fwexec(1)

fwexec1

Upload firmware image to a connected nxt device and run it from ram

Usage

fwexec [options] ... file [load_address [jump_address]]

fwexec {(-l | -h)}

Overview

The fwexec utility is similar to fwflash(1), but the firmware image is uploaded to NXT RAM and executed from there. The image must have been compiled specially to handle this.

The NXT must be in bootloader mode, see fwflash(1) for more details.

The fwexec utility is part of LibNXT.

Options

-l

List detected devices and exit.

-y

Allow reset to bootloader mode without prompt (this erases the NXT memory).

-h

Show help message and exit.

-b

Select device already in bootloader mode only, ignore other NXT devices.

-s SERIAL

Select device with this serial (e.g. 00:16:53:01:02:03). This does not work in bootloader mode, devices in bootloader mode are always selected.

-n NAME

Select device with this name (e.g. NXT). This does not work in bootloader mode, devices in bootloader mode are always selected.

Releases

6 releases since Debian 8 (Jessie); the text changed 2 times.

  1. 8–11
  2. 12
  3. 13

-b since Debian 13 (Trixie); -h since Debian 13 (Trixie); -l since Debian 13 (Trixie); -n since Debian 13 (Trixie); -s since Debian 13 (Trixie); -y since Debian 13 (Trixie).

Author

Maintained by Nicolas Schodet <[email protected]>.

Originally written by David Anderson <[email protected]> based on first initial version by Lawrie Griffiths.

From libnxt 0.5.2-1 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.