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TS-5500 User's Manual
Technologic Systems
17 Loading or Transferring Files
Two methods are available for transferring files between a desktop PC and your TS-5500: Compact
Flash and Zmodem downloads. Full descriptions of each are detailed below. Other programs that use
serial ports to transfer should work as well (for example, FastLynx).
17.1 Developing with the Technologic Systems TS-9500
The TS-9500 daughter board provides full VGA video, keyboard, and mouse interfaces necessary to
work within most environments. It also has a Compact Flash card that can be used even if the TS-5500
is using a Compact Flash card as well. You can transfer your development tools (e.g. Turbo C) onto the
TS-9500 Compact Flash card. Now you can compile, debug, and execute right on the TS-5500 target.
17.2 Transferring files with Compact Flash
The TS-5500 removable Compact Flash card can be used to easily move files from a host system. We
suggest using a low-cost SanDisk ™ USB compact flash card interface for your host system. This is
included in the TS-5500 Developer's Kit.
For best results, we have noticed that it is best to boot the host PC with a Compact Flash card installed
in the SanDisk USB Reader. The Compact Flash card can then be hot swapped (inserted or removed
without rebooting the host PC).
There are two other options for connecting a Compact Flash to your host computer. A Compact Flash
to PCMCIA adapter, which can map a Compact Flash as a hard drive on your laptop host computer. Or,
a Compact Flash to IDE adapter, which connects to the 40 pin IDE interface on you host computer. The
IDE adapter will allow you can boot to CF, run fdisk, format, etc.
17.3 Zmodem Downloads
Using the Zmodem protocol to send files to and from the TS-5500 is simple and straightforward. The
only requirement is a terminal emulation program that supports Zmodem, and virtually all do. If you are
using Windows 95 or later for your development work, the HyperTerminal accessory works well.
To download a file to the TS-5500 from your host PC, execute DL.BAT at the DOS command line on
the TS-5500 (while using console-redirection from within your terminal emulator) and begin the transfer
with your terminal emulator. In HyperTerminal, this is 'Send File...' from the 'Transfer' menu.
To upload a file from the TS-5500 to your host PC, execute UL.BAT <FILENAME> at the DOS
command line on the TS-5500 and start the transfer in your terminal emulator. Many emulators,
HyperTerminal among them, will automatically begin the transfer themselves.
Occasionally there may be errors in transmission due to background solid-state disk operations. This is
not a problem -- Zmodem uses very accurate CRC checks to detect errors and simply resends bad
data. Once the file transfer is complete the file is completely error free.
For best results when using HyperTerminal, the hardware handshaking must be enabled in
HyperTerminal. To increase the download speed you could also use a ram disk on the TS-5500 to
receive the download file, and then copy to the flash drive.
To declare a ram disk insert this line into the config.sys file: device=\dos\vdisk.sys /kbtouse=1024
Please note that the utility used to perform Zmodem file transfers on the TS-5500 side is called DSZ,
produced by Omen Technologies. DSZ is shareware -- it is not free. If you decide to use it, you are
legally obligated to pay Omen Technologies. Currently the cost is $20. Further info is available in the
DSZ zip file located on the utility disk, and contact info for Omen Technologies is in Appendix G.
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10/31/03
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