How does one determine if the OE firmware needs updating?
I ask this because my IDE ver1.5.2 "Arduino-DUE-usbserial.hex" file shows the "last modified" date as being 2/6/2013. That's one day newer than the proposed Arduino-DUE-usbserial-prod-firmware-2013-02-05.hex file. (I'm reading as Feb,6,2013 vs. Feb,5,2013)
I also know, that it is possible for neither of these versions to be actually installed (flashed) into the device from the factory. How do I tell?
Is there a trivial way to check if the 'update' is indeed required for the device in question?
User's Interface:
OS == Win7x64
Have dedicated ICSP tool == False
Have spare UNO == True (Should also be flashed?)
Have spare Mega2560 == True (Should also be flashed?)