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Re: FTP (or similar) over serial port of an embedded linux system

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On 6.7.17 10:44, pozz wrote:
> Maybe this question should be posted in a linux development group, 
> however the use of a serial port is more typical in an embedded 
> environment, so I try to post here.
> 
> I have an embedded Linux box (based on a Raspberry) with a serial port 
> converted to a USB port through a UART-USB transceiver from Microchip. 
> This USB port is seen as a COM port under Windows OS.
> 
> I need to do simple operations on the filesystem through the serial 
> port, mainly:
> - list files in a directory
> - download files
> - upload files
> - remove files
> 
> The user on the Windows PC should launch a simple script (it will be 
> written in Python) that make all the operations in sequence.
> 
> Do you know of some technology/protocol that could be used in a simple way?
> 
> I have two ideas, maybe there's another one that is better.
> 
> The first is to configure a PPP over serial line and use classic FTP 
> server for filesystem operations. However this solution implies that the 
> user should configure the PPP link, but she will not have so much 
> knowledge.
> 
> The second is to run the classical console on the serial port, with 
> login and prompt. The python script should type/send commands at the 
> prompt (ls, rm, ...). The download could be done with hexdump command 
> (the python script could convert to binary again).
> The upload should be done with echo command, writing a ASCII hex file 
> and launching a simple script to convert from ASCII to binary on the 
> embedded Linux.
> 
> Do you have other better solutions?
> 

Why not use the Ethernet on the Raspberry?

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-TV

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FTP (or similar) over serial port of an embedded linux system pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2017-07-06 09:44 +0200
  Re: FTP (or similar) over serial port of an embedded linux system Reinhardt Behm <rbehm@hushmail.com> - 2017-07-06 16:08 +0800
    Re: FTP (or similar) over serial port of an embedded linux system Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2017-07-06 11:03 +0100
  Re: FTP (or similar) over serial port of an embedded linux system Rob Gaddi <rgaddi@highlandtechnology.invalid> - 2017-07-06 09:30 -0700
  Re: FTP (or similar) over serial port of an embedded linux system Tauno Voipio <tauno.voipio@notused.fi.invalid> - 2017-07-06 22:41 +0300
  Re: FTP (or similar) over serial port of an embedded linux system Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2017-07-06 12:53 -0700
    Re: FTP (or similar) over serial port of an embedded linux system edward.ming.lee@gmail.com - 2017-07-06 13:24 -0700
    Re: FTP (or similar) over serial port of an embedded linux system pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2017-07-08 01:18 +0200
  Re: FTP (or similar) over serial port of an embedded linux system Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2017-07-07 20:11 -0500

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