Serial-USB interface - FW load?

[hhoover]

Hopefully a simple question:

can the Serial-USB interface module (GHI-SER-USB-GM-287) be used as a serial debug / firmware load interface?

restrictions on which socket?

Thanks
–Hugh

[Mike]

From the USB module description:

Using this module, any of the serial UART sockets on mainboard can be converted into a virtual serial connection over USB. Use this connection to transfer data to a PC or for debugging over serial (virtual serial over USB). This is useful when needing to free up the USB client port for other purposes, like simulating a mouse or keyboard on USB Client port.

[hhoover]

Yeah - debugging - but does that include the serial firmware and tinybooter updating?

[Mike]

I did not answer your firmware question because I don’t know the answer.

Normally, firmware is done via the client USB port. I would have to check the documentation for infield firmware update to see if that could be done via a serial port.

[hhoover]

Ok - Thank you!

[Gus_Issa]

Yes all 100% will be on serial, from update to deploy…etc.

You have got to love FEZ Spider

[hhoover]

Excellent! Thx for reply!