OS X:
1. Install the driver for the usb adapter: http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm
2. Connect the USB adapter to your chip and the computer.
3. Install zterm http://homepage.mac.com/dalverson/zterm/
Simply double-click the install icon and follow the on screen instructions.
4. Start up Z-term, and select the serial port that corresponds to the USB adapter you just installed. Configure the connection with the following parameters.
In connection settings:
Turn off flow control
Set Data Rate to 57600
Parity: None
In Text Pacing:
0 delay between characters
1/60th seconds delay between lines
You will want to save these settings, otherwise it is tedious to enter them every time you launch Z-Term. Upon quitting, it will ask you if you want to save, click yes.
5. Open Zterm, and power on the chip while holding the reset button. You should see the cockroach logo appear in the terminal screen.
Turn off flow control
Set Data Rate to 57600
Parity: None
In Text Pacing:
0 delay between characters
1/60th seconds delay between lines
You will want to save these settings, otherwise it is tedious to enter them every time you launch Z-Term. Upon quitting, it will ask you if you want to save, click yes.
5. Open Zterm, and power on the chip while holding the reset button. You should see the cockroach logo appear in the terminal screen.
6. To program your chip, select File—>Send Text. Under enable, select All Documents. browse for the .hex file of the program you compiled, click OK.
The transfer should start automatically. When the transfer has completed successfully, you can restart the chalkroach and test that it works.
Windows:
1. Install the driver for the usb adapter: http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm
2. Connect the USB adapter to your chip and the computer.
2. Open hyperterminal, make a new connection. Go to File/Properties/Connect Using --> select the COM port chalkroach is connected to. This is the COM port assigned to your USB device, after installing the usb driver.
3. Configure the connection as follows. Click Configure and select:
Bits per second --> 57600
Data bits --> 8
Parity --> None
Stop bits --> 1
Flow control --> None
Data bits --> 8
Parity --> None
Stop bits --> 1
Flow control --> None
Click OK.
On to the Settings tab, click on ASCII Setup.
Line delay --> 20 ms,
character delay --> 0 ms
character delay --> 0 ms
Click OK.
4. Power on the chip while holding the reset button. You should see the cockroach logo appear in the terminal screen.
5. From the HyperTerminal Transfer menu, click Send Text File. The Send Text File dialog box appears. Change the file type to All Files, browse for the .hex file of the program you compiled, click OK. The transfer should start automatically. When the transfer has completed, it should notify you of its success, and you can restart the chalkroach and see that it works.
1 comment:
For some reason the cockroach does not appear up in my zterm. I installed the driver for the usb and zterm but still doesn't work. I only get a blank screen.
I think my chip is the reason why though. When I first uploaded bootloader to my chip I didn't notice that some of the legs of the chip didn't go into the sockets of the board. In fact some were bent. Worried I straightened them out and reloaded the bootloader. Yet when I am trying to put the chip back onto my board the led lights up for a second and then turns off when I insert all the legs.
I know I sound confusing but...yeah anyone have a spare chip or any other suggestions?
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