Using the Mecanique Bootloader without the DTR reset signal

[picnaut]

Now, if you're not handling serial port communication all of the time, you are going to have to at least check the receive buffer every second or so to see if the "request-to-send" character has been received (the bootloader software will send if many times).

Actually, I did some more experimenting and found that you can go up to a minute without checking the serial port. The bootloader sends out the request for quite a while. However, to be on the safe side, I would check for that character at least every 30 seconds.

Regards,

[modifyit]

very nice! I just tried it on a project of mine and it works like a champ. Thanks alot for the info