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korda
07-26-2008, 09:39 PM
Do you have any plans to provide stand alone firmware update program or a solution for gateway/client programs?
Of course, there is always Portal program, with all the options.
But the smaller - simpler program would be better for the end user, required to update RFE firmware somewhere in very remote location, and having problems reading English.
mgenti
07-28-2008, 10:29 AM
But the smaller - simpler program would be better for the end user, required to update RFE firmware somewhere in very remote location, and having problems reading English.

Are you looking for a stand-alone GUI program or command line program?
korda
07-28-2008, 10:37 AM
Smaller GUI, I think. Something for most popular OS and PC, which is XP & Vista I guess. Search for system COM port option would be great, since most PCs do not have RS232 built-in, user has to install USB-Serial port, and those ports end up in higher numbers, like COM16 for example...
mgenti
08-04-2008, 11:09 AM
and having problems reading English.

Would the stand alone firmware updater need to include a way for you to provide alternate translations of any text that is displayed?
korda
08-04-2008, 11:20 AM
No need for other language support, just simple English names would do. Like "File" "Open" "Upload" "exit" etc.
mgenti
08-04-2008, 02:39 PM
In the next version of Portal 2.1 we will include a stand alone EXE of the flash upgrader.
korda
08-04-2008, 03:44 PM
I think this would be a good feature. No time pressure on this option. My concern more about "Global Ping" and DATA mode serial bug fix in the upcoming release.
Net/X
03-22-2009, 11:57 AM
Did the smaller-simpler version of Portal ever get released as a programming option? Not only would it be great to have for field updates, it'd be great to have for production programming.

We need a simple method to use a USB port to update firmware AND scripts for devices. Maybe even the process of having the program ask for the firmware AND/OR script files to be programmed, and then the program will handle the firmware first and then the script file without any additional user interaction.
mgenti
03-23-2009, 09:48 AM
Included with Portal 2.1.22 and later, there is a standalone version of the Flash Upgrader. It does not however, support uploading a SNAPpy script with the firmware.