OT a little: Linux program to talk to serial port for downloading firmware?

Grant Edwards <grante@visi.com> writes:

>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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Has anyone found a similar way to program the MC9s08?

Thanks.
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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.

> 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

Thanks for the link, there is tons of good information there. 

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Pat

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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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