the bootloader is a TI thing and is embedded in the chip.

there is h/w on the telosb that lets the user invoke the bsl (BootStrap
Loader, bsl) by wiggleing pins via the USB chip.

I personally use jtag pods because they also let me debug in-situ.



On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 6:02 AM, Premkumar Arumugam <[email protected]> wrote:

> Thanks for your reply. I read through the document and found out that
> there is possibility that they created a custom bootloader for their
> hardware. I want to know for sure that the bootloader is in open source
> before starting any real development.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: András Bíró <[email protected]>
> To: Premkumar Arumugam <[email protected]>
> Cc: tinyos forum <[email protected]>
> Sent: Mon, Feb 24, 2014 7:19 pm
> Subject: Re: [Tinyos-help] Bootloader for TelosB mote
>
>   Hi,
>
>  I think it's integrated in the chip. It's called bootstrap loader (bsl).
> There's quite a lot of documentation at TI's sites, eg:
> http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/BSL_%28MSP430%29
>
>  Best,
> Andras Biro
> http://ucmote.com
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 2:34 PM, Premkumar Arumugam <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> Hi where can I find the bootloader for the telosb mote? I plan on making
>> my own mote. Also how tell me how to program the bootloader into the chip I
>> want to use it with TinyOS.
>> Thanks!
>>
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