Hi,

Pardon me if this is out of scope in this groups..

The discussion is about usage of S-Record files for Downloads instead of Binary file.

Generally S-Record Downloads are used when the medium of communication is Serial Port , which has no Error Checking mechanism inbuilt in hardware.

Whereas when we consider the Network download throgh Ethernet, most bootloaders (u-boot as well) does a binary download. Is this because the Ethernet hardware has a Error Checking mechanism inbuilt ?

If yes, even using a USB hardware for download also can use Binary instead of S-Records??

Please comment on my arguments?

Rupesh