STEP 1 - If not already done so, Ppwer up the H8 computer.

STEP 2 - On the source PC where you have all your H8T files loaded, startup the RealTerm program and select the Send tab.

STEP 3 - Now we need to find the H8T file we wish to send. Open the files list by clicking on the indicated button.

STEP 4 - The Open dialog window should open listing the contents of the current folder. Navigate to the location of your H8T files you wish to send. Then select the file you wish to send and click on the Open button.

STEP 5 - Now we setup the H8 to receive the sent file. Press the indicated "Load" botton.

STEP 6 - Before we click on the Send button, verify that the serial port's speed is set to the correct baud rate for your setup. The normal default for an H8-5 Cassette/Serial board is 1200 baud. Verify that RealTerm is using 8-bits, no-parity and 1-stop bit (8N1).

Given the speed of modern computer serial ports, we also need to insert a small delay between each character (a.k.a byte) being sent. I found that 10mS is good for all possible forms of file transfer but you may wish to experiment to see what your system can get away with.

If all looks good we can send the file by clicking on the Send button.

STEP  7 - ONce the download begins, RealTerm will turn the "Dump File to Port" diloag box red. As the file is sending data the TXD status indicator should turn or blink. The progress bar grow should also get growing.

On the H8 end, the LED display will show the number of bytes received and the current data byte received all in Octal form.

The file transfer will continue until the last byte is send and the checksum is verified. Upon completion the H8 will give a short beep.

Since this example loads Extended Benton Harbor BASIC 10.6.0, a press on the space bar on your terminal device displays the welcome message.

This completed the sending of the file.