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Joel Sherrill wrote: > Hi, > > I am looking for information on downloading compressed images > of executables to target hardware. > To minimize download time (executable is ~ 1 Mbyte), I would > like to compress the image on the host, download it via > some reliable serial protocol, decompress it on the target, > and then burn it into flash. > > I know this has been done before and was looking for suggestions > on freely available software to help with the > compression/decompression and serial protocol parts. > If minimizing download time is your goal, you should consider bzip2,. It compresses significantly better than gzip. I haven't studied the source, but if your target can support it you'll save maybe 25% of your transfer time. It's available at http://www.muraroa.demon.co.uk. Good luck Ken Rose <rose@acm.org>