edown Command

NAME

edown - ETX/ACK downloader

SYNOPSIS

edown [ -p# ] [ baud ] [ device ] < inputfile

DESCRIPTION

edown is a host-resident downloader for ASCII records. The records to be downloaded are taken from stdin, after each line is transmitted, an ETX character is sent, edown then waits for an ACK before sending the next line. This command is only available for UNIX hosts.

OPTIONS

-p#	Specify the frequency of status messages, default 2 seconds.
baud	Specify the required baud rate, the default is 9600 baud. This can also be determined by setting the environment variable DLBAUD to the appropriate value.
device	Specify the device to be used. This can also be determined by setting the environment variable DLPORT to the appropriate value.

EXAMPLES

Down load the file hello.rec to /dev/ttyb at 38400 Baud.

     PMON> set hostport tty1
     PMON> set dlproto EtxAck
     % edown /dev/ttyb 38400 < hello.rec

SEE ALSO

genfrec(1) gensrec(1) pmcc(1)