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IMPORTANT: enter the case-INsensitive alphabetic (no numbers) code AND WRITE SOME SHORT summary of changes (below) if you are saving changes. (not required for previewing changes). Wiki-spamming is not tolerated, will be removed, so it does NOT even show up in history. Spammers go away now. Visit Preferences to set your user name Summary of change: Step by Step for Prog.pl here is a step by step toget prog.pl to work on a windows based computer. 1. Get the latest firmware. 2. Get the latest version of Perl [http://www.activestate.com/Products/Download/Download.plex?id=ActivePerl Perl site] 3. After you ahve the latest version of Perl you need two files got it so it can be able to upload firmware to Genboard. a. [http://ppm.activestate.com/PPMPackages/zips/8xx-builds-only/Windows/Win32-API-0.41.zip Win32 API] b. [http://www.x-dsl.hu/genboard/builders/SerialPort-0_19.zip Serial Port 0-19] 4. unzip the files into a folder 5. use Microsoft Command Prompt to go to the folder that the above files are located at and enter this command: ppm install Win32-API.ppd 6. After files installed. its now time to install serial port files. to install these files go to where the files are located at and double-click makefile. 7. after the test and install appear. double-click test. 8. after the test is ran double-click install. 9. if all goes right your box should be setup properly to be able to upload firmware with prog.pl Step-By-Step to install Firmware using Prog.pl 1. Got to where firmware is and type in perl bin/prog.pl vems.hex :COMn Etwf - replace n with the number of the serial port that you've connected VEMS to. 2. messages will show as the firmware is being uploaded. 3. congrats you have just successfully installed and upload firmware. Optional: Add document to category: Wiki formatting: * is Bullet list ** Bullet list subentry ... '''Bold''', ---- is horizontal ruler, <code> preformatted text... </code> See wiki editing HELP for tables and other formatting tips and tricks.