Aspire" icon on your desktop?
It is not really clear at what stage "I can't do anything" applies?
1) Download the rar file for the firmware from this link https://www.aspirecig.com/upgrade/
2) Unrar/extract the package and you will find a directory on your disc "Firmware V05 for Plato"
3) Inside that directory you will find "setup.exe" - double click this file and answer yes to any questions.
4) You should now find a new icon on your desktop called "Aspire" double click this and voila!
If you should NOT have the Aspire icon on your desktop then use file manager to navigate to a program called "aspire.exe" which is located in the "C:\Program Files\AspireUp" directory (which was created/installed when you ran "setup.exe") and double click that.
Let us know when you get that far but it should be pretty easy from that point.
I am not quite sure WHY Aspire (and others) insist on using rar files as there is very often very little difference in size between compressed/uncompressed and in any case zip files are more common and the unzip function is built into Windows?