Installation Guides

Select Your Device

PiLoader OS supports multiple devices — each with its own flashing tool and installation guide. Pick your hardware below to get the right one.

SD card
Raspberry Pi & CM4 Helium Miners
CM4 & Raspberry Pi

Supports all CM4-based Helium miners and Raspberry Pi devices. Uses a MicroSD card flashed with Balena Etcher — no special tools required.

SenseCAP M1
RAK Hotspot Miner
MNTD Miner
Raspberry Pi 3 / 4 / 5
~20 minutes start to finish
View Installation Guide → ⬇ Download CM4 Image
SD card
Bobcat 300 · SD Card
SN: 28

Supports Bobcat 300 miners with serial numbers starting with 28. Uses a MicroSD card flashed with Balena Etcher.
Installs directly to the miner's internal storage.

Bobcat 300 SN:28
⚠️ Not compatible with Bobcat 300 miners that have serial numbers starting with 285, G290, or G295.
Check the Serial Number of your miner before flashing!
⚠️ One-way install. This flasher replaces the stock Bobcat firmware on the miner’s internal storage.
~15 minutes start to finish
View Installation Guide → ⬇ Download SD Flasher
USB cable
Bobcat 300 · Auto Flasher
SN: 285, G290 & G295

Supports Bobcat 300 miners with serial numbers starting with 285, G290 & G295. The PiLoader Auto Flasher automatically detects your model and flashes directly to the miner's internal storage.

Bobcat 300 SN:285
Bobcat 300 SN:G290
Bobcat 300 SN:G295
⚠️ Not compatible with Bobcat 300 miners that have serial numbers starting with 28.
Check the Serial Number of your miner before flashing!
⚠️ One-way install. This flasher replaces the stock Bobcat firmware on the miner’s internal storage.
~10 minutes start to finish
View Installation Guide → ⬇ Download Auto Flasher
SD card
Nebra · Helium Miner
Nebra Indoor

The Nebra Indoor has a ROCK Pi 4 inside. Flash the PiLoader installer to a MicroSD card with Balena Etcher, boot once, and it installs itself to the miner's internal eMMC — then you remove the card. Your hotspot name is preserved automatically.

Nebra Indoor HNT Hotspot
ℹ️ Self-installing SD card — no special PC tools beyond Etcher. Your Helium identity (ECC chip) is never touched.
⚠️ One-way install. This replaces the stock Nebra firmware on the miner’s internal eMMC storage.
~20 minutes start to finish
View Installation Guide → ⬇ Download Nebra Flasher
USB cable
SyncroBit · CM4 Flasher
SyncroBit

The SyncroBit has a genuine Compute Module 4 inside. You'll briefly move it to a CM4 IO board and run the one-click PiLoader Syncrobit Flasher. Your hotspot name is preserved automatically.

SyncroBit Helium Miner
ℹ️ Requires a CM4 IO board (~$27, one-time — linked in the guide). Your Helium identity is never touched.
⚠️ One-way install. This replaces the stock SyncroBit firmware on the CM4’s internal eMMC storage.
~40 minutes start to finish
View Installation Guide → ⬇ Download Syncrobit Flasher