Explicity setDTR. Matt Carpenter says this should be neighborly.

git-svn-id: https://svn.code.sf.net/p/goodfet/code/trunk@259 12e2690d-a6be-4b82-a7b7-67c4a43b65c8

diff --git a/client/GoodFET.py b/client/GoodFET.py
index cfc2079..70e383e 100755 (executable)
--- a/client/GoodFET.py
+++ b/client/GoodFET.py
@@ -40,8 +40,12 @@ class GoodFET:
             parity = serial.PARITY_NONE
             )
         
             parity = serial.PARITY_NONE
             )
         

-        #Explicitly set RTS
+        #This might cause problems, but it makes failure graceful.
+        #self.serialport._timeout = 5;
+        
+        #Explicitly set RTS and DTR to halt board.

         self.serialport.setRTS(1);
         self.serialport.setRTS(1);

+        self.serialport.setDTR(1);

         #Drop DTR, which is !RST, low to begin the app.
         self.serialport.setDTR(0);
         self.serialport.flushInput()
         #Drop DTR, which is !RST, low to begin the app.
         self.serialport.setDTR(0);
         self.serialport.flushInput()