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I've only just started this project, but thought I'd throw it out there anyway:

https://github.com/Mortis69/EasySXB

The goal is to have a terminal and some handy utility programs in one package. At the moment the terminal works and you can (slowly) upload a binary to SRAM. Initally planning to support the '265SXB and '134SXB.

A think a lot of the built-in monitor functions can be hidden behind a GUI. It's pretty easy to fake keystrokes into the monitor and parse the results, etc. I still have a lot to learn about these boards though, so suggestions are welcome. Thanks!

A little update: The terminal operation is more robust and there are GUI elements for changing registers and jumping to an address. Also fixed program uploading to use the monitor's built-in SREC interface, which should be faster. (Eventually SREC will be supported directly in addition to the Hex format.)

'134SXB arriving in about a week, looking forward to supporting that board also. After that's done I'll try to add Windows support.

Both the '265SXB and '134SXB are supported now, and its working on Windows as well. (Will get some binaries up after more testing/polishing.)

The gizmos on the left change according to which board you select from the menu. Both have the same feature set:

-get/alter registers
-jump to an address or subroutine
-status register lights (clicking toggles them)
-upload program

The attached screenshot is from Windows 10. Oddly, the '265 worked out of the box, but not the '134 until I installed the latest FTDI driver. So I guess that's important.

That looks really nice, Joe! You're making me want to give myself a hardware birthday present for myself next month, so I can try out your stuff.

Mike B.

Yeah, I've been thinking the same thing as Mike. Thanks for all the work!

Uploaded a Windows binary today:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/easysxb/

FTDI virtual COM port drivers:
http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm

TODO:
-S28 format support
-download data to file
-flash ROM support
-support for more products?

Thanks!

Made a whole slew of bugfixes today. Serial connection should be faster and more reliable, and the screen updates don't stall anymore. There is also a 64-bit Linux binary now, tested on Ubuntu 13.10 and 15.10. FLTK is linked statically so it should "just work", but please let me know if it doesn't.

Files:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/easysxb/files/

Test setup pic, just for fun:

I started writing a manual, still a bit rough:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/easysx ... -0.1.2.pdf

Also released version 0.1.3 for Windows and Linux, which (hopefully) fixes a pretty bad bug where hardware handshaking wasn't being done properly:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/easysxb/

Good job Joe7 !

EasySXB 0.1.4
-Support for S19 and S28 upload formats.
-Windows version is 64-bit now.
-Choice of terminal font size.
-GUI tweaks (dialogs should behave more as expected).
-PDF manual included in packages now.

Binaries:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/easysxb/

C++ Source:
https://github.com/Mortis69/EasySXB