Re: [avrdude-dev] Speeding up flash/eeprom download

[E. Weddington]

Matthias Weißer wrote:

> Bernard Fouché schrieb:
>
> > Hi there.
> >
> > I'm currently using avrdude to flash some products with an AVRISP. 
> > The FLASH
> > & EEPROM images are actually in Intel Bin Hex file format and I'm 
> > looking
> > for ways to shorten the download time. I don't know what serial speed is
> > used by avrdude, I think it's 115 200bps. Can I go to a higher speed? 
> > Would
> > the download be faster if I switch to binary file format? Any hint 
> > welcome!
>
>
> No it wouldn't. The AVRISP get's it's data in binary format. The only 
> way to go is to use a faster programmer (with a faster interface than 
> RS232 and maybe higher SPI clock rates to the target AVR).

I've also heard that you can get faster downloads using a JTAG ICE with 
avarice.

Eric