[En-Nut-Discussion] how to upload .hex fileto ethernutboardinWindows

[Michael Gong]

Hi, all,

To close this topic, the problem goes away after I used a 
USB2.0-compilant adapter.

I really appreciate all the help from you guys and wish you all the 
best.

Regards,

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Lin" <0chiehchen at gmail.com>
To: "Ethernut User Chat (English)" <en-nut-discussion at egnite.de>
Cc: "Michael Gong" <mwgong at cs.toronto.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 12:59 AM
Subject: Re: [En-Nut-Discussion] how to upload .hex fileto 
ethernutboardinWindows


> Hi Mike,
>
> I had the same problem before.  It ended up to be some badly designed
> RS232-USB adapters.
>
> There are some USB-RS232 Adapter not working well under Linux and 
> Windows.
> I've tried so many USB-RS232 Adapters here myself and found only some 
> USB
> 1.0 - RS232 adapters working correctly.  For most USB 2.0 - RS232 
> adapters I
> tried, most of them are working correctly.
>
> I tested USB 2.0 - RS232 adapters with avrdude in Linux and Windows 
> and AVR
> Studio in Windows, and they are working great!
>
> So, I guess you have to get another adapter for this to work.
>
> Regards,
>
> John
>
>
> On 3/7/07, Henrik Maier <hmlists at focus-sw.com> wrote:
>>
>> No difference besides I made sure that the usb com port number is 
>> below
>> 10,
>> for example com5.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Michael Gong [mailto:mwgong at cs.utoronto.ca]
>> Sent: Wednesday, 7 March 2007 11:05 AM
>> To: Ethernut User Chat (English)
>> Cc: hmlists at focus-sw.com
>> Subject: Re: [En-Nut-Discussion] how to upload .hex fileto
>> ethernutboardinWindows
>>
>> Hi, Henrik,
>>
>> That's good to hear.
>>
>> When you use the usb/serial converter to upload .hex file, is the
>> procedure different from the case when you connect the ethernut board
>> with an actual serial port ? In other words, did you make any
>> modifications or have some tricks ?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Henrik Maier" <hmlists at focus-sw.com>
>> To: "'Ethernut User Chat (English)'" <en-nut-discussion at egnite.de>
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 6:24 PM
>> Subject: Re: [En-Nut-Discussion] how to upload .hex fileto
>> ethernutboardinWindows
>>
>>
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > There is no principal problem with usb/serial converters and 
>> > avrdude.
>> > As
>> > long as the usb/serial driver is behaving correctly.
>> >
>> > You find that some usb/serial converters do work well and some 
>> > brands
>> > don't.
>> >
>> > I have avrdude working reliably and even reasonable fast (when
>> > compared to
>> > the JTAGICEMKII) using a cheap no-name usb/serial converter.
>> >
>> > Henrik
>> > http://www.proconx.com
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Michael Gong [mailto:mwgong at cs.utoronto.ca]
>> > Sent: Tuesday, 6 March 2007 10:43 PM
>> > To: Ethernut User Chat (English)
>> > Cc: info at pragmalab.nl
>> > Subject: Re: [En-Nut-Discussion] how to upload .hex file to
>> > ethernutboardinWindows
>> >
>> > Hi,  Rob,
>> >
>> > Thanks for the information. Actually, I don't have to stick with
>> > avrdude. As long as I can upload .hex file through my usb-serial
>> > converted to the board, tool doesn't matter.
>> >
>> > Since you pointed out some issues about the usb-serial adapter, I 
>> > am
>> > wondering whether you guys have a workaround for that problem ?
>> >
>> > Thanks a lot.
>> >
>> > Mike
>> >
>> >
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