After you connect to your target over a serial link, the Transfer image to target button becomes
enabled (
To transfer an image file:
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Using either the Terminal view or another method (outside the IDE), configure your target so it's ready to
receive an image.
For details, see your hardware documentation.
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In the Terminal view, click the Transfer image to target button
(
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In the Data Transmission dialog, below the File to transfer field, select the image file by
doing one of the following:
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Click Workspace, select a file from the workspace in the file selector,
then click OK.
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Click Filesystem, select a file from the host filesystem in the file selector,
then click OK.
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In the Select transfer protocol area, click one of the two radio buttons:
Transfer a file using the QNX sendnto protocol or
Transfer raw binary data over the connection.
The QNX sendnto protocol sends a sequence of records (including the start record, data records, and a go record).
Each record has a sequence number and a checksum. Your target must be running an IPL (or other software) that
understands this protocol. For details, see the
sendnto utility.
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Click Finish.
The QNX System Builder begins tranferring your file over the serial connection.