title: Flash .Hex File To Arduino Via Terminal Without AVRDUDE
body: <p>If I connect an Arduino board via USB and open the terminal (OS X/Unix) and type in <code>echo something &gt; /dev/tty.usbmodem1411</code>, it would send <code>something</code> to the board through that port. That's pretty cool, but what if I want to flash an entire <em>.hex</em> file? I don't think just echoing the contents would work. Are there any kind of parameters that I would need to use, etc?</p>
  
  <p>Oh, I also <em>do not</em> want to use AVRDude. Without going too much into detail, I won't be able to install AVRDude on the computer I'd need this for.</p>
  
  <p>Sorry if this question doesn't make complete sense. I'm new to Arduino and Unix in general.</p>