1 .TH serload 1 19.08.2001 Distribution "SIMpad Serial Download"
3 serload - Downloading a new image to the SIMpad
7 .I [IMAGEFILENAME] [ttyS-PORT]
11 downloads a new image to the SIMpad using
12 the serial port. You need to connect the SIMpad
13 to your PC with the delivered serial crossover cable
16 with the image name as parameter.
17 As an optional parameter, you can provide the serial port
20 to use, otherwise, /dev/ttyS0 is assumed as
23 will ask you to reset the SIMpad to
24 download the new image. Depending on the image, it will
25 be burnt into the Flash or directly executed in the
28 You can update the operating system,
29 the firmware (PBL), and the bootloader with this utility. Updating
30 the bootloader needs two steps: 1st downloading/burning
31 a special bootloader (the so-called alternativ bootloader),
32 2nd downloading/burning the new bootloader.
35 Peter Voser, peter.voser@siemens.ch
37 Juergen Messerer, juergen.messerer@siemens.ch