On Wed, 08 Feb 2006 21:45:23 -0500, Pat Farrell wrote:
>
>> I'm working on a project using a TI MSP430. The compiler/IDE tool (IAR)
>> wants to run on Windows.
>>
>> To download new flash code, it want me to use zmodem protocol over a
>> serial line. Which seems to be pretty straightforward on Windows using
>> Hyperterminal.
>>
>> I haven't used a modem or serial communications program in this century.
>> Is there a nice linux way to do the same thing?
>
Try gtkterm. I use it for downloading code to an 8051 SBC.
Ian
Reply by Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX N2469R●February 17, 20062006-02-17
On Wed, 08 Feb 2006 21:45:23 -0500, Pat Farrell wrote:
> I'm working on a project using a TI MSP430. The compiler/IDE tool (IAR)
> wants to run on Windows.
>
> To download new flash code, it want me to use zmodem protocol over a
> serial line. Which seems to be pretty straightforward on Windows using
> Hyperterminal.
>
> I haven't used a modem or serial communications program in this century.
> Is there a nice linux way to do the same thing?
There is a Linux flavor of the Professional-YAM comms program,
with an integrated ZMODEM.
Industrial ZMODEM(Tm) is used in a number of embedded applications
which are not well suited to the 1986 programs.
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Omen Technology Inc "The High Reliability Software"
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Reply by Pat Farrell●February 10, 20062006-02-10
Grant Edwards wrote:
> On 2006-02-09, Pat Farrell <pfarrell@nospam.com> wrote:
>> I'm working on a project using a TI MSP430. The compiler/IDE
>> tool (IAR) wants to run on Windows.
>>
>> To download new flash code, it want me to use zmodem protocol
>> over a serial line.
>
> Eh? The '430 has a built-in serial bootloader, and it doesn't
> use Z-Modem. Are you talking to some sort of ROM-monitor?
Well, the '430 is embedded in an Ember dev kit.
You actually talk to its "rabbit" processor.
Plus, I'm a newbie at this embedded stuff.
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Has anyone found a similar way to program the MC9s08?
Thanks.
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Reply by Grant Edwards●February 10, 20062006-02-10
On 2006-02-10, Pat Farrell <pfarrell@nospam.com> wrote:
>> The normal MSP430 boot loader doesn't use zmodem, so I assume
>> this is a loader that is part of the application.
>
> Didn't know that. Its an Ember ZigBee board, The loader is not
> part of my application, may be part of the Ember stack.
>
>[...]
>
> I'm trying minicom. using an Xterminal is the wrong direction,
> It works great to let me enter shell commands on my linux box.
> I want to send characters out /dev/tty0
Minicom will proably work. I prever kermit. For Z-modem
support, both depend on the command line "sz/rz" command
line programs from the lrzsz package (at least that's the
package name on Gentoo).
> It seems that no one talks boring old serial RS232 anymore
There are a few of us left.;)
> everyone assumes you have Ethernet and use TCP/IP for
> everything. Or they implement PPP for you.
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Reply by Grant Edwards●February 10, 20062006-02-10
On 2006-02-09, Pat Farrell <pfarrell@nospam.com> wrote:
> I'm working on a project using a TI MSP430. The compiler/IDE
> tool (IAR) wants to run on Windows.
>
> To download new flash code, it want me to use zmodem protocol
> over a serial line.
Eh? The '430 has a built-in serial bootloader, and it doesn't
use Z-Modem. Are you talking to some sort of ROM-monitor?
> Which seems to be pretty straightforward on Windows using
> Hyperterminal.
>
> I haven't used a modem or serial communications program in
> this century. Is there a nice linux way to do the same thing?
Unless you're talking to a ROM-monitor program on the 430, you
could just use an MSP430 downloader utilities that runs
on Linux
http://mspgcc.sourceforge.net/manual/x1607.html#pybsl
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Reply by Pat Farrell●February 10, 20062006-02-10
Paul Burke wrote:
> Pat Farrell wrote:
>> I'm working on a project using a TI MSP430....
>> To download new flash code, it want me to use zmodem protocol
>> over a serial line.
>
> The normal MSP430 boot loader doesn't use zmodem, so I assume this is a
> loader that is part of the application.
Didn't know that. Its an Ember ZigBee board,
The loader is not part of my application, may be part of
the Ember stack.
I'm trying minicom. using an Xterminal is the wrong direction,
It works great to let me enter shell commands on my linux box.
I want to send characters out /dev/tty0
It seems that no one talks boring old serial RS232 anymore
everyone assumes you have Ethernet and use TCP/IP for everything.
Or they implement PPP for you.
--
Pat
Reply by Paul Burke●February 10, 20062006-02-10
Pat Farrell wrote:
> I'm working on a project using a TI MSP430....
> To download new flash code, it want me to use zmodem protocol
> over a serial line.
The normal MSP430 boot loader doesn't use zmodem, so I assume this is a
loader that is part of the application. There are various Linux terminal
emulators available, XTerm, eterm, rxvt, xvt among them. Look here:
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Text-Terminal-HOWTO-9.html
Paul Burke
Reply by larwe●February 9, 20062006-02-09
Grant Edwards wrote:
> It may seem to be straightforward, but Hyperterminal sucks so
> badly that things which seem to be straightforward usually
> aren't.
I've never understood this. The version shipped with Windows 2000 and
XP is particularly heinous; under Windows 95/98 it mostly worked.
Reply by Grant Edwards●February 9, 20062006-02-09
On 2006-02-09, Artenz <usenet+5@ladybug.xs4all.nl> wrote:
>
>> It may seem to be straightforward, but Hyperterminal sucks so
>> badly that things which seem to be straightforward usually
>> aren't.
>
> If you need a good windows terminal program, try teraterm.
Yup, that's what I was trying to remember. I avoid windows as
much as possible, but on occasion in the past have had to do
terminal stuff on Windows. Teraterm was always the terminal
program that was recommended by the people who suffered windows
for a living.
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