ABSTRACT
This is where the on-board monitor o f the microcontroller can be used (see Section I V . A under Prototyping Hardware). By connecting the target system to the host system using a serial or parallel cable, the target system can download a file or " look" at registers and memory using the monitor program. When downloading the binary file output by the assembler or compiler, the monitor is setup such that it is ready to receive the file (performed by the user). The file is then downloaded to the target system and the monitor places the program into the specified memory location. This memory location is specified using assembler specific instructions in the assembly code or in a setup or configuration file in the case o f the compiler (see appropriate documentation o f assembler/compiler for more details). Once the program has been downloaded, the monitor can be told to execute the program.
