CPC M4 xfer tool

2018-08-08T16:26:49Z

Emashzed:

Command-line tool that allow to send files and receive from an [[M4 Board]]. Possibility to add an AMSDOS header too.

Current version : 2.0.3

Windows Executable : https://github.com/M4Duke/cpcxfer/raw/master/xfer.exe

Repository : https://github.com/M4Duke/cpcxfer

== Commands ==

{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: none;"
!Command
!Effect
|-
|| xfer -u ipaddr file path opt || Upload file, opt 0: no header add, 1: add ascii header, 2: add binary header (specify start and exec addr. in hex)
|-
|| xfer -d ipaddr file path opt || Download file, opt 0: leave header, 1: remove header
|-
|| xfer -f ipaddr file slot name || Upload rom
|-
|| xfer -c ipaddr file || Upload cartridge image (.CPR/.BIN)
|-
|| xfer -x ipaddr path+file || Execute file on CPC
|-
|| xfer -y ipaddr local_file || Upload file on CPC and execute it immediatly (the sd card must contain folder '/tmp')
|-
|| xfer -p ipaddr || Start (plus) cartridge
|-
|| xfer -s ipaddr || Reset CPC
|-
|| xfer -r ipaddr || Reboot M4
|}

Example : If your m4 has IP number 192.168.1.11, the following code will run zynaps from given directory.

<code>xfer -x 192.168.1.11 /games/zynaps/zynapsex.bas</code>

Want to leave it again you could reset the cpc by:

<code>xfer -s 192.168.1.11</code>

In a development environment the idea is you ie. do the following to your makefile :

<code>xfer -u 192.168.1.11 mycode.bin / 0</code> (to upload the file after compilation, additional files could be uploaded too)

<code>xfer -x 192.168.1.11 /mycode.bin</code> (to execute it)

Remote files can be basic/binary or SNA (emulator snapshot format).

If you are deving roms, they can be remotely uploaded too :

<code>xfer -f 192.168.1.11 yancc.rom 3 "YANCC"</code> (upload to slot 3)

<code>xfer -f 192.168.1.11 launcher.rom 4 "The Launcher"</code> (upload to slot 4)

<code>xfer -r 192.168.1.11</code> (Reboot M4 for changes to take effect)

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